3. Twisted panels with flat glass for curved facades

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. CONTENTS 2
3. INTRODUCTION 5
4. 1. MATERIALS
5. Steel 20
6. Aluminium 26
7. Copper, zinc, lead 32
8. Stone 36
9. Glass 40
10. Concrete 46
11. Fibre-reinforced concrete 52
12. Ceramics 56
13. Timber 60
14. Polymers 66
15. Material testing 74
16. 2. WALLS
17. Trends in facade design 78
18. Trends in facade design 84
19. Glass systems 110
20. Concrete 146
21. Masonry 158
22. Fibre reinforced polymers 178
23. Timber 186
24. 3. ROOFS
25. Trends in roof design 196
26. Metal roofs 200
27. Glass roofs 220
28. Concrete 236
29. Timber roofs 248
30. Fibre reinforced polymer roofs 260
31. Fabric systems 268
32. 4. STRUCTURE
33. Material systems for structures 282
34. Elements of structures 284
35. Braced frames 286
36. Portal frames 298
37. Loadbearing boxes 302
38. Trusses 314
39. Arches and shells 318
40. Space grids 322
41. Stairs 340
42. 5. ENVIRONMENT
43. Environmental studies for envelopes 350
44. Analysis for design 354
45. Low energy material systems 382
46. Active design 388
47. Support services 402
48. Performance testing 412
49. Performance testing 416
50. 6. APPLICATIONS
51. 1. Working with industry: manufacturers and fabricators 420
52. 2. Triangular panels for twisted facades 422
53. 3. Twisted panels with flat glass for curved facades 424
54. 4. Solar shading louvres 430
55. 5. Double-skin facades 434
56. 6. Precast concrete panels for facades of complex geometry 436
57. 7. Exoskeleton facades of complex geometry 440
58. 8. Diagrid structure 442
59. 9. Hybrid systems forming facades of complex geometry 444
60. 10. Opaque cladding interface with full-height glazing 448
61. 11. Complex curved glazed roofs 450
62. 12. Large-scale glazed facades 454
63. 13. Panelisation of complex building surface geometry 456
64. 14. Opaque rainscreen cladding 460
65. 15. Full-height glazing with GRP-clad structural frame 462
66. 16. GRC cladding interfaces 464
67. 17. Full-height entrance glazing 466
68. 18. GRP louvres on stick glazing system 468
69. 19. GRC cladding 474
70. 20. Windows in GRC cladding 476
71. 21. Windows and unitised glazing with GRC cladding 480
72. 22. Unitised glazing with GRC cladding 482
73. 23. Complex glazed roofs with supporting steel structure 484
74. 24. Glazed roofs with complex geometry 488
75. 25. Louvres and stick glazing 490
76. 7. REFERENCES
77. Glossary of terms 496
78. Authorship & photo credits 500
79. Photo credits 501
80. Index 502