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Glass Construction Manual BALKOW SCHITTICH SCHULER STAIB SOBEK BIRKHAUSER — PUBLISHERS FOR ARCHITECTURE BASEL « BOSTON - BERLIN EDITION DETAIL MUNCHEN “The orginal German ection ef this book was concelved and developed by DETAIL, Revew of Architecture. Authors: (Christian Sohiticn Dipleing, archtect, Chief Eeitor of tho journal DETAIL Gerda Prof pling. freelance architect. Chair of Bulling Structures and Design, Dresden Technical Unversity Dieter Salow Dipl.-Ing, publicly appointed Independent expert for glass in buildings and dayllontng Director oF the Swiss Institute for Glass in Building, Zurich Matthias Schuler Dipl-Ing, Managing Partner of Tranesolar Energictechnik, Stutgart Wamer Sobek Prot Dring Head of the incttute for Lightweight Sructures, Stitgat University Assistants: Eckhard Holtich, Dip-Ing; Mathias Kutterer, Dip!-ings Anja Wits Sike Brumm, Ospina: Frademam Kk, Dpi-Ina; Filedrch Sick, Dipl.-Ing. Peter Vor, Dip-Ing Published by: Institut fir intemationals Arcitel¢u-Dokurmentation GmbH, Munich Editoval services: Christian Scntich, Dip-ing.; Songe Grandi, Dip. -ng. Susanne Funk M.A, Comet Hirt M.A, Drawings: Sabine Drey, Dpl-lng Translators (German/Engish! Peter Groon, Dil. Ach., MunichiLondon (Part $) Gerd Softer, Pip Tit, Hanover (Pans 1-3) [AGP catalogue record for this books avalable tom the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., USA Deutsche Biblithek — Cataloging: in-Pubication Data Gass Construction Merual /[Hrea: Insti fr intemationals Arcttekiur-Dosurrentetion Grol Minehen alow. [Red.: Chistian Schitich .. Transl (GermervEng.) Peter Green (part 4); Gerd Sitter, Phil Tht pars t-3) Zeichn: Sabine Drey]. ~ Basel: Boston; Berin : Birkhauser, 1998 By, Ausg. ud 7: Glasbau-Atas ISBN 3-7645.0077-1 Basel.) ISBN 0-8178.6077-1 [Bosten) “This vexcie eublect to copyright Allrights ara reserved, whether the whole or pat ofthe mate rials concerne, specifically the righ'so! transtaten, reriting,re-uee efillusttions,resilation, ‘broadcasting. renreducton on microfims or n other ways, and storage in data banks. For any kn of use, permission ofthe copyright mut te obtaired. “This bookie also availabe in a Garman language edition #SBN 8-7643-5644-7) © 1989. Brknauser— Publishers for Archtecturs, P.O. Box, 199, CH-4010 Basel, Switzerland Printed on eci-tree parr produced from chicrine-tree pulp. TOF = Printed in Germany ISBN3-7643-0077-1 ISBNO-8!76-6077- 987054321 Contents Pest 1 Glass in architecture ‘From the origins to classical modernism Gerad Stib he main stages inthe manufacture of ass ‘The wactional house The Gomi cathedral The town house ‘= Seattonal vapaness house fen —reacting for tne light Fem wallto skin Ths destruction o the box eesing visions with glass Soh ar. sunstine ‘Glass architecture in the second ‘bait of the 20th contury rsten Scnitich Tensparency and ranstucency The cream ofthe glass house Sess skyscrapers and curtain walls Savicht end darkness - aless and licht The now transparency — lass as a symbol Trersusoncy and reflection yrs tacace a5 cisolay Devetopments n glass construction fain walls Suspended glazing and point fixings Gaszed nets (Gisss construction subjected to tension ‘and compression ~ a-giass butlaings Gessand energy The daveloprant of passive solar architecture oiwelent wals and intelligent facades Tre doubleveaf fagade Geodesic shells a 14 7 18 2 26 2 a a6 36 4 42 4a 46 8 8 6 58 56 58 Part 2. Principles Glass as a building material Distor Ballow aes - a detirivon ‘Types of glass Coatings for gass ‘Surface rearrenis Boge works: Thermally treated glass Chemically strenathened glass Laminated glase Laminated safety glass Insulating glace Lowe gas Centalling solar radiation Scattering the light Rediestng the lgit Photovollaie modules and! elements Fire-resistant lass Comoinctions of special function glaceos Appications Glass unrier foot Physccal phienomene: Advice on alazina Cleaning and maintenance Infuence on functional cata Designing with glass — strength and loadboaring behavicur Werner Sobek and Mathias Kulterer Buluing with gas The material Gonetruction deta Solely ana design Structural eysters Glass and energy construction physics Mattias Schuler Gless properties relevant to energy issues and construction physics Gaining energy throug glass ~ soler radiation, lignt Glsee ae thermal irsulstion Glazing polcationsin buildings and systems: 8 BAIIVeAssAees 83 95 90 118 128 180 140 Part 3 + Construction details, Fxngs for glass poring Architeotural details Part 4 - Built example: Cistian Schitteh, Gerald Staio But examples in dtail Examples 1-34 ‘Appendix Standards References Subject Incex Prciue credits 12 153 184 186 187 320 22 ane 27

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