Design Buy Build Issue 36 2019 | Page 43

Multi corner sliding doors? It is also now possible to create ‘multi corner sliders’ using the minimal windows system. This allows us to create a 90-degree corner connection from the glass between inside and outside. But when the doors are slid open, one elevation slides away from the building fabric ensuring points of travel are possible across all tracks. Corner opening is not limited to one corner of a building's parameter, for buildings that are not simply square the sliding doors can follow the contours of the building; therefore 2,3,4 (and even more) corner-opening sliders can be installed one after the other to create a continuous stream of sliding glass doors. Sliding doors are often designed and installed to slide internally or towards walls or pocket door systems. However, IQ Glass are aware that there can be structural limitations such as a load bearing wall that prevents the installation of an inward sliding corner opening minimal window system. Therefore, it is now possible to design these sliding doors to slide outwards and stack externally to reveal an unobstructed open corner aesthetic. 43