MHB steel doors integrated into exterior architecture
MHB · Exterior steel door systems

MHB Steel Doors

Exterior steel door systems for projects where the opening, door composition, glazing and wider architectural elevation need to be considered together. Royal Design Marbella represents MHB across the Costa del Sol and helps project teams review the brief, available drawings and the appropriate MHB route.

Five MHB door routes Different opening compositions
Exterior steel systems Door · Glass · Profile
Project-specific review Opening · Drawings · Requirements
01 · The door system
Steel · Glass · Opening · Composition

The right door route starts with the architecture of the opening.

MHB steel doors are not approached as one standard door repeated across every project. Different door compositions create different relationships between the moving leaf, fixed glazing, locking arrangement and the surrounding elevation.

The useful starting point is the actual project: the opening, the number of leaves, the surrounding glazed areas and the way the steel door needs to belong to the wider architecture.

MHB steel door within a glazed architectural elevation
MHB steel door configurations

Five documented routes. One steel door family.

MHB structures its steel door range around five configurations. These renders help make the different door compositions visible before the relevant route is reviewed against the project.

Front view render of an MHB floating lock case steel door
01 Floating lock case door
Front view render of an MHB lock case steel door
02 Lock case door
Front view render of an MHB partial lock mullion steel door
03 Partial lock mullion door
Front view render of MHB steel French doors
04 French door
Front view render of an MHB lock mullion steel door
05 Lock mullion door

The configuration should follow the opening, not the other way around.

The door type is one part of a wider project decision. Leaf composition, surrounding glazing, locking arrangement and the relationship with the wider elevation should be reviewed together from the available plans and requirements.

02 · Project decisions
MHB steel door system considered within an exterior project
Door type · Profile · Glass · Elevation

The door type is only one part of the complete system decision.

A steel door needs to be reviewed in the context of the opening and the wider project. The composition of the leaves, the surrounding glazed areas and the architectural profile language all affect the final system conversation.

MHB also works across different exterior profile routes, so the relevant door configuration should be reviewed against the architecture rather than selected from appearance alone.

Opening Review the actual dimensions, proportions and intended access
Composition Consider the relationship between moving leaves and surrounding glazed areas
Profile route Review the appropriate MHB system in the context of the architectural language
Project brief Plans · Elevations · Openings · Glazing · Defined requirements

The applicable door type, profile system and configuration should be confirmed for the individual project.

Architectural integration

A steel door should belong to the elevation, not sit in front of it.

The strongest compositions are created when the door, fixed glazing, steel lines and surrounding architecture are considered together. The objective is not simply to place a door into an opening, but to make the complete elevation read as one system.

MHB steel doors integrated into a glazed exterior elevation
MHB steel door detail within exterior architecture
03 · One composition

The door becomes most convincing when the moving elements and fixed steel framework are read as one architectural language.

04 · Your project
From opening to system conversation

Start with the opening. Then review the appropriate MHB door route.

Royal Design Marbella represents MHB across the Costa del Sol, helping architects, designers and project teams review available project information and coordinate relevant drawings, quotations and technical conversations. The exact execution route depends on the system, project and MHB process.

01

Share the opening

Provide the available plans, elevations and information about the door opening and surrounding glazed areas.

02

Review the MHB route

The composition, profile context and available project requirements can be reviewed within the relevant MHB system conversation.

03

Coordinate the next information

Drawings, quotations and relevant technical conversations can then be coordinated according to the project and applicable MHB process.

Considering MHB steel doors for an architectural project? Start with the opening and elevation.

Share the project information currently available and Royal Design Marbella can help review the context and coordinate the appropriate next conversation for the MHB route.