Underglass awning Markilux® 879
Sculpted luxury beneath your glass roof. Featuring a sleek, rounded cassette engineered for soft architectural harmony and effortless shade.
Transform your outdoor patio into an elegant, protected living space.
The markilux 879 under-glass awning delivers ultimate solar protection while bringing softness, warmth, and interior-style luxury to your home.
Mounted directly beneath your glass roof or conservatory, the high-performance awning cover remains safe from wind, rain, dirt, and wear. Its compact, full-round cassette profile integrates seamlessly into your architecture, while optional dimmable LED lighting and radiant heating extend your outdoor enjoyment well after sunset.
Your advantages
- German-Engineered Precision: Award-winning design featuring a soft, rounded cassette that enhances your home’s aesthetic.
- Effortless Climate & Glare Control: Significantly reduces heat build-up under glass while maintaining inviting natural light.
- Protected All-Weather Performance: Under-glass mounting ensures your fabric stays clean, vibrant, and protected from the elements.
- Tailored Ambiance: Optional dimmable LED lighting lines and subtle infrared heating for year-round entertaining.
Features of the markilux 679
Flowing Elegance. Pure Comfort Under Glass.
Step underneath and experience the perfect balance of shade and style. The markilux 879 redefines outdoor comfort by combining superior heat protection with a soft, organic design silhouette. Its slim, round cassette profile (Ø 130 mm) sits flush beneath your patio roof, creating a clean visual aesthetic that complements both contemporary and classic architecture.
High-performance solar fabrics filter out intense Australian heat and glare before it enters your living area, leaving your outdoor space cool and comfortable. Add optional dimmable LED lighting or radiant heating modules to transition seamlessly from sunlit relaxation to warm evening entertaining.
Attractive cassette design
Elegant Ø 130 mm full-round cassette engineered for homeowners who appreciate flowing lines and subtle architectural integration.
markilux tracfix
Innovative zip-guided side tracks seal the gap between fabric and rail, delivering flawless fabric tension, clean lines, and high wind stability.
Shadeplus for markilux under-glass awnings
An extendable drop-down front valance that effortlessly blocks low afternoon sun and glare while preserving your open outdoor view.
With the evening comes the time of small highlights.
Dimmable LED Lighting for Nighttime Ambiance.
LED-Line on the guide rails
Energy-efficient, dimmable LED strips integrated into the guide rails or fabric support tube—easily controlled via handheld remote.
markilux panoramic window
Enjoy unobstructed views of your garden while staying completely sheltered from wind and rain. Available for zip-guided side systems up to 600 × 300 cm.
Vertical designer awnings
Block low-lying sun, coastal breezes, and unwanted views. Complementary vertical awnings add the perfect finishing touch to your patio enclosure.
markilux side screens
Retractable side screens that extend smoothly to provide instant wind protection, sun shading, and privacy on demand.
Technical
| Awning type | Underglass awning |
| Maximum width x projection | • 600 x 450 cm • 400 x 600 cm |
| Options | • LED lighting options • shadeplus • guide tracks (tracfix) (secure cover guidance zip technology without gap between cover and guide track) • guide tracks |
| Area to be shaded | 27 qm |
| Cassette depth x height | 125 x 125 mm |
| Operation | • manual operation • hardwired motor • radio-controlled motor • smart home |
| Cover guide system | guide tracks (tracfix) (secure cover guidance zip technology without gap between cover and guide track) |
| Available fabric covers | • visutex • suncolours • transolair • perfotex • perla FR |
| Fixture type | underglass |
| Wind resistance class | corresponds to wind force | 2-3 | 5 – 6 → 28 – 48 km/h; 17 – 30 mph |
| Lighting options | • LED spotlights fitted to the cover support tube • LED Line in the cassette, lighting bar and / or guide tracks |
| shadeplus | shadeplus with crank handle |
| Frame colours | • traffic white, RAL 9016 • metallic aluminium, RAL 9006 • grey brown, similar to RAL 8019 • off-white textured finish, 5233 • stone grey metallic, 5215 • anthracite metallic, 5204 • havana brown textured finish, 5229 • non-standard RAL colours |
| Awards | • German Design Award Winner 2018 • reddot Design Award Winner 2017 |
markilux 879 reference gallery
Successful customers implementations.
FAQS about the markilux 879
The markilux 879 is a premium under-glass awning featuring a compact round full cassette. It mounts directly beneath glass patio roofs, verandas, and conservatories to protect your space from heat and glare.
The main distinction is cassette geometry: the markilux 879 features a soft, round cassette profile (Ø 130 mm), whereas the markilux 779 features a square, angular cassette (125 × 125 mm). Additionally, lighting options for the 879 are mounted to the support tube or guide rails, whereas the 779 offers direct cassette-embedded LED lines.
Manual crank operation comes standard, but most clients opt for motorized automation. Motors allow effortless control via handheld remote, smartphone app, smart home integration, or automated sun and wind sensors.
Under-glass mounting keeps the fabric cover protected from rain, dirt, debris, and UV breakdown at all times. It also allows you to integrate dimmable lighting and heating modules directly into your outdoor ceiling structure.
Thanks to robust internal tensioning systems, a single unit can shade up to 27 m² (or up to 24 m² when equipped with the tracfix gapless zip system).
Depending on unit size and guide system options, the markilux 879 achieves Wind Resistance Class 2 or 3 (withstanding wind speeds up to 48 km/h).
markilux tracfix is an advanced zip-guided side track system. It holds the edges of the fabric securely inside the side rails, closing the gap between fabric and track for superior wind performance and smooth fabric tension.
You can add an integrated Shadeplus drop-down valance for low sun, dimmable LED lines on the guide rails or support tube, LED spotlights, and subtle radiant infrared heaters.
Yes, vertical designer awnings and retractable side screens can be paired with the markilux 879 to shade side openings, block breezes, and provide complete private outdoor living.
You can view working markilux models and explore full fabric swatches at our state-of-the-art A’besco showroom in Caringbah (49 Captain Cook Drive) or schedule a consultation with our Sutherland Shire specialists.
Ready to Elevate Your Outdoor Living Space?
Take the first low-friction step toward an elegant, sunlit home. Schedule a free in-home design consultation with our Sutherland Shire specialists today. We bring working fabric swatches directly to your window, take exact millimeter measurements, and guide you through every custom option.