In the perfect location on the edge of the German town of Bad Nauheim, where the urban sprawl gives way to the serene countryside, 24 luxurious freehold apartments have been built under the illustrious name “Sky Living”. The moniker is no accident, either. The apartments are the modern urbanite’s dream made reality: all the flair of city life, just a stone’s throw away from the countryside.
This ambience is the product of the three-storey building’s facade and open-plan living space concept – the cooking, living and dining areas merge together seamlessly in all 24 of the private apartments. This creates an incredible sense of scale and space, even in apartments with smaller ground plans.
This sensation is amplified still further by the 98%-glass moving panorama windows, which dissolve boundaries and make the living room feel like it stretches out to the horizon – a sensation boosted still further by the fact that the cero III sliding windows by Solarlux also open around corners and across their entire width, letting in an incredible amount of natural light. But the sophisticated cero sliding windows aren’t just a feature in the spacious living areas – they can also be found in another room of each of the villa apartments. In these homes, architecture and environment truly blend into one.
Transforming the interior into a covered outdoor area
The all-round, 34-millimetre frames of the reserved cero sliding windows harmonises perfectly with the modern, minimalist influences of the exclusive villa apartments’ interior design. In order to maintain this sense of space for as long as possible, they are fitted with glazing rebate ventilation to prevent condensate from building up between the panes. The stainless steel sliding mechanism also boasts the high quality so typical of German engineering prowess, with built-in track rollers to guarantee even load distribution and ensure that the individual building components slide easily and remain low-wearing.
A glass front made in Germany
In addition to the building’s aesthetic, maximum convenience was also a priority when it came to choosing the right panorama windows. All the cero building components can be opened and closed using an infinitely variable electric system, and offer a maximum opening width of up to 3.70 m as two or three-track window fronts with three to four sliding elements. What’s more, the carefully selected glass also boasts excellent thermal and noise insulation properties and increased anti-burglary protection.
