Architects Choice May 2016 32 Ask The Designer ALEX TART Founder, Alex Tart Architects Modern glazing systems now enable large panes of glass to slide and stack easily to provide clear openings between the building and outdoors areas. The internal climate and excessive glare can now be easily controlled through motorised blinds on the inner face of the glazing, or even between the double glazing. These blinds, in conjunction with discrete air conditioning can be connected to Building Management Systems to ensure that even when the doors and windows are closed, the climate is fully controllable. www.alextartarchitects.com FIONA SCOTT Director, Gort Scott Architects We like to use skylights to help ‘‘sculpt’’ spaces. The light coming in from above is the brightest and can create an interesting play on the texture of wall surfaces and in deep reveals as the sun moves across the sky. If you are extending to make a building deeper, natural light into the depth of the space can help to create a more fluid and natural junction with the existing building. www.gortscott.com MELANIE CLEAR Director, Clear Architects The British climate drove the initial trend for expanses of glass, which bring the outdoors in during inclement weather. This has been further driven by improvements in glass technology and performance. When designing, consider the orientation of the room and the view outside. Bi-fold doors increase spatial connectivity and are more contemporary, whereas orangeries with glazed roof sections are more traditional. Question what style your clients are looking for and consider window dressings to avoid over exposure. www.clear.gb.com ALEX WARD Architectural Designer, Arney Fender Katsalidis Incorporating floor to ceiling structural curved glass in commercial buildings can create mullionless expanses for enhancing the connection to external surroundings. The curve of the glass, however, creates a reflective barrier to provide a feeling of enclosure within the space and a sense of protection from exposure to the public domain. www.afkstudios.com ASK THE DESIGNER… WHAT IS THE BEST WAY OF INCORPORATING MAXIMUM NATURAL LIGHT INTO COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL SPACES, WITHOUT LEAVING A FEELING OF OVER EXPOSURE? Image: Forest View by Clear Architects AC_AprMay16_Master_Layout 3 29/04/2016 14:35 Page 32

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ALEX TARTFounder, Alex TartArchitectsModern glazing systems nowenable large panes of glassto slide and stack easily toprovide clear openingsbetween the building andoutdoors areas. The internalclimate and excessive glarecan now be easily controlledthrough motorised blinds onthe inner face of the glazing,or even between the doubleglazing. These blinds, inconjunction with discrete air conditioning can beconnected to BuildingManagement Systems toensure that even when thedoors and windows areclosed, the climate is fully controllable.www.alextartarchitects.com

FIONA SCOTTDirector, Gort ScottArchitectsWe like to use skylights tohelp ‘‘sculpt’’ spaces. Thelight coming in from above isthe brightest and can createan interesting play on thetexture of wall surfaces andin deep reveals as the sunmoves across the sky. If youare extending to make abuilding deeper, naturallight into the depth of thespace can help to create amore fluid and naturaljunction with the existing building.

www.gortscott.com

MELANIE CLEARDirector, Clear ArchitectsThe British climate drove theinitial trend for expanses ofglass, which bring theoutdoors in during inclementweather. This has beenfurther driven byimprovements in glasstechnology and performance.When designing, consider theorientation of the room andthe view outside. Bi-folddoors increase spatialconnectivity and are morecontemporary, whereasorangeries with glazed roofsections are more traditional.Question what style yourclients are looking for andconsider window dressingsto avoid over exposure.

www.clear.gb.com

ALEX WARDArchitectural Designer,Arney Fender KatsalidisIncorporating floor toceiling structural curvedglass in commercialbuildings can createmullionless expanses for enhancing theconnection to externalsurroundings. The curve of the glass, however,creates a reflective barrierto provide a feeling ofenclosure within the space and a sense ofprotection from exposure to the public domain.

www.afkstudios.com

ASK THE DESIGNER…WHAT IS THE BEST WAY OF INCORPORATING MAXIMUM NATURAL LIGHT INTOCOMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL SPACES, WITHOUT LEAVING A FEELING OF OVER EXPOSURE?

Image: Forest View by Clear Architects

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