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The requirement
Create two roof-to-wall glazed openings that bring daylight beyond the roof edge without breaking the building’s clean external lines.
EAVES ROOFLIGHTS · CRAWLEY, WEST SUSSEX
Two rooflights.
One continuous roof line.
Two bespoke eaves rooflights integrated into a contemporary standing-seam roof, carrying daylight from the roof plane into the vertical elevations.
CRAWLEY · BESPOKE EAVES ROOFLIGHTS
LOCATIONCrawley, West Sussex
SYSTEMTwo eaves rooflights
SERVICEDesign & installation
THE PROJECT
Roof and wall glazing designed as one feature.
The building uses a dark standing-seam metal roof with two glazed interruptions positioned along the same elevation. Each rooflight continues down through the eaves, creating a roof-to-wall glazed link instead of stopping at the roof edge.
The panel divisions, perimeter framing and eaves junctions were coordinated with the surrounding roof finish. This allows the two rooflights to share a consistent architectural language while serving separate spaces below.
ARCHITECTURAL CONTEXT
The matching rooflights sit within one long roof elevation and align with the rhythm of the standing seams.
PROJECT BRIEF
Bring daylight through a difficult junction.
An eaves rooflight has to resolve more than the glass. The roof plane, vertical elevation, structure, metal roof finish and water-management details all meet within a relatively small area.
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The response
Develop each rooflight as a connected roof and vertical assembly, with panel divisions and perimeter framing coordinated together.
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The result
Two clearly related glazed features integrated into the dark standing-seam roof rather than appearing as separate applied components.
DESIGN COORDINATION
The eaves junction is the critical detail.
At the eaves, the inclined roof glazing meets the vertical glass while the surrounding standing-seam roof turns down the elevation. The glass, frame and roof finish therefore need to be set out as one coordinated junction.
Arrangement
Roof and vertical glazing
Quantity
Two bespoke units
Roof finish
Dark standing-seam metal
Panel layout
Coordinated divisions
Project service
Bespoke design and installation
FROM DESIGN TO INSTALLATION
A coordinated process for bespoke roof glazing.
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Review the geometry
The roof pitch, eaves position, vertical face and surrounding construction establish the overall glazed form.
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Develop the panel layout
Glass divisions and frame lines are coordinated with the roof structure, metal seams and intended view from below.
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Approve the details
Project drawings confirm the arrangement and key interfaces before manufacture begins.
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Plan and install
Access, handling, glazing sequence and final weather seals are coordinated around the prepared structure.
THE OUTCOME
Daylight integrated into the architecture.
The finished installation demonstrates how two eaves rooflights can sit within one roof elevation without losing the clarity of the surrounding standing-seam finish.
Rather than treating the roof and vertical glass as separate elements, each unit reads as a continuous glazed feature shaped around the building.
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PRODUCT
Eaves Rooflights
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