Steel Glass Roof Structure

Tubular and tension elements are used in atrium roofs and vertical facades to form elegant and minimally intrusive support for glazing.

Steel glass roof structure.

For a different appearance steel t or box sections can be used to support the glass joints within a glass roof. The strength and stiffness of steel is such that supporting elements are of smaller section and therefore less obtrusive than would be the case with other commonly used materials such as aluminium. Designed for easy installation and long lasting good looks wasco s metal framed skylight structures are available with a broad range of quality glass glazing options and versatile design possibilities for a fully customized configuration. Many of waagner biro s steel and glass and façade constructions are instantly recognisable from the reichstag dome in berlin to the roof of the british museum in london and from the rain of light louvre dome in abu dhabi to the convention centre in dublin or the red bull hangar 7 in salzburg.

Or gridshells cable net façades and tubular structures in complex forms with multiple glass infill panels. These minimal steel supports can span large distances and can suit a more industrial effect design. The use of technical glass solutions and coatings can make your structural glass roof a higher performing element of your project. Seele designs and builds plate and shell structures in single or double curvature structures such as glazed roofs and atria and curving roofs with amorphous forms.

Large deflections can be managed by careful detailing of fixings to glazing such that local bending of the glass is avoided.