Glass now, perhaps the most common and often used building material. Moreover, most architects and designers call modern time “glass time”. And, however, it is simply impossible to imagine modern architecture without this building material.
If earlier glass was used to make windows, now whole facades of buildings are framed and made of glass. Why did the glass come into fashion so quickly and continues to occupy a leading position in the construction and decoration of buildings and structures? Everything is simple, because glass is a noble material. Its main positive qualities include lightness and beauty. The glass will fit into any style, in any room, precisely because we can observe it everywhere – starting from tables in public institutions (cafes, restaurants), and ending with whole facades of buildings. Glass is used even for flooring, which is a very bold solution that terrifies all those who are afraid.
Glass is also used to create doors, windows, and even for partitions between offices in office rooms and buildings.
It is worth noting the last trend, namely, the creation of glass partitions, which, as stated, can be used not only in office buildings, but even in residential buildings and apartments. What are the advantages of such glass partitions? The first thing that should be noted is that the glass does not burn, which means that such partitions are fireproof, which is very important for such public premises with a large number of people as offices. As for the installation of such partitions in residential buildings, the main advantage is that transparent partitions share the premises, visually without reducing it. That is, having divided one room into two parts with a partition, the space will remain whole, as a result of which the room will look more.
As for glass facades, now we can see such facades on almost all public buildings. Such facades not only protect the internal space from the wind well, but also mounted at any time of the year, which is very important for our climate.
Thus, glass is the most common and popular material of the modern world.