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STICK CURTAIN WALLING SYSTEM

MULLION

FIXING BRACKET

GLAZED OR SPANDREL PANEL

TRANSOM

The stick curtain walling system consists of a bespoke aluminium grid of vertical elements (mullions) and horizontal elements (transoms). These mullion profiles are fixed back to the building structure (beam or slab) and then glass, spandrel or ventilated cladding elements are inserted in the grid on site. Mullions and transoms are manufactured from extruded aluminium bespoke profiles, cut and fabricated in the factory, while the grid is assembled and fixed to the structure on site.

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CAPPED SYSTEM CURTAIN WALLING

THERMAL BREAK

EXTERNAL GASKET

PRESSURE PLATE PROFILE

EXTRUDED CAP PROFILE

INTERNAL GASKET

MULLION

TYPICAL HORIZONTAL SECTION

TYPICAL VERTICAL SECTION

TRANSOM

GLASS SUPPORTING

PROFILE

The glazed element are fixed to the grid by means of continuous aluminium pressure plate profiles screw fixed to the body of the mullions and transoms. These pressure plates complete with gaskets, retain the glass or spandrel panels into the aluminium grid. The pressure on the gaskets creating a seal against the weather. Extruded cap profiles can be bespoke designed to meet the specific design intent of the architect. Fiera di Rimini – GMP Architekten

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STICK TOGGLE SYSTEM

THERMAL BREAK

TOGGLE+ GASKET

JOINT GASKET

INTERNAL GASKET

MULLION

TYPICAL HORIZONTAL SECTION TYPICAL VERTICAL SECTION

TRANSOM

SUPPORTING PROFILE

TOGGLE+ GASKET

The glazed elements are fixed to the grid by means of toggles, applying pressure to the inner pane, thus creating a seal between the gaskets. The aesthetic appearance is similar to a SSG façade, with no visible external profiles.

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GRID AND PANEL CURTAIN WALLING

CARRIER FRAME

SSG JOINT

BACKING ROD

INTERNAL GASKET

ALUMINIUM MULLION WITH TOUGHENED SSG FIN

TYPICAL HORIZONTAL SECTION

TRANSOM

SETTING BLOCK

WARM EDGE SPACER

WARM EDGE SPACER

PERIMETER GASKET

CARRIER FRAME

TYPICAL VERTICAL SECTION

The grid and panel curtain walling system allows a certain amount of factory pre-assembling activities of the cassette panels to be inserted into the grid. Prefabricated frames with glazed, metal or stone panels are structurally silicone bonded onto carrier frame in the factory and fixed into the aluminium grid on site.

Palacongressi di Riccione – Alessandro Anselmi & Carlo Gandolfi

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UNITISED CURTAIN WALLING SYSTEM

FIXING BRACKET

UNIT

The mullions and transoms are factory fabricated into single modules, typically 1500mm wide per storey high. The glazed element/spandrel panels can be fixed to the aluminium frame either by structural silicone, factory bonded or by external visible aluminium glazing retention beads. The units are fixed the building floor slab via fixing brackets which in turn are fixing to cast in channels. The unitised system guarantees excellent quality and is installed from the floor slab inside the building with no external access. External features, brise soleil, external fins, etc. will be installed when the unit is on the floor slab prior to installing the unit onto the façade. Main advantages: - reduction of human resources and/or time for installation of the units on site, generally from slab without the need for scaffoldings - assembling in a controlled area, not affected by weather conditions, that ensures a higher quality of the final product.

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SSG FACADE

VERTICAL GASKET

MULLION

INSULATION

WARM EDGE SPACER

PUNCTUAL SAFETY DEVICES

INTERMEDIATE TRANSOM

BOTTOM TRANSOM

TOP TRANSOM

SADDLE GASKET

TYPICAL HORIZONTAL SECTION

TYPICAL VERTICAL SECTION

The glazed panels are fixed to the unit frame by means of an appropriate structural silicone joint.

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EXTERNAL ALUMINIUM BEAD RETENTION UNITISED FACADE

VERTICAL GASKET

MULLION

INSULATION

THERMAL BREAK

GLAZING BEAD

INTERMEDIATE TRANSOM

BOTTOM TRANSOM

TOP TRANSOM

SADDLE GASKET

TYPICAL HORIZONTAL SECTION

TYPICAL VERTICAL SECTION

The glazed panels / spandrels are fixed to the unit frame by means of a continuous external aluminium glazing bead.

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BOLT FIXED GLAZING

GLASS PANE

BOLTED FIXING

MAIN STRUCTURE

The glazed elements are fixed to a reticulated bolt which via stainless steel spiders fixing is fixed directly to the structure. The spider fixing can either be fixed directly to a steel structure or to a vertical glass fin. There is often no aluminium grid behind the glass with the only external visible support being the flush fitting reticulated stainless steel glass bolts.

Straight and curved aluminium louvres

Horizontal section

Detail

30 GRESHAM STREET LONDON UK

Architect: Sidell Gibson Partnership, 2003

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Terracotta brise soleil with aluminium core Detail

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EDISON BUSINESS CENTER SESTO SAN GIOVANNI - MILANO

Architect: Garretti Associati , 2009

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Terracotta brise-soleil Detail Detail

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CAMPARI HEADQUARTERS SESTO SAN GIOVANNI - MILANO Architect: Arch. Mario Botta , 2007

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Glazed sunshades

Detail

Horizontal section

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Extruded aluminium louvres

Detail

Horizontal section

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PIRELLI RE BUILDING 143 MILANO Architetct: Studio Gregotti e associati , 2006

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Extruded aluminium louvres

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Horizontal section

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GLAZED CURTAIN WALL: DETAILS POLO DI ECCELLENZA - TORRE LOTTO 26 DESIO - MILANO

Architect: Arch. Massimo Roj, Progetto CMR, current project

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