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T. Rosenbury
Precision Bent Architectural Glass
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Glasshape® is a leading innovator, designer and manufacturer of bent, tempered and specialty laminated glass. A family business with global reach and a proven track record of delivering excellence. We work hard to ensure we provide a premium product and service to our highly valued glass, metal & fabrication customers, eliminating any concerns when working with Bent Glass.
Precision Bent, Tempered & Laminated Glass
Glasshape® offers a comprehensive portfolio of fully certified architectural tempered glass for interior and exterior designs. Tempered glass is strengthened using a complex heating process before being rapidly cooled. This tempering process makes it several times stronger than standard annealed glass.
Perfect for internal partitioning, stair and atrium balustrades and frameless doors; to name just a few of its applications, our tempered glass solutions provide high-level safety and strength. Even if it breaks, it will shatter into small, rounded pieces, making them less likely to cause damage or injury.
Tempered glass differs from laminated glass in its design and specific uses. Laminated glass is typically produced using two panes of glass (tempered or float) that are joined together with an interlayer to provide maximum strength and durability. This keeps the glass panel intact even if it breaks.
This safety aspect is one of the most important advantages to using laminated glass. Glasshape can provide both tempered and laminated glass solutions to meet your specific requirements.
Applications
Commercial Bent Glass
- Exteriors: TemperShield® is a highly versatile solution that can be customised for exterior-facing projects, including shop front displays and revolving doors. Our expert team of designers can combine TemperShield® with VisionInk® glass-printing capabilities to control SHG and VLT properties. It can also be used for curved rooflights in atrium and other entrance way spaces.
- Interiors: TemperShield® can be applied to a variety of interior spaces to maximise natural light exposure, including for offices, shops, malls, restaurants and cafés. Within these spaces, it’s often used for internal partitioning, stair and atrium balustrades, skylights, frameless doors and glass floors. Use VisionInk® to create striking and colourful digital ceramic images to be fused right into the glass surface.
- Cabinetry: We can modify TemperShield® using Glasshape’s glass-bending capabilities, making it perfect for presentation cabinets. It can also be combined with BanditShield® to provide protection from “smash-and-grab” burglaries.
Residential Bent Glass
- Balustrading: Curved toughened (tempered) glass gives new and renovated homes additional light and space that allow for unobstructed views and protection from wind. Structural balustrades require the glass to take handrail loads, so they must use toughened safety glass. The loading on the glass is determined by NZS4203 or AS/NZS 1170.
- Curved staircase balustrades: Bent glass railings can be used to enhance the aesthetic of a curved staircase, which is the focal point in many large residences. Glasshape produces the tightest bend on a 12mm (1/2″) pane with a radius of just 700mm (28″), an industry benchmark.
- Residential bay windows: Curved glass bay windows help accentuate the façade of contemporary dwellings. Long, sweeping curves allow for distinctive designs and panoramic views, with the generous expanse of glass enhancing the feeling of openness and freedom, while also letting in plenty of natural light.
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Customer Testimonials
Our goal is to deliver excellence in everything we do and our Customers are our best indicator of this. Their feedback is invaluable and provides a measure to ensure we are delivering on our promise. So don’t take our word for it, see what they have to say.
"The assistance received by Glasshape was exceptional. The quality of their product along with communication and production time, makes for a smooth worry free experience."
M. Millard
Features & Benefits
TemperShield® - Bending Capabilities
Our architectural glass products can be custom-made to fit your project’s parameters. Glasshape can manufacture a comprehensive portfolio of certified specialty architectural glass in both flat panes and our signature bends. We have the ability to bend our glass into many different shapes and sizes, providing a limitless array of options for custom designs.
Our glass is bent using two main methods
2D - Two Dimensional :
When using this design, the direction of curvature runs in one direction, effectively creating a cylindrical form.
3D - Three Dimensional:
Three dimensional designs use a multi-directional bend, resulting in a complex curvature, like a dome.
TemperShield® - Typical Bending Options:
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