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The extensive glass walls allowed light to penetrate further into the building, utilizing more floor space and reducing lighting costs. Oriel Chambers comprises 43,000 sq ft (4,000 m 2 ) set over five floors without an elevator , which had only recently been invented and was not yet widespread. [ 3 ]
Spandrels of a Tudor arch Spandrels of a circle within a square Spandrel figures of winged victories, Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, Paris Spandrel panels. A spandrel [1] is a roughly triangular space, usually found in pairs, between the top of an arch and a rectangular frame, between the tops of two adjacent arches, [2] or one of the four spaces between a circle within a square.
The exterior curtain wall had full-height plate glass panes separated by aluminum mullions, with repeating details of half-hexagonal anodised aluminium panels over dark blue vitreous enamelled spandrel panels above each floor. The building's geometric design and silver-blue colour palette echoed the company's product range.
Back painted glass is any form of clear glass that is painted from the back side and viewed from the front side, or "first surface" side. Back painted glass is widely used for architectural spandrel glass, colored glass walls for interior glazing, colored glass back splashes, glass markerboards and dry erase boards, colored glass counter tops, shower walls, artistic glass, auto glass, marine ...
Step Three: Remove Streaks. Combine one part vinegar and one part water in bowl. Dampen a clean microfiber cloth with the mixture and apply it to the glass, wiping it down well for a streak-free ...
A girder or main "summer beam" of a floor: if supported on two storey posts and open below, also called a "bress" or "breast-summer". Often found at the centerline of the house to support one end of a joist, and to bear the weight of the structure above. [83] Spandrel 1.
The curtain wall system is composed of clear glass pieces, tinted blue vision glass pieces, and opaque spandrel panels in four shades of blue. Interior materials vary depend on their location, either in standard apartments, premium apartments, or common areas.
Spandrel is often used in relation to a curtain wall, and is a cladding filler-panel between vision glass and/or structure. It is often glass that is not clear, or precast concrete. This text needs to be checked by someone more certain than I. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.74.1.99 ( talk • contribs ) 15:43, 8 June 2006