Façade. Open bright spaces which seamlessly pass into the terrace or garden are a feature of modern construction. Modern architectural trends inspire contemporary designers. The creation of large glass façades that bridge the exterior and interior of the building is a task that requires warm and stable solutions.

Modern architecture needs to get natural daylight in through façades and roofs into the core of the building. This is facilitated above all by transparent fire-resistant glazing in corridors, escape routes and fire compartments.

Glass systems offer many interesting and varied architectural solutions. Pilkington Profilit™ allows designers and specifiers to transform courtyards into cosy interiors, enclose private and public outdoor areas under glass roofs and build stunning glass façades.

There are numerous structural glass systems offered by various suppliers that open up vast possibilities for architects, allowing them to create a complete glass envelope for buildings with frameless façades on any plane.

Pilkington Pyrostop® is ideal for use in transparent fire walls, windows (special application), doors, screens, partitions and façades as well as for horizontal applications (roof and inclined glazing).

We're thrilled to announce that Pilkington IGP, part of the NSG Group, will participate as a partner at the Façades 2023: Energy, Technology, Trends conference, organized by the Czech Chamber of Light Wall Cladding, on March 26th, 2023, in Prague, Czech Republic.

The architectural community will meet at the event to discuss façades, technology and sustainable construction. The topic of "reflection" leaves a number of different perspectives in the literal sense.

With a proven track record in the most demanding applications, the Pilkington Planar™ system enables architects to create a complete glass envelope for buildings, with façades on any plane.

As an industry, we’re now beginning to talk a lot more about how glass can affect building occupants. It’s a topic of conversation that’s easily overshadowed by the performance benefits glazing can bring to buildings themselves, like energy-efficiency and sustainability, for example.

The framing system supporting the glass is critical to the performance as is the quality of installation. The frame construction effects the period over which the glass performs. There are options in timber, steel and aluminium for doors, screens and façades. Please refer to our product literature.