Minimal Windows Used to Create Open Corner: Killieser Avenue

"a unique configuration of IQ’s Minimal Windows sliding doors"

This residential project from CB Architects incorporated a unique configuration of IQ’s Minimal sliding doors as the focal point of this rear element.

Minimal detailing was a key element on this project, hidden elements and frameless finishing. Minimal Sliders were preferred for this very reason with their slim sightlines across the whole system.

The first set of Minimal sliders were designed around the corner element, each panel sliding away from the corner leaving no supporting post and giving a completely open corner element.

Before the dining room, a further set of Minimal sliders were used with each panel as sliding units to give freedom and flexibility to the motion path through the property and garden.

"Minimal sliders were designed around the corner element, each panel sliding away from the corner leaving no supporting post and giving a completely open corner element"

Each panel on both sets of Sliding units was 2.9m high spanning from floor to ceiling with fantastic minimal detailing giving a discreet frameless finish all around and all frameworks were finished as powder coated in RAL7016 with multiple two-point locking devices across the systems.

The 60mm drainage base was used beneath each run of windows giving a continuously smooth and stable base for the large sliding units to run on.

Above the dining area IQ designed, engineered and installed a 2.7m x 4.3m glass roof compromising for three number glass panels and supported with quadruple laminated glass beams across the width of the roof.

"2.7m x 4.3m glass roof compromising for three number glass panels and supported with quadruple laminated glass beams"

Each glass beam is fixed with anchor bolts and brackets to the building wall. The internal building finish was brought over the fixings to give a frameless glass roof finish. Externally the glass is back painted around the perimeters to cover all the fixings below and give a flush glass appearance.

The glass roof was installed with a 4-degree fall for water runoff. At the end of the roof, the end panel in continued across the brickwork with a 250mm back-painted edge and then a 50mm stepped edge to assist any water runoff.

A second small rooflight was installed on the first floor to bring verticals light. The 1.5m square rooflight continues the theme of internal minimisation by being completely frameless form the internal view leaving a clear, clean finish.

To finish off this clean space recessed curtain tracks were installed along the sliding elements with hidden cavities to store the curtains in the day time. Down the centre of the room a hidden wooden sliding panel is used that slides away to hide in an internal cavity, this is used to partition off the internal space when needed.

Externally a galvanised steel pergola gives a certain element of day time shading to the highly glazed elevation.

Products Used in this project:

Minimal Sliding Doors

Structural Glass

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