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- PAT IO DOOR S -
Flair has got you covered
Curved system ‘coolly’
slides past bi-folds
» » CURVED SLIDING PATIO
doors may well replace the
Bi-Fold phenomenon over the
next decade, with a new system
pushing the boundaries wider
than ever before.
Described as an architect’s
dream design flourish,
Balconette has re-engineered
sliding curved glass from the
ground up. The newly-launched
Curvaglide® system is bespoke
built for the curved facades that
are becoming ever more popular
in the luxury housing market.
“Curved patio doors are a
high-end, exclusive product”
says Balconette CEO Effi
Wolff. “Bi-fold patio doors have
become commonplace, but
curved building facades are rare,
and demand something special.
The system is aimed at architects
designing high-end new builds
and luxury extensions.
“We engineered a new
support structure and rolling
mechanisms to handle these
extreme widths. For properties
lucky enough to feature curving
walls, the new Curvaglide®
doors are the perfect
complement. Owners get to feel
as if they are in the landscape,
not just looking at it.”
Both the curved glass and
matched frames are made to
measure in-house by Balconette,
who have UK headquarters
40 minutes outside London.
The sliding mechanism uses
two or three tracks, allowing
customised configurations of
fixed and sliding doors. The
smallest configuration uses
just two panes, both sliding to
reveal a 50% opening. For larger
installations, up to four doors
can be ‘slide-able’.
Wolff explains: “Manufacture
of curved glass is significantly
more challenging than flat glass,
particularly in the application of
Low-E coatings. We don’t know
of anyone else in the UK who
is able to offer curved glass with
the extra efficiency of a Low-E
Soft coating.”
The ‘Low-E’ glass used in the
Curvaglide® system is another
unique feature developed by
Balconette, providing greater
comfort and much better
energy efficiency. Curved glass
is usually provided with a ‘hard’
Low-E coating to cut down heat
transference. The soft Low-E
coatings used by Balconette are
far more advanced and reduce
heat transference by an extra
30%.
The Curvaglide® system uses
Guardian SN51/28 glass, with
a centre pane U value of 1.0
W/mK – significantly better
than the best hard coat Low-E
U-value of 1.5 W/mK.
www.curvaglide.balconette.
co.uk/press
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