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Project 07

A one-of-a-kind house with a glass roof and copper cladding

External footprint area 32.5 m² · thermally insulated envelope

Thermally insulated envelope

This 32.5 m² building combines structural facade glazing, a glass roof with electric heating, and exterior cladding in copper sheets. QUARTZ ECO's scope covered the thermal envelope, selected interior works, a glass partition, and building services. Location: Tver Region.

Purpose

Residence, guest house, sales office, or rental home.

Specifications

  • Project area: 32.5 m².
  • Weight of each façade IGU: 600 kg.
  • Façade IGUs: double-chamber, with all panes tempered.
  • Total glass thickness in the façade IGU: 28 mm, excluding chambers.
  • Roof: insulated glass units with electric heating by Thermoglass.
  • Foundation: reinforced concrete piles.

Scope of work and solutions

  • Construction of the thermal envelope.
  • Structural façade glazing.
  • Glass roof with electric heating.
  • Copper-sheet cladding of the plinth, half of the roof, and the blank wall.

Project highlights

  • Large-format double-chamber façade IGUs weighing 600 kg each.
  • Tempered glass panes within the façade IGUs.
  • In the roof IGUs, both the outer and inner panes are made of laminated glass.
  • A combination of transparent surfaces and copper cladding.