Glass partition wall systems emphasise the unusual design of the Novotel Hotel Heathrow

If we are to optimally support our customers, it is important that we are involved early on in a project. Especially if there are special design and aesthetics demands, as this can prevent unnecessary and sometimes laborious reworking. We make use of a Global Account Management (GAM) for this, which supports our customers from the beginning of a project right through to ongoing service and maintenance. Right from the start, the GEZE UK GAM team, who are responsible for the hotel group, worked closely with the Nine Group builders and developers, the London interior architects Koncept Interior Design, and the Kent-based ironmongers Franchi plc.

It’s all about first impressions, especially for hotels that firstly want to impress their guests, and secondly also want to welcome them conveniently and accessibly. Therefore, a good hotel needs functional, safe doors, but ones that also fit with the design and support guest convenience as 'invisibly' as possible. GEZE Slimdrive SL NT is perfect for these demands: an automatic linear sliding door system for emergency exit routes, which is also ideal for glass façades with the highest design expectations. With a height of just 7 cm, the Slimdrive installed here is almost invisible, operates practically silently, yet can move weights of up to 125 kg. Slimdrive is ideally suited to buildings with high visitor numbers, such as the Novotel which is located right at Heathrow Airport. Sensors on the doors ensure safety, so that children's hands or people standing in the doorway do not get trapped in the sliding doors.

Automatic sliding doors - GEZE Slimdrive greets hotel guests

Our automatic sliding door fits ideally into the staircase up to the reception, and together with the baldachin canopy, creates an impressive experience on entering the hotel.

In the interior of the hotel, the room partitioning between the bar and restaurant area is an immediate eye-catcher. Here, our customised manual sliding wall system (MSW) helps to open or partition the room for different purposes, such as private events or breakfast service. The glazed panels – nine in total – harmonise with the natural shapes and patterns of sky and clouds, and fit perfectly into the airy feeling of the room. With the SmartGuide roller carriage developed by GEZE, all leaf variants can be implemented conveniently, simply and extremely user-friendly. The intelligent glass partition wall system thus enables the consistent creation of spacious, contemporary architecture and sets benchmarks in the unique design of the bar and restaurant area.

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Glass partition wall system

Our variable and easy-to-operate glass partition wall system allows the same space to be configured in many different ways with no great effort, and without making the space feel restricted.