Healthcare Window Solutions

Redefining Safety & Serenity

Advanced Healthcare & Mental Healthcare Window Solutions by Façade Creations

In the vital sectors of healthcare and mental healthcare, every architectural detail plays a profound role in patient well-being, operational integrity, and overall facility security. Façade Creations is proud to present a specialised portfolio of window solutions meticulously engineered to meet, and exceed, the unique and stringent demands of these sensitive environments. Our commitment transcends mere product delivery; we craft integrated systems that offer varying levels of security, from subtle low-risk provisions to robust high-security fortifications, all while safeguarding essential features for patient safety, promoting therapeutic environments, and optimizing facility management.

Our expertise is built on innovation, precision, and an unwavering dedication to understanding the nuanced requirements of healthcare infrastructure. We provide solutions that not only adhere to the highest standards of safety and compliance but also contribute to a healing atmosphere through thoughtful design, controlled natural light, and intelligent ventilation.

I) Precision Solutions for Low to Medium Security Environments

Our collection of window systems for low to medium secure healthcare facilities is the result of continuous refinement and dedication to safety. Each design represents a fusion of cutting-edge technology and empathetic understanding, offering unparalleled control, enhanced safety, and superior environmental management.

1) Our Flagship External Sliding Sash System

This highly sought-after window solution is expertly designed for low to medium secure facilities. It showcases refined, slender sightlines that maximize the ingress of natural light, fostering a brighter, more open atmosphere, alongside significantly improved airflow for optimal ventilation. While retaining all core safety and security principles, we’ve meticulously enhanced the finer details, elevating its overall performance and reliability.

System Highlights:

External Horizontal Sliding Sash: Staff gain seamless control over external operation via a discreet, reduced ligature rotating knob, ensuring secure access while minimising risk.
Controlled Ventilation & Temperature: The external sliding sash can be precisely locked in three distinct positions (Fully Open, Midpoint, or Fully Closed), granting staff granular control over natural airflow and room temperature.
Integrated Internal Security Screen: Access to the external sliding sash is thoughtfully restricted by an internal, robust stainless steel security screen. This fixed barrier ensures safety without compromising visibility.
Dedicated Maintenance Access: The internal security screen is engineered to be removable exclusively by authorized maintenance personnel. This crucial feature facilitates thorough cleaning of the internal face of the sliding sash, comprehensive deep cleaning, or seamless replacement of the security screen, upholding rigorous hygiene standards.
Seamless, Beadless Design: Our system incorporates a beadless interior design, eliminating accessible glazing beads to significantly enhance safety and security within the room.
Discreet Water Management: Features concealed drainage channels that efficiently manage moisture, maintaining a clean aesthetic and preventing visible water accumulation.
Advanced Thermal Performance: Integrates advanced thermal break technology within the frame, ensuring superior energy efficiency and contributing to stable internal temperatures.
Aesthetic Versatility: Offers dual color options for distinct internal and external finishes, allowing for perfect integration with diverse interior designs and exterior façades.
Comprehensive Color Palette: Available in a full spectrum of RAL color options, with durable Powder Coat or Anodized finishes that resist wear and maintain their pristine appearance over time.
Proactive Infection Control: Designed with smooth surfaces and minimal crevices, actively aiding rigorous infection control protocols and simplifying cleaning routines.
Inherently Safe Design: Meticulously crafted with a reduced ligature design, minimizing any potential points for attachment, thus enhancing patient safety.
Robust Glazing Capacity: Accommodates glazing or panel thicknesses up to 35.5mm for increased insulation and security.

2) Fixed Screen Healthcare Window Solution

Developed in collaboration with leading healthcare trusts, this innovative solution for low to medium secure facilities masterfully combines a fixed internal security screen with staff-controlled ventilation.

