Structuralglazing

The architectonic aim of Octatube’s structural glazing is to deliver glazed surfaces with maximal transparency, while the structural aim is to create self-supporting structures with the minimum use of glass. It is the absence of framing structures between the glass panels that typifies Octatube’s structural glazing work. The glass may be self-supporting, or slender steel structures may be used to allow a gap to be spanned. Point connections between adjacent glass panels and to the underlying steel structure provide the glazed surface with the necessary stiffness and strength. The glass used by Octatube in these applications is generally a fully prestressed material, which is able to absorb up to five times the stress that can be han... More