Custom aluminium glass facades – light, space and transparent architecture
Aluminium glass facades with maximum light penetration
An aluminium glass facade combines large glass surfaces with slender profiles and brings in an exceptional amount of natural daylight. Inside and outside visually merge, giving homes, residential extensions, and commercial buildings an open and modern appearance. A glass facade is often constructed as a curtain wall: a lightweight aluminium structure with vertical mullions and horizontal transoms in which large glass panels are integrated. This allows for taller and wider glass surfaces than with traditional window openings. VINCK realizes fully custom-made aluminium glass facades and technically coordinates profiles, glazing , and connections. This creates a transparent facade where light, views, and architecture come together beautifully.
Glass facades for residential and commercial buildings
A glass facade is not only suitable for modern offices or showrooms. In residential buildings, too, a tall glass facade can provide a living space, atrium, stairwell, entrance, or living extension with an exceptional amount of light. Glass facades can be combined with aluminium windows , doors, and fixed glass sections, allowing transparent and more closed parts to be designed as a single architectural whole. The arrangement of the aluminium mullions and transoms helps determine the character of the facade: a fine grid creates rhythm, while larger glass surfaces provide maximum transparency. VINCK therefore does not start from the premise of using as much glass as possible, but from the right balance between architecture, views, privacy, and daily comfort.
Insulation, glazing and safety
A large glass facade must not only look impressive but also function comfortably during both summer and winter. The profile system, insulation, glass construction, seals, and connections collectively determine the performance. Depending on the project, double or triple high-efficiency glazing can be used, with orientation and glass surface area helping to determine which glazing offers the best living comfort . Safety is also taken into account from the design stage. For low, large, or heavily used glass sections, laminated safety glass may be required. In this way, insulation, safety, and transparency are aligned from the very beginning.
Sun comfort and glass facades with sliding windows
For south- and west-facing glass facades, solar heat deserves special attention. Adapted glazing or external sun shading can help limit overheating without losing the open character of the facade. Moreover, an aluminium glass facade does not have to be completely fixed: windows, doors, and large aluminium sliding windows can be integrated into the design for ventilation and a direct connection to the terrace or garden. In minimalist architecture , large glass sections with particularly slender sightlines can further enhance that transparency. In an aluminium conservatory, too, a glass facade can become part of a single continuous design with roof, windows, and sliding sections.
Reynaers glass facades from our own aluminium workshop
An aluminium glass facade requires precise technical preparation. Glass weight, profile distribution, fastening, water drainage, and connections to the roof, floor, and adjacent facades must be correctly worked out in advance. For glass facades, VINCK works with high-quality systems from Reynaers Aluminium and processes the custom work in its own workshop in Sint-Niklaas . As a result, dimensioning, profile processing, assembly, and finishing can be monitored directly before the structure is installed on site. From technical preparation and production to glazing, installation, and adjustment, you receive a single cohesive process in which architecture, technical performance, and finishing are aligned.
Discover what a glass facade makes possible for your project.
Are you considering a tall glass facade, a light-filled living extension, a transparent entrance, or large glass sections for your home or commercial building? VINCK helps you determine the right combination of aluminium profiles, glazing, opening elements, and solar control, and translates your ideas into a technically feasible, custom glass facade.
Would you like to know which aluminium glass facade is architecturally and technically feasible for your project? Discuss your plans with VINCK without obligation and receive a tailored proposal.