System Highlights:

External Horizontal Sliding Sash: Operated with precision by a reduced ligature rotating handle, ensuring secure yet accessible control.
Fixed Internal Security Screen: Access to the external sliding sash is expertly restricted by a fixed internal stainless steel security screen, offering a secure and transparent barrier.
Integrated Maintenance Sash: A specially developed, integrated side-hung sash is discreetly situated within the external sliding sash. This unique feature grants maintenance personnel controlled access to the external face of the security screen for cleaning and upkeep.
Precise Airflow Control: The external sliding sash provides three secure locking positions (Fully Open, Midpoint, or Fully Closed), empowering staff to precisely manage natural airflow and ambient room temperature.
Uninterrupted Safety: A beadless system enhances safety by removing accessible internal glazing components.
Thermal Excellence: Features advanced thermal break technology for optimal energy efficiency.
Tailored Aesthetics: Offers dual color options and a full range of RAL colors with durable Powder Coat or Anodized finishes to match design specifications.
Ligature-Minimizing Design: Engineered with a reduced ligature design for enhanced patient safety.
Substantial Glazing Capacity: Accommodates glazing or panel thicknesses up to 35.5mm, ensuring robust performance.

3) Internal Slider with External Side-Hung Screen

This solution, perfectly suited for low to medium secure facilities, was conceived to deliver superior airflow and provide full, controlled access to both the glass and the security screen for comprehensive cleaning and maintenance.

System Highlights:

Internal Horizontal Sliding Sash: Operated with ease via a reduced ligature grab handle, providing a clear internal interface.
External Side-Hung Security Screen Sash: This innovative external mesh sash opens outwards, granting maintenance personnel full access for cleaning of the external face of the internal sliding sash and the security screen itself, ensuring thorough upkeep.
Precise Climate Control: The internal sliding sash offers three secure locking positions (Fully Open, 125mm restricted, or Fully Closed), enabling staff to precisely regulate natural airflow and maintain desired room temperatures.
Enhanced Interior Safety: Incorporates a beadless system on the interior for maximum safety.
Integrated Water Management: Features concealed drainage for a clean aesthetic and effective water shedding.
Energy Performance: Utilizes thermal break technology for improved thermal efficiency.
Customizable Finishes: Offers dual color options and a full range of RAL colors with Powder Coat or Anodized finishes for design flexibility.
Optimized for Cleanliness: Designed with an infection control focus, facilitating easy and thorough cleaning and maintenance.
Safety-Driven Design: Meticulously crafted with a reduced ligature design to minimize risk.
Robust Glazing Capacity: Accommodates glazing or panel thicknesses up to 35.5mm.

4) Reduced Ligature Internal Slider with Unobstructed View

An optimal choice for low secure facilities, this solution prioritises unhindered natural light and maximum airflow, creating a brighter, more expansive internal environment.

System Highlights:

Internal Horizontal Sliding Sash: Provides a clear, unobstructed opening for maximum light and view.
Absence of Fixed Internal Screen: Uniquely designed without a fixed internal security screen to maximize natural light and airflow into the room, fostering a more open feel.
Staff-Controlled Safety & Security: The internal window can be securely locked at open and closed positions. For healthcare situations, a permanent restriction to 125mm is recommended and achievable for enhanced patient safety and security.
Beadless Interior System: Ensures a smooth, safe internal surface.
Efficient Concealed Drainage: Maintains a clean exterior and prevents water accumulation.
Thermal Efficiency: Features thermal break technology for improved energy performance.
Design Versatility: Offers dual color options and a full range of RAL colors with durable Powder Coat or Anodized finishes.
Fully Glazed (No Mesh): Prioritizes uncompromised natural light and outward views.
Simplified Cleaning: Designed with an infection control focus for ease of maintenance.
Safety-Centric Design: Meticulously crafted with a reduced ligature design.
Standard 125mm Restricted Opening: A built-in safety feature for secure environments.
Robust Glazing Capacity: Accommodates glazing or panel thicknesses up to 35.5mm.

