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Accessibility with Schüco Access
Great design is about creating spaces that work effortlessly for everyone. Barrier-free access and flush threshold solutions improve mobility, minimise trip hazards, and provide lasting comfort for families, children, and future generations.
Discover the benefits of barrier-free access
Added value for every home
Accessible design is an investment in long-term comfort, safety, and functionality. Barrier-free solutions make everyday living easier while increasing the usability and lasting value of your property for every generation.
Designed for the future
Building with accessibility in mind means creating a home that evolves with your lifestyle. Whether for growing families, changing mobility needs, or ageing in place, thoughtful design ensures lasting comfort without compromising aesthetics.
Everyday comfort lasting benefits
Small design choices can make a significant difference in daily life. Flush thresholds and barrier-free access improve convenience, reduce trip hazards, and integrate seamlessly with modern solutions such as energy-efficient windows, smart home technology, and advanced security systems.
Safe independent living
A well-designed home supports independence without compromising style. Barrier-free entrances, seamless transitions, and intuitive access solutions create a safer environment, making everyday life easier for people of all ages while providing greater confidence for years to come.
What exactly is a level threshold?
Flush threshold systems create level access between interior and exterior spaces, improving comfort, safety, and accessibility. With no raised step to cross, they provide a clean, modern finish while making movement easier for people of all ages.
Are you looking for a barrier-free design?
Flush thresholds on entrance doors, sliding doors and patio doors not only reduce tripping hazards, but also create a modern living environment by opening up and connecting spaces.
Seamless transitions
You can choose a barrier-free design for your Schüco sliding and patio doors. Schüco entrance doors are fitted with a level threshold as standard and therefore meet the current standard for newbuilds. Seamless transitions are possible in renovations too, depending on the starting point.The level threshold in Schüco entrance, sliding and patio doors is achieves the highest classification for rollover capacity. Two continuous gasket levels provide reliable protection against wind, rain and cold. Delayed hydraulic lowering means that the door can be closed with ease.
How do you stop heat coming through the windows?
The most effective option is external sun shading, because it catches the heat from the sun before it hits the window. Rooms therefore heat up significantly less and the indoor climate remains pleasant, even on warm days. Suitable glazing and shading tailored to the room also help to harmonise light, glare and heat protection. This makes a noticeable difference in everyday life, especially with large areas of glass, while also reducing air conditioning costs, for example. Comprehensive system planning ensure the perfect combination of design, heath protection and maximised daylight.
How do you integrate sun shading into newbuilds?
In newbuild projects, sun shading can be ideally incorporated into the architectural design from the outset and precisely tailored to windows, sliding doors and the layout of the living space. This early planning allows for the selection of systems that harmoniously combine heat protection, screening and modern design. Depending on individual requirements, options include textile shades, external blinds or traditional roller shutters. The concept becomes particularly efficient through automated functions that can be integrated into the building management system. This helps maintain a balanced indoor climate throughout the year and noticeably reduces a house’s cooling load in summer.
How can you control sun shading with a smart home system?
Sun shading can be controlled automatically, so you don’t have to constantly adjust the shading. Depending on the system, external blinds, roller shutters and textile sun shading solutions can move independently into a suitable position depending on the weather, position of the sun or pre-set times. This helps to reduce overheating and allows the screening and glare protection to be adjusted to suit the time of day. To this end, Schüco connects automation components via Building Skin Control, so that you can operate them via an app too. This is especially practical when you have large areas of glass and changing levels of sunlight, or if convenience is important. This makes shading simple to plan, convenient and much easier to use in everyday life.
What are the options for retrofitting sun shading in existing windows?
For existing windows, the best options are solutions that can be integrated without requiring major alterations to the building envelope. Depending on the situation, these include internal or external sun shading systems, as well as textile solutions for screening, glare protection and heat protection. This approach can also significantly improve your quality of life in areas with large glass surfaces and sliding doors. It is important that the chosen solution is compatible with the window, the façade and the desired level of transparency or blackout. In existing buildings, the aim is therefore often to strike a good balance between effectiveness, design and retrofitting feasibility. In this way, sun shading can be implemented effectively and comfortably, even retrospectively.