Setting of glass: Types of façades and examples of realisation 2007 Technical Advisory Service

Setting of glass: Types of façades and

examples of realisation

2007

Technical Advisory Service

Residential buildings

Non residential buildings

Structural applications

Interior decoration

Miscellaneous

Types of façades and examples of realisation

Applications – Residential buildings

Applications – Residential buildings

Applications – Residential buildings

Types of façades and examples of realisation

Residential buildings

Non residential buildings

Structural applications

Interior decoration

Miscellaneous

Non residential builings

1851 Crystal Palace

1960 Introduction of first curtain

walls

Vision glass

– clear insulating glazing

Spandrels

– other materials than glass

Non residential builings : Evolution of the façade

1970

Coloured curtain walls

Vision glass– coloured glass

– reflecting glass

Spandrel– Matching with vision glass

Non residential builings : Evolution of the façade

Planibel bronze Tour III - Brussels

1980 Curtain wall

– Traditional

– Structural Glazing

Vision glass

– coloured and high

reflective glass

(Solarbel, Stopray)

Spandrels– matching with vision

Non residential builings : Evolution of the façade

Stopsol

Solarbel

1990 Vision glass

– Low reflective glazings– Neutral aspect– Sandblasted glass– Silkscreened glass

Spandrels– Matching or not with

vision– introduction of other

materials (aluminium, stone,..)

Non residential builings : Evolution of the façade

1990 Facade

– Structural Glazing

• Common technology

• More sophisticated

systems

– Point fixed glazing

– Other facade technologies

Stopray

Non residential builings : Evolution of the façade

Applications – Non residential buildings

« Classic » façades (with glazing bead)

« All glass » façades– Structural glazing– VGG– Bolted glass– Glazing with fins

Active façades

Non residential buildings – With panels

With glazing bead

Traditional systems Structural glazing

Non residential buildings - Structural glazing

Non residential buildings - Structural glazing

Non residential buildings - Structural glazing

Brussels

Midi Atrium

Solarbel SS 20

Non residential buildings – Bolted glass

Non residential buildings - Bolted glass

Non residential buildings - Bolted glass

Mémorial Roi Baudoin

Brussels

Stopray Elite

Non residential building - Glazing with fins

Show-room Renault

Brussels

Garage Gijsberts

Elst (Netherlands)

Planibel extra-clear

Charlemagne

Brussels

Levi’s Strauss

BrusselsLevi’s-Strauss

Bruxelles

Ellipse Building

Brussels

Stopay Galaxy + Warm Edge silicone argon

Covent Garden

Brussels

Covent GardenBrussels

Stopray Carat + Warm Edge silicone argon

Motokov

Praag

Stopray Elite

Tour Albert

Charleroi (Belgique)

Thermoplus Energy

& allèges Colorbel

Non residential buildings – Double façades

Climate facade Double skin facade

Non residential building – Double façades

Single glazing

Doubleglazing

Movable blinds

Non residential buildings – Double façades

Building Brussimmo - Bruxelles

Double glazingSingle glazing

Movable blinds

Non residential buildings – Double façades

Commerzbank - Frankfurt

INGAmsterdam

Structura Planibel clear

Types of façades and examples of realisation

Residential buildings

Non residential buildings

Structural applications

Interior decoration

Miscellaneous

Structural applications

Flamish parlement

Brussels

AGC Flat Glass Europe factory

Moustier

Structural applications

Parc Paradisio Belgium

Walloon parlement Namur

Applications structurales

Structura SupportStructural applications

Types of façades and examples of realisation

Residential buildings

Non residential buildings

Structural applications

Interior decoration

Miscellaneous

Interior decoration

Interior decoration

Interior decoration

Interior decoration

Types of façades and examples of realisation

Residential buildings

Non residential buildings

Structural applications

Interior decoration

Miscellaneous

Applications – Miscellaneous

Applications – Miscellaneous

Applications – Miscellaneous

Applications – Miscellaneous

Applications – Miscellaneous

Metro St Lazaire

Paris

10 10.4 Extra clear

Trevise (Nardini) – Italy86.4 Stratobel (Planibel green + Sunergy Clear pos. 2)

- 16 mm air - 66.4 Stratobel (Planibel G pos.3 + Planibel Clear)

PragueStratobel 88.2 – 2 tempeed glass - 1 with silk screen (vertically stripped)

PSBrussels (Belgium)

Stratobel Color

Macon

Vieux St Vincent

Prague

Crystal Cathedral – Los Angeles

Zoo - Anvers

Moscou