5) Reduced Ligature Internal Slider with Integrated Security Screen

An intelligent adaptation that incorporates a fixed security screen within the restricted opening, suitable for low secure facilities. This system maximizes natural light while providing essential anti-contraband measures.

System Highlights:

Internal Horizontal Sliding Sash: Opens to a fixed 125mm position, staff-operated for ventilation control and safety.
Fixed Stainless Steel Security Screen: When in the open position, a fixed stainless steel security screen precisely covers the open area for anti-contraband purposes, maximizing natural light due to its small coverage area.
Comprehensive Cleaning Access: Designed to allow full access to all faces of both the glass and the security screen for thorough and efficient cleaning.
Beadless System: Ensures interior safety.
Concealed Drainage: For a clean aesthetic.
Thermal Performance: Integrates thermal break technology for enhanced energy efficiency.
Aesthetic Flexibility: Offers dual color options and a full range of RAL colors with durable Powder Coat or Anodized finishes.
Infection Control Focus: Designed for effortless cleaning and maintenance.
Safety-First Design: Meticulously crafted with a reduced ligature design.
Standard 125mm Restricted Opening: A built-in safety standard for secure environments.
Robust Glazing Capacity: Accommodates glazing or panel thicknesses up to 35.5mm.

II) High Security & Specialist Window Solutions

For environments demanding the utmost levels of safety, security, and precise operational control, Façade Creations delivers highly specialized window systems, engineered without compromise.

1) Anti-Tamper Secure Seclusion Room Window

This paramount solution is specifically engineered for critical isolation or seclusion room environments, prioritizing robust anti-tamper features, absolute security, and complete staff control over the immediate surroundings.

System Highlights:

Impregnable Internal Construction: Comprises a fixed internal stainless steel picture frame securely anchored to a welded aluminum box frame. This box frame acts as the primary, unyielding support structure positioned between the internal picture frame and the external window.
Integrated Blackout & Privacy Control: An integral blackout blind is seamlessly fixed within the robust box frame. This blind is electronically operated via a control switch strategically located outside the seclusion room, ensuring only authorized staff have access to manage light and privacy.
Unassailable Internal Security: Features internal countersunk anti-tamper fixings, eliminating any accessible points from within the room, guaranteeing maximum security.
Streamlined & Secure Drainage: Utilizes concealed drainage to maintain a clean, secure aesthetic and efficient water management.
Extensive Color Customization: Available in a full range of RAL color options for both internal and external finishes, ensuring seamless integration with the facility’s design.
Optimized for Cleanliness: Designed with a strong infection control focus, presenting smooth, accessible surfaces for rigorous and thorough cleaning.
Exceptional Durability: Engineered for low maintenance and long-term resilience within challenging, high-security environments.
Uncompromising Safety Design: Every visible component is meticulously designed to achieve a reduced ligature profile, eliminating potential attachment points.
Superior Thermal Performance: Incorporates thermal break technology for enhanced insulation and energy efficiency.
Ultimate Internal Safety: Features an internal beadless system for a completely smooth and secure interior.
Fixed Internal Glazing: For maximum security and tamper resistance.

2) Removable Screen Secondary Window

This fixed window solution serves as an intelligent internal secondary glazing option, ideal for enhancing existing openings or where primary window solutions may be constrained by size. It integrates a secure, removable screen for controlled access and maintenance.

System Highlights:

Secure Fixed Internal Frame: A robust, fixed internal frame that houses our high-strength, removable stainless steel security screen.
Maintenance-Only Access for Screen: The security screen is engineered to be removable solely by authorized maintenance personnel. This allows for comprehensive cleaning of the internal faces of the primary external window, as well as deep cleaning or replacement of the security screen itself, ensuring ongoing hygiene and performance.
Beadless System: Enhances overall safety.
Concealed Drainage: For a clean finish.
Enhanced Thermal Performance: Contributes significantly to the improved thermal performance of the overall window opening, bolstering energy efficiency.
Dual Color Options & Full RAL Color Range: Available with durable Powder Coat or Anodized finishes for versatile design integration.
Infection Control Focused: Designed for easy cleaning and maintenance.
Robust & Enduring: Engineered for low maintenance and exceptional durability.
Reduced Ligature Design: Meticulously designed for safety.
Seamless Integration: Functions as a secondary internal window application, perfect for upgrading or fortifying existing openings.

