Nordvest UK supplied bespoke aluminium-clad timber windows and doors for The Tin House near Buckie, an architect-designed contemporary home by Excel Scotland. Oversized glazing and sliding doors maximise natural light, views and the connection between indoor and outdoor spaces.
The Tin House is a striking contemporary residence developed by Excel Scotland, one of Scotland's leading timber frame home specialists, with architectural design and planning services provided by Grant & Geoghegan. Located near Buckie, the project showcases a bold modern aesthetic, combining clean architectural lines with extensive glazing to maximise natural light and capture views of the surrounding landscape. Working alongside Excel Scotland and the design team at Grant & Geoghegan, Nordvest supplied a bespoke package of aluminium-clad timber windows, feature entrance doors, balcony doors and large-format sliding glazing systems, tailored to complement the property's distinctive contemporary design.
A defining feature of The Tin House is its impressive oversized glazing, including dramatic floor-to-ceiling picture windows and expansive glazed elevations that create a seamless connection between the interior living spaces and the outdoors. Manufactured to Nordvest's exacting Scandinavian standards, the glazing package delivers outstanding thermal performance, durability and year-round comfort while enhancing the home's architectural character. This project highlights Nordvest's expertise in supplying bespoke windows and doors for architect-designed homes, luxury self-build projects and premium residential developments across Scotland.
Fixed frame windows offer the highest thermal performance and maximum glazed area of any window type. Whether specified as a single large picture window to frame a view, a Passivhaus-grade thermal unit, or a glass-to-glass corner, Nordvest fixed frames are available in any shape or size, in timber or aluminium-clad.
Aluminium-clad timber windows give you the best of both materials: a powder-coated aluminium exterior that needs no painting or maintenance, with a warm natural timber reveal on the inside. Nordvest alu-clad windows are built for a 60-year lifespan and are available across the full window range, in any RAL colour, double or triple glazed.
Nordvest main entrance doors are manufactured in Norway to the same exacting standard as the window range. Available in timber or aluminium-clad, inward or outward opening, in fully glazed, full panel, or mixed configurations. Suited to new build, renovation, commercial, and Passivhaus projects across the UK.
Nordvest balcony doors are outward opening French doors supplied as single or double leaf, in full height glass or with a solid lower panel. Every door comes with three-point espagnolette locking, a friction stay to hold the door open at any position up to 90°, and a choice of hardwood or low-level threshold in timber or aluminium clad.
Nordvest sliding doors use a lift-and-slide mechanism where the door lifts slightly on its track to slide, then drops back down to seal when closed, giving a weathertight performance that conventional sliding doors cannot match. The ideal solution for large, glazed openings where an outward opening door is not practical.
