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Open plan living has become one of the defining features of modern residential design, and bi-fold doors are often at the heart of that transformation. For photographers, filmmakers and creative agencies, they offer far more than an architectural feature. They create flexible shooting environments filled with natural light, establish a strong connection between interior and exterior spaces, and allow productions to capture contemporary lifestyles with ease.
Whether the brief involves family life, interiors, fashion, food, furniture or luxury living, homes with expansive bi-fold doors provide adaptable spaces that work throughout the day and across every season.
Here are some of SHOOTFACTORY’s London locations featuring impressive bi-fold or full-width folding glass doors.
Newly renovated, Artists is a spacious 1930s family home offering more than 2,900 square feet of versatile shooting space.
The open-plan kitchen, dining and living area is flooded with natural light and opens directly onto a generous 120-foot garden through large bi-fold doors. This seamless transition creates an ideal setting for lifestyle campaigns in which indoor and outdoor living play equal roles.
Neutral finishes throughout allow brands to easily dress the space, while the separate library, study, and five bedrooms provide additional environments without moving.
The combination of generous proportions and consistent daylight makes Artists particularly suitable for family brands, interiors, kitchenware and editorial productions.
Abney Park approaches natural light from a slightly different perspective.
This carefully restored Victorian townhouse combines period architecture with contemporary minimalism, creating calm interiors finished in microcement, oak and marble. Rather than conventional bi-fold doors, the rear extension features an impressive six-metre sliding glass wall that serves a similar purpose, opening the living space completely to the garden.
Throughout the day, changing sunlight filters through surrounding planting, creating subtle movement across textured surfaces and softly lit interiors.
For productions requiring understated elegance with abundant natural light, Abney Park provides a sophisticated backdrop that feels both contemporary and timeless.
Brondesbury demonstrates exactly why bi-fold doors have become such a popular feature in modern family homes.
The full-width rear extension opens fully onto the landscaped garden and swimming pool, creating uninterrupted views between the inside and the outside. The kitchen, dining space and relaxed seating area all become one continuous environment once the doors are folded away.
This flexibility works particularly well for television commercials, family lifestyle campaigns and entertaining scenes where movement between the house and garden feels natural.
Practical considerations are equally strong, with generous parking, spacious rooms and excellent crew access making productions straightforward to manage.
Charleville combines Victorian character with a contemporary Mediterranean inspired extension.
Two substantial sets of sliding folding doors span the rear elevation, opening the kitchen directly onto the garden. Four automated rooflights introduce additional daylight from above, ensuring consistent illumination throughout the day.
The natural timber kitchen, bare plaster walls and original period detailing provide visual contrast that suits a wide range of commercial photography.
For larger productions, direct side access through the driveway allows equipment to move efficiently into the garden via the fully opening doors.
At approximately 5,000 square feet, Coolhurst offers exceptional scale combined with distinctive interior styling.
Traditional Victorian rooms sit alongside a striking contemporary extension where large bi-fold doors open the expansive kitchen and dining area onto the rear garden. Dual-aspect glazing fills the space with natural daylight from multiple directions, reducing the need for additional lighting during daytime shoots.
The contrast between heritage architecture and minimalist contemporary living provides directors and photographers with multiple visual styles under one roof.
With off-street parking and generous internal space, the property comfortably accommodates larger production teams.
Dog Factory takes the idea of opening interiors in a completely different direction.
This architect-designed conversion of a Victorian factory combines industrial architecture with refined modern finishes. Original split barn doors open onto a canal-facing balcony through large folding sliding glass doors, allowing daylight to flood the dramatic triple-height interiors.
The combination of exposed brickwork, Crittall-style glazing, industrial steelwork and panoramic water views creates an exceptional backdrop for fashion editorials, premium product launches, technology campaigns and luxury lifestyle photography.
Every level of the building has been designed with filming and photography in mind, giving productions an extraordinary amount of visual variety within a single location.
Large glazed openings fundamentally change the way interiors can be photographed.
Natural light enters from multiple angles, reducing harsh shadows while creating softer, more flattering illumination for people, furniture and products. With the doors fully opened, photographers can shoot from the garden looking back into the house, or position cameras indoors while maintaining uninterrupted views outside.
The ability to merge interior and exterior spaces also creates stronger visual storytelling. Family meals extending into the garden, entertaining around outdoor dining areas, children moving freely between house and lawn, or luxury kitchens opening onto landscaped terraces all feel authentic and contemporary.
From a practical perspective, wide openings also simplify production by allowing equipment, furniture, and lighting to move quickly between locations without having to navigate narrow doorways.
SHOOTFACTORY represents an extensive collection of location houses featuring bi-fold doors, sliding glass walls and contemporary open plan living spaces.
Whether your production requires bright family interiors, architect-designed contemporary homes, industrial warehouse conversions or luxury entertaining spaces, our experienced location team can recommend properties that match your creative brief, production schedule and logistical requirements.
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