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Glass is considered as raw materials that seem fragile and easily broken. But when laying and selected the right type, glass can be applied to many buildings elements, such as replacement walls, floors, and even stairs.

To achieve glass function optimally, it's good to pay attention to certain technical requirements for safe use and durable. The need for thin thick glass is highly dependent on its use, the extent of which will be attached and the material support or frame. The larger the field and the fewer the framework of his crutch, the thick glass to be used.

Sunlight and humidity are high enough to cause the glass was chosen as materials that can help manage the condition of the building to be comfortable for occupancy. There is a standard placement of openings in the building commonly adopted as cardinal directions north-south to reduce the entry of sunlight. Due to located on the east-west direction in accordance with the sunrise and sunset, rays that enter the building too much, now it's hard sometimes hard to do given the limited land owned for building.

With the glass, do not hesitate to put the building opening with the direction of sunrise and sunset. There are special types of glass-coated can reduce incoming sunlight with a maximum with glass coating. The use of glass in the window need not be too thick enough to five mm with the assumption that the size of 1m x 1m. However, openings on soundproofing insulation space, the glass must have a minimum thickness of ten mm consisting of two or more sheets of glass and equipped with a kind of air cavity.

The function of glass

Glass has the now wore away through changes. Formerly used only glass only limited physical function. As a window to enter and reduce sunlight into the room and also help keep humidity in the room. But now more diverse functions in accordance with the demands of building design. This was accompanied by the development of processing methods and the increasingly varied types of glass.

The function of the aesthetic was one factor in the rise of these materials used building materials. Glass with an interesting texture and color can be used as a decorative element with respect to certain aspects. Stained glass can also be used as a special identity for a building is easier to remember.

The architectural, glass is considered to produce a certain effect to manipulate human feelings and visions. It was caused by the nature of the cornea transparent and reflect light. As the design demands of an increasingly diverse, the glass appears as an element that can represents the future material to give the impression of futuristic buildings. The tendency of humans who follow a modern lifestyle in recent years have made it more open nature of the surroundings. Glass was chosen architects and designers of the building to express these changes.
Humanist side of a room can be realized with this material. so that the visual form of communication among the chamber can takes place, although still limited physically.

Benefits of using glass in buildings.
- Reflect on and continue the sunlight into the building to provide natural lighting in the room and help reduce air inertia.
- To help ease the burden of the structure.
- Creating the physical limitations can still be visually accessible so that social contact is ongoing.
- As a decorative element in the building.
- The ingredients to create the illusion of space becomes more widespread.
- Facilities include outer space elements into the building.
- Creating a mild effect on the psychological building.
- Creating the impression of modern and futuristic.

Placement of decorative glass

The use of glass can be done in many places. Among these doors, walls, or even a window.

It is important for us to align the design theme of the house with the type of glass used. If using decorative glass, avoid to avoid the application of glass decorations are expensive, even damage the atmosphere because the design is far from the overall home design.

Another thing related to the use of decorative glass is a matter of cost. Decorative glass is relatively more expensive than plain glass.

The condition can be designed by choosing which parts are using decorative glass, and which part should still use plain glass.

For example, only the stained glass window placed in front of the house alone. While others use a plain glass window.

In addition, price pressure can also be done by selecting a combination of glass material. If you choose stained glass, do not select laminated. Pick a single layer of stained glass because it is cheap compared with stained glass laminated, three layers for example. Engraved glass, can be replaced with glass paint. Melton or stained glass, may be replaced with glass color.