IT'S ALL IN THE DETAILS
One of the beauties of glass is its transparency. The clear nature of the material naturally draws the eye out, focusing on landscapes, views and materials. When architectural glazing is detailed properly, the glass merges seamlessly into the structure, allowing you to focus the design on the materials and external visage rather than frames.?
Structural glass connections?
Structural glazing is the most minimal and effective way to create a fixed element of glazing for the best impact.?All fixing details for structural glass are designed to be hidden within the building finishes, creating wall to wall elevations of glass with no fixing on show.?
Obviously, these must be designed for each project. But if done correctly, you can create a glass structure that sits perfectly within the building design.?
Old Quay
As part of a new build home in Devon, IQ detailed this bespoke frameless window that sits within the hallway at Old Quay. The design intent was to allow the rough natural stone wall to become the focal point, creating a triple glazed window that merged into the wall.?
Glendale Mews
This frameless glass corner forms part of a rear extension to Glendale Mews in Bromley. The exterior was formed from pigmented fibre cement with interior white plasterboard. These finishes were brought over the glass fixings to create this frameless glass corner.?
Portree Loch?
Sat on the shores of Portree Loch, this new build cabin uses structural glass windows to maximise the beautiful views. Here, a frameless glass corner window sits framelessly within the charred timber cladding.?
The Stables?
Connecting a traditional stone farm building with the new living room extension, the glass link at The Stables attaches to the structure framelessly. Using channels, the structural glass link and glass roof has no visible framing left where it meets the building.?
Download our latest eBook?
Read our latest eBook, focused specifically on glazing in the South West where we explore the various architectural types throughout the South West region of the UK, as well as offer technical insight into the considerations required for glazing in this area.?
Frameless Glass Door Connections?
Similar to structural glazing, the fixed frame of sliding doors can be hidden within the building finishes, creating a frameless design. This allows the creation of wall to wall and floor to ceiling glass installations with no visible framing.?
The only frame visible for minimal sliding glass door installations is the interlocker of the sliding pane. This slim sightline - measuring 20-26mm depending on the system - allows for the visual merging of internal and external spaces.?
But what if you want to hide this frame too??
Careful planning and consideration of the glazing design within the existing or planned structure can allow you to hide this framing within the building too. See below for some examples.?
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Coolington Barns?
The sliding doors on this barn conversion were designed to sit framelessly behind the brick pillars. The sliding doors sit within the brick pillar structure, creating a frameless design. The barn renovation looks the same whether the doors are open or closed, allowing the viewer to appreciate the traditional design of the brick structure with no compromise.?
?Brook Barn
The integrated design of the timber pillars and sliding doors makes it seem as if the glass wall doesn't exist. The sliding door interlocks were designed using global alignment to sit directly behind the timber structures. Mirrored cladding to hide the roof structure extenuates this design.?
?The NextGeneration Details
The NextGeneration Slider from Keller is the next evolution of sliding glass door design, providing larger sizes, better performance and enhanced possibilities.?
Part of this new range is a selection of glazing details that allow your glass design to be even more frameless.?
The Invisible Base
The new NGS includes the option to hide the base frame within the floor finish, creating a frameless and invisible finish at the floor.?
Floor to ceiling glass?
If you just want to create the most minimal design possible, the NGS offers a complete floor to ceiling glass finish with no frame viewed above the FFL on both fixed or sliding units.?
The Hidden Handle?
Remove the visible framing from the edge of the sliding door with the hidden handle detail. The locking handle retracts completely within the wall structure, leaving only glass on show. Watch the video below to see how it works.?
Next:?Get in touch with the team
If you are looking at glazing designs on your next project, speak to the team at IQ below who will be able to assist with the specification and detailing to maximise the glazing impact.?
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