Glass links not only connect buildings they can also be turned into habitable spaces.
Glass roof between buildings.
Whether on a listed building or on a contemporary new build property frameless effect glass links can be designed to provide shelter between two areas of the building while enhancing the influx of natural light into the internal spaces either side of the link.
The buildings either side of the link are in brick and weatherboarding so the glazed extension adds contemporary detail to the farm like buildings.
Add a new dimension to your home s character and enjoy a unique new living space full of natural light.
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A glass link is an aesthetically pleasing way to connect two buildings and is particularly appropriate to link an old building to a new extension providing an indirect interface between buildings of different ages or styles.
Some heritage organisations stipulate a glass linkway to provide a visual divide when adding an extension to a listed building.
For a different appearance steel t or box sections can be used to support the glass joints within a glass roof.
A 25m x 40m glass wall supported by a grid of cables at 1 5m centres in each direction supports the wall.
An early example of a cable net supported façade is the kempinski hotel munich.
Structural glass links are the perfect way to connect a new extension to an existing building.
They chose to use glass for the new section in order to expose the panoramic views but also to allow the contrast between the two parts of the building to be visually pleasing.
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Patio enclosures solariums provide floor to ceiling views of the outdoors with glass walls and roofs.
Minimal frameless glass links.
Glass linkways provide an indirect interface between buildings of different ages or built in different styles.
Whether it s a glass corridor or a small and discreet glass link our new to old designs can create an almost invisible transition between structures.
Planning permission was gained for an annex building and due to restrictions within the green belt the architects created a flat roofed single storey glass link extension to the house.
The fixings between the glass fin and beam will be designed utilising iq s expert minimal detailing to create a clear and neat glass to glass junction with minimal framing or fixings.
The horizontal cables are tensioned against the adjacent buildings and the vertical ones between the roof structure and the ground.
Structural glass linkways are suitable for use in commercial or residential properties.
When renovating the wilhe lminian times house in vienna austria josef weichenberger architects were also asked to give the building a rooftop extension.
Linking old buildings with modern designs can present a challenge but we take the necessary time to design the finest installations imaginable.
