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How to Clean Large Glass Panels Safely

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Start With Access, Not Cleaning Products With large architectural glazing, the first consideration should not be which cleaning product to use, but whether the glass can be reached safely in the first place. Floor-to-ceiling windows, tall fixed panes and expansive glazed elevations can appear straightforward from inside a room, yet their external surfaces may sit […]

Glazing Trends That Will Still Look Right in 2036

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The Best Glazing Trend May Be Not Looking Trend-Led When planning a major renovation or new home, it is natural to want the finished building to feel contemporary. The difficulty is that what feels current today can become the detail that dates the building tomorrow. Glazing is particularly exposed to this cycle. Frame colours become […]

Why Some Glazed Rooms Feel Calm and Others Feel Exposed

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The Difference Between Openness and Exposure Large areas of glass can make a room feel extraordinarily open. Daylight reaches further inside. The garden becomes part of the interior experience. Long views can make the room feel larger than its physical boundaries suggest. But there is a point where openness can become exposure. The difference is […]

When Bigger Glass Makes a Home Feel Worse

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Bigger Glass Is Not Automatically Better Architecture Walk through the pages of an architectural magazine or scroll through social media and it is easy to conclude that bigger glazing is always better. Entire walls of glass, dramatic sliding doors and uninterrupted floor-to-ceiling elevations have become visual symbols of luxury home design. While these projects can […]