Cooke Brothers Keep a Tag on Projection Hinges

When TAG Urban Properties began developing Ferndale House – a red brick Victorian house in Edgbaston, Birmingham – into seven luxurious one-and two-bedroom apartments, they were keen to keep as many of the building’s attractive period features as possible in the new modern homes.

That included converting a floor-to-ceiling arched window into a striking set of double patio doors set deep into an attractive arched brick frame. Using a standard hinge would have made the doors foul against the arch. So TAG asked Cooke Brothers to design and make a special projection hinge that would pivot the door away from the brickwork and support the substantial weight of the doors. The hinges that Cooke Brothers created mean that the doors swing open cleanly, clearing the surrounding brickwork flawlessly.

Projection hinges are designed to overcome tricky openings where standard hinges just wouldn’t work. By offsetting the pivot point, they allow doors to swing clear of surrounding frames, cladding or deep reveals, perfect for doors with restricted clearance.

Cooke Brothers’ bespoke design and manufacture service can help when a standard hinge won’t cut it. Our in-house design and manufacturing team work closely with customers to develop bespoke hinge and hardware solutions for even the most challenging applications, either adapting a product for a unique material, matching an architectural detail, or solving a site-specific issue like this one. We combine practical engineering with decades of experience to create hinges and bespoke components that fit and perform perfectly.

Contact us to discuss how we can help with your custom hinge project.