3) External Open-Out Anti-Climb Solution

A revolutionary external open-out solution meticulously designed to integrate seamlessly with our full range of healthcare windows. Its primary purpose is to provide a flush external finish, ingeniously eliminating any potential climbing points and enhancing overall perimeter security.

System Highlights:

Flush External Profile: Engineered to create a perfectly flush finish with the external wall, removing any accessible window ledges or protrusions that could serve as climbing aids, thus significantly enhancing safety.
External Open-Out Operation: Hinged on either the left or right with robust piano hinges, allowing access for cleaning the external faces of the primary internal window.
Rigorous Secure Access: Secured via an external euro cylinder deadlock, with keys strictly controlled and held only by the maintenance department, ensuring uncompromising security.
Cohesive Aesthetic Design: The external appearance is carefully designed to visually complement the primary internal window solution for a unified and harmonious façade.
Beadless System: Ensures a clean, smooth, and safe external appearance.
Concealed Drainage: For effective water management and a streamlined exterior.
Full Range of RAL Color Options: Available with durable Powder Coat or Anodized finishes for aesthetic customization.
Infection Control Focus: Designed for easy external cleaning.
Reduced Ligature Design: Meticulously crafted for external safety, minimizing any potential ligature points.
Single Color Only: Provides a consistent and elegant finish for the exterior.
Robust Glazing Capacity: Accommodates glazing or panel thicknesses up to 35mm.
Integrated Secondary External Window: Seamlessly integrates with other Façade Creations healthcare window systems, forming a comprehensive security solution.

Essential Accessories for Healthcare Window Systems by Façade Creations

To complement our specialized healthcare window range, we offer a selection of meticulously designed optional accessories aimed at further enhancing security, control, and ventilation within sensitive environments.

Advanced Secure Lock Covers:

Integrated Mesh Lock Cover: A robust stainless steel solution ingeniously designed to completely cover internal mesh locks. It is secured with anti-tamper screws, proactively preventing any unauthorized interference with the keyhole. (Compatible with our Flagship External Sliding Sash Window and Removable Screen Secondary Window solutions).
Secure Sash Lock Cover: A sturdy stainless steel cover meticulously designed to conceal the sash lock. Also secured with anti-tamper screws, this cover provides an additional layer of security by preventing keyhole tampering. (Compatible with our Flagship External Sliding Sash Window and Fixed Screen Healthcare Window solutions).

Controlled Ventilation Systems:

Lower-Level Staff-Controlled Trickle Vent: This innovative solution provides safe and secure natural ventilation. It attaches as a top light to our full range of window solutions and is operated via a lower-level toggle lever, exclusively accessible by staff. Clear color-coded indicators (open/closed) ensure intuitive control. Internally protected by our stainless steel security screen, it allows for controlled airflow without compromising safety or security.
Integrated Staff-Controlled Trickle Vent: Fully compatible across all Façade Creations healthcare window solutions. This system features a reduced ligature toggle as standard (with optional key control), allowing staff to either fully open or close the vent, clearly indicated by a green or red indicator. Internally protected by our stainless steel security screen, it ensures safe and controlled natural airflow.

At Façade Creations, our unwavering commitment to safety, innovation, and uncompromising quality stands as the bedrock of our specialized product development for the healthcare sector. We don’t just provide windows; we partner with healthcare providers, architects, and facility managers to deliver integrated, high-performance window solutions that actively promote healing environments, ensure robust security, and offer enduring, reliable performance for decades to come.

Connect with Façade Creations today. Let us illuminate how our bespoke window systems can meticulously support the unique and critical needs of your next healthcare or mental healthcare facility project.