Over the years balcony balustrade design choices have changed significantly.
Ten years ago, framed balustrade systems were the dominant selection. As the cost of frameless structural glass has reduced significantly, coupled with a surge of simplistic and sleek design, frameless structural glass for balcony balustrades has become the prevailing choice.
Whether your chosen building style is designed to continue a heritage of the locations ‘industrial theme’ or a modern façade, a complementing or contrasting detail can be selected.
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Frameless Balustrades
Frameless structural glass offers minimalist styling and an uninterrupted view from the balcony...
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Vertical Bar Balustrades
Vertical bar balustrades are a common option. Whilst historically they were considered to be a low cost, industrial-looking infill option,...
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Post-System Balustrades
Cassette® balconies make the base detail of frameless structural glass much simpler than fixing it to concrete or steel frames. This...
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Solid Walls
Solid walls are typically used as either part of the architectural style of the building façade, or as a way of...
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Privacy Screens
Privacy is often a key consideration when it comes to terraces, continuous walkways, or balconies which have access from differing apartments...
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Perforated Balustrade Panels
Perforated balustrades have become more common as laminated glass has become banned under the Combustible Cladding Ban...
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Non-balcony balustrading
At Sapphire we are fully focused on providing factory finished modular balconies...
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