• Keller minimal windows sliding doors can hold up to 8.5m2 of insulated sliding glass per pane, with a 21mm aluminium vertical sight-line between each sliding door.
• Frameless glass balustrades can be installed adjoining the sliding doors to provide a protective barrier if there is a level change when the sliding doors are open.
• Using glass as a building material not only allows light to flood into the building but it also connects owners with their outdoor space to provide that sought after indoor-outdoor living environment.
• Using vast amounts of glass within property developments and renovations has been scientifically proven to promote the health and well-being of the occupants, due to the increase of natural light that brightens internal spaces.
• A full portfolio of images are available for this renovation project.

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 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 21mm, which doesn't interrupt the views out into the garden when the doors are closed.

This glass box extension was created on the ground floor of the property with a basement level below, as the garden stepped down to provide access to the basement the extension was given a balcony-style aesthetic. Due to this level change, frameless glass balustrade were installed adjoining the internal side of the minimal windows sliding doors, which provided  a safety barrier when the sliding doors were open - as they were frameless, the views into the garden were not compromised.

The result: A dark end terrace property in London was given additional space and light with the introduction of a large glass box extension that saw the installation of a structural glass roof, an aluminium casement door, Keller minimal windows sliding doors and frameless glass balustrades.

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Contact: Rebecca Clayton Rebecca@texogroup.com

Pictures: Tan Yasin tan@texogroup.com

Notes to Editors

* Please Credit:

Kaap Studio Architects

Photo credit: 82mm – Malcolm Menzies

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