Contemporary Stairwell Panel, Aberdeenshire

The brief for this window was to maximise light and ventilation in the original part of a renovated Aberdeenshire home, while retaining sightlines towards neighbouring Bennachie. After a number of revisions, we pared the design back to flowing leadlines reminiscent of local Pictish carvings, coupled with highly figured restoration clear glass.

The steel frame was designed and constructed by Martin Pritchett at Black Jack Engineering in Banchory, and the whole unit (which weighs approximately 60kg) pivots easily on two bearings to allow warm air from the atrium into the older part of the house.