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Architectural Curtain Wall | What are the common classifications of architectural curtain walls?

Architectural Curtain Wall | What are the common classifications of architectural curtain walls?

Aug 29,2022

Building curtain wall refers to the non-load-bearing exterior wall enclosure of a building, usually composed of panels (glass, metal plates, slate, ceramic plates, etc.) and supporting structures behind (aluminum beams, columns, steel structures, glass ribs, etc.). The building curtain wall is composed of a supporting structure system and panels, which can have a certain displacement capacity relative to the main structure, and do not share the building envelope or decorative structure that the main structure is subjected to. The common classifications of building curtain walls are as follows: Curtain walls can be divided into: building curtain walls, component building curtain walls, unitized curtain walls, glass curtain walls, stone curtain walls, metal sheet curtain walls, full glass curtain walls, point-supported glass curtain walls, etc.
Sort by panel
1. Glass curtain wall
(1) According to the type of glass, it is divided into: monolithic glass, glued glass, insulating glass.​​
(2) According to the glass installation method, it is divided into: full glass curtain wall, glass brick curtain wall, point-connected glass curtain wall.​​
All-glass curtain wall: hanging glass curtain wall, floor-standing glass curtain wall. .
Glass brick curtain wall: frame type glass brick curtain wall, filled glass brick curtain wall
Point-connected glass curtain wall: pull rod type glass curtain wall, cable type glass curtain wall, truss type glass curtain wall
2. Metal plate curtain wall: single-piece aluminum plate, composite aluminum plate, aluminum-plastic plate, stainless steel plate, titanium alloy plate, color steel plate, copper plate (no longer used).​​
3. Non-metallic panel curtain wall: stone panel, honeycomb composite panel, Trespa, ceramic panel, calcium plastic panel, wood-based panel, pre-cast cement processing panel.​​
4. Stone curtain wall: combination curtain wall, steel pin type stone curtain wall, short slot type stone curtain wall, channel type stone curtain wall, back-bolt type stone curtain wall, small unit type stone curtain wall, wet stick type stone curtain wall, honeycomb stone stone curtain wall.
Classified by components
1. Frame type (component type) curtain wall:
(1) Bright frame curtain wall
(2) Hidden frame glass curtain wall
(3) Horizontal and vertical hidden glass curtain wall
(4) Horizontal and vertical glass curtain wall
2. Unitized curtain wall:
(1) Unitized glass curtain wall
(2) Semi-unit glass curtain wall
(3) Small unit glass curtain wall

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