Master architect Le Corbusier said: “Architecture is a clever and marvelous game of light shapes.” Glass is the optimal material to bring light into your home.
You think glass is a monotonous material? Every glass is the same as casting? You were completely wrong! Clear glass, frosted glass, stained glass, textured glass … different types of glass not only give interior space different decorative effects, but also give you many other benefits thanks to the properties Special features of hardness and sound insulation, insulation. Much used in interior decoration, this superior material is always accompanied by an immaterial but invaluable element: light.
- Glass roof
The light from above is always the most shimmering and fantasy light. With great improvements in safety, a glass roof is now not just for special structures. Glass tiles, glass bricks, toughened glass panels… you have a lot of options to bring light into your house in the most ideal way. The most influential factor on your choice is the slope of the roof. Consult with experts to get the most accurate choice.
Glass roof brings light into the house (ảnh: Nicolas Fussler)
- Glass floor, glass staircase
If you are not a person who is afraid of heights, you like strong impressions, then the glass floor at some suitable place in the house (hallway) will dissolve the separation between floors and give you a space is full of light.
Bearing strength is the most important factor for a glass floor or glass staircase. For glass floor, usually you need a metal frame (usually iron) with a distance from 0.6 to 1.2m to support the glass panels. For glass staircases, it is ideal to have a metal support frame running continuously at the four sides of the glass ladder. If the condition does not allow, the support frame at both ends is long enough to support the ladder glass. Of course, in this case, the thickness of the glass panels must be thicker in the previous case.
Glass panels must be tempered glass with a minimum thickness of 10mm. In addition, to avoid slippery and delicate issues, transparent glass should not be used. Ideally with a glass floor or glass staircase is to use glass with two layers with the top is frosted glass and the bottom layer is toughened glass.
If you make transparent glass flooring, one more thing to note: because glass is a material that is easily scratched, only glass should be made on the upper floors, where we usually go barefoot.
The modernity and relief of the glass staircase (ảnh: Thu Thuy)
- Glass partition
Different types of glazing bring different light effects: for light to penetrate, limit light intensity, reflect light … Glass partitions help you determine the limit of a space not feeling heavy or cramped. In addition, the glass material provides an excellent soundproofing effect. The latest generation of smart glass can automatically adjust the intensity of light into the room, limiting the solar radiation of the sun, as well as when needed to limit curious eyes into your private space.
Partitions with glass, mirrors make the space become much wider and brighter (Ảnh: Thu Thuy)
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