A London terrace transformed with
a modern balcony style extension
IQ Glass UK
The times when adding a conservatory
to the back of properties has gradually
developed with home owners discovering
how an architect can take the traditional
conservatory concept and transform this
idea with the use of structural glass and
modern glazing systems.
When we think about a conservatory we
often remember how hot they can become
during Summer, however new advances in
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technical glazing has seen the introduction
of ‘solar control glass’. Solar control glass
has a solar control coating applied to the
internal face of the external glass panel
of an insulated glass unit. This coating
reduces the amount of short wave radiation
that travels through the glass unit and
therefore reduces the amount of heat
inside. With this is mind, architects, Kaap
Studio Architects for instance, are now
using large elevations of glass for their
projects to create a contemporary design
aesthetic.
Sliding doors are an excellent way of
restyling the traditional conservatory, they
have the ability to completely open the
walls of the ‘glass box’ to give the owners
a modern indoor-outdoor living space.
Keller minimal windows sliding doors were
used on this project because they have an
incredibly thin vertical sight-line of only