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Pilkington Planar™

Overview

The Pilkington Planar™ structural glazing system provides a flush glass surface by utilising stainless steel fittings housed in countersunk holes to fix the glass façade back to the structure instead of using the more conventional framed systems. The result is a fully engineered system with the minimum of structure and the maximum visual clarity. A silicone seal between adjacent panels provides weatherproofing.

The system has given architects the freedom to create the stunning glass buildings and canopies that are such a feature of modern cityscapes.

Please note that while Pilkington Planar™ can incorporate most Pilkington glass types - which now includes the Pilkington Suncool™ range of solar control glass - it should always be fitted as a complete system and is only available from our approved network of suppliers.

 

Pilkington Planar Activ™ is now available. It combines Pilkington Planar™ with Pilkington Activ™ allowing designers to create the first ever self-cleaning frameless structural glazing systems.


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His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen

A 250m2 double-glazed Pilkington Planar™ system is the latest addition to the 100-year-old His Majesty's Theatre in Aberdeen as part o...


St. Patrick Visitors' Centre, Downpatrick

Saint Patrick represents Ireland. He embodies the Irish people the world over and is synonymous with the country. His potential as a unifying factor linking ...


Hillsborough College, Sheffield, UK

Students in Sheffield have been studying in style at the new £27m Hillsborough College. The hundreds of eager students that flocked through the door on ...


Kensington High Street

This is an exciting new build project that stands on the site of a former listed building, Kensington Market. The old market building had fallen into conside...


Crossing Church and Centre, Worksop

As part of its recent makeover, the Crossing Church and Centre in Worksop now features an unusual and stunning glazing exterior from Pilkington.


Sage, Newcastle
Over 2,250 m2 of double glazed laminated Pilkington Planar™ from Pilkington Building Products - UK, has been used to stunning effect to create one...

Yorkdale Shopping Centre
A unique collaboration between Pilkington and DuPont has created a tough and powerful frameless glazing system that enables architects to extend the des...

City Quay, Dublin

City Quay, a new five storey office and retail complex, has just been completed on the banks of the River Liffey in the heart of Dublin’s business dist...

National Rock Climbing Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland

Pilkington’s world-leading structural glazing system, Pilkington Planar™, was used to dramatic effect at Scotland’s latest...

Turku Art Museum, restoration and extension, Turku, Finland

In 1885, the Turku Art Association received a donation from an unknown benefactor for the building of an art museum. Later it was discovered that the donatio...

The Sage Group plc Headquarters, Newcastle upon Tyne, England

Over 2,250 m2 of double glazed laminated Pilkington Planar™ was used to create a stunning effect on one of the UK’s most energy ...

Overgrip Complex Building, Zoppè di San Vendemiano, Italy

Communication through architecture which is innovative in its appearance and its use of advanced technologies were the reasons for developing the new Sossai ...