Improve definition| panelized curved facade

These are called planar glazing facades/systems (NOT structural or semi-structural): where there’s no alu/steel/hybrid (i.e. like JansenViss) frame around. Just brackets fixed by struts(push) and cables (pull) exactly like a tensegrity truss (Google that). Brackets may have a freedom of adjustment (blob type of facades etc) making similar systems the most expensive facades known to man (way above 2K /M2 for a double glazing system). Structural silicone (like the one used in structural facades) is used for the gaps between glass panels … but that material has a ELS of (max) 25 years meaning the obvious.

That said and depending on regional seismic activity planar systems MAY require a 100% standalone supporting tensegrity truss. For instance stuff for California or Japan etc etc. But if you design a facade in NY … well … it could be considerably more airy.

So I’m guessing correctly that you are after a solution like this?

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