Structural glass construction / all-glass constructions / structural glazing

Glass combines elegance, transparency, and load-bearing strength like no other material, making it indispensable in modern architecture. Through the refinement and processing of glass panels, load-bearing all-glass structures can be realised, offering entirely new design freedoms.

A central aim of modern architecture has always been the seamless integration of interior spaces with the surrounding environment – an ambition that cannot be achieved with massive concrete walls or heavy steel supports. Instead, delicate all-glass structures with minimal metal connections or even load-bearing adhesives enable a nearly invisible transparency. Structural glass construction creates solutions that maximise the use of glass while minimising structural components, resulting in pillar-free facades, elegant all-glass balustrades, freely shaped glass surfaces, and impressive transparent glass staircases.

The load-bearing capacity of glass elements is achieved through precise planning, sophisticated design, and, above all, detailed structural calculations. Modern software and finite element analysis ensure that permissible stress levels are maintained and that the required safety of glass structures is reliably guaranteed in the long term. This approach yields stable and aesthetic solutions that are both functionally effective and visually impressive.