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Glass Architects, designers and artists appreciate natural materials. Their unmistakable appearance and haptic features fascinate users and observers alike. It is through this connection that glass moves into focus: A material whose diversity and emotional potential allows for a distinguished range of widely differing building projects.

Real beauty survives for thousands of years Architecture with glass: Leaded glass windows have been widespread in Europe since the middle of the 11th century. Single-colour, multi-colour or completely colourless. Highly reflective or shimmering matt. It can be polished, engraved, etched, printed or sandblasted. The mixture of quartz sand and other raw minerals has proven to be a material with a large choice of variants and used for a huge variety of purposes. Glass has been impressing people for over 9,000 years: Obsidian, a type of glass produced naturally in the course of volcanic eruptions,...

Haus der Presse, DE-Dresden, Cornelsen + Seelinger Architects, DE-Darmstadt

Sustainability is the best policy Glass is not only a remarkable material in terms of appearance, but also due to its flexibility and durability. Its life span is impressive. Glass facades are as weather resistant as they are easy to care for: rain, snow and ice are unable to damage them. Glass is easy to clean, requires very little maintenance and can be recycled. A further plus for sustainability: even the carrier boards in the StoVentec Glass system are made of 96% recycled glass. Sustainable material: glass is extremely hardwearing, weather-resistant, and up to 100% recyclable. Druckhaus,...

Expert Interview Due to its properties and diverse areas of application, glass is probably the most sophisticated building material for architects. It is not the material itself that is so fascinating, but the possibilities it offers as a composite material. Martin Haas, in the course of his activities as partner at Behnisch Architects, has gained a lot of experience with this building material. A brief insight into why his office likes working with glass...

Expert interview Martin Haas, Behnisch Architects Sto: The construction of a glass facade is more complex than that of a massive brickwork facade. The costs are higher and the interior climate is more difficult to regulate. What convinced Behnisch Architects to use glass on such a large scale? Martin Haas: Transparency and lightness, the unobstructed connection between interior and exterior, the possibility of creating open, inviting rooms – these are significant aspects of our architecture. The wonderful views and shadows of passing clouds on interior surfaces are features of high quality rooms...

Norddeutsche Landesbank, DE-Hanover Behnisch Architects, DE-Stuttgart Photo: Roland Halbe Expert interview | 13

Inspiration The composition of individual elements already provides great scope for creativity. The arrangement of the elements and combination with other materials opens up unlimited design possibilities. And not only on the facade.

Creativity lies between the lines As the size of facade panels is limited, joints between single elements cannot be avoided. However, this does not necessarily mean a “break” in the design. Joints can have a separating, organising, structuring or rhythmic effect, thus lending a unique quality to a building. The creative use of this flexible "void" has long been a topic in architecture. Joints can run horizontally or vertically, vary in their width, be arranged symmetrically or asymmetrically. Huge range of variants: just three examples of how joints can be used to create appealing facades. Norddeutscher...

Euston Road, UK-London, Sheppard Robson Architecture, UK-London

Together, they are strong Sometimes it's all about the mix. Different materials and surface textures make balanced facade designs possible. The combination of glass with natural stone or render on a continuous sub-construction can create a visual separation or connection. Different types of glass and panels, a large range of natural stones as well as an almost unlimited choice of organic or mineral render textures in the 800 colour shades of the StoColor System, allow for a multi-facetted interplay of tactile and visual features. A special variant of this interplay is the combination facade,...

Office building, London, Great Britain Residential house, DE-Bad Wildungen, Gehring & Partner Architects, DE-Bad Wildungen Inspiration | Combination facades | 19

For lovers of inner beauty The fact that StoVentec Glass facades are resistant to storms and cold temperatures and still cut a good figure is one thing. But StoVentec Glass can also be used in the interior of a building, where it is protected from the impact of the weather. With one and the same system, StoVentec Glass guarantees a continuous material flow from exterior to interior. District hospital, DE-Werneck, Stich-Ziegler-Zirngibl Architects, DE-Munich 20 | Inspiration | Interior facades Norddeutscher Rundfunk, DE-Hamburg, Schweger Assoziierte Architects, DE-Hamburg

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A good idea hits the ceiling 22 | Inspiration | Overhead glazing The concrete technical specifications and information on the products contained in the Technical Data Sheets and approvals must be observed.