ION Glass
Enhancing and transforming your home with bespoke structural glass creates a design statement that is not just stunningly beautiful but individual, timeless and functional.
Frameless structural glass specialists Ion Glass will take your design from concept to reality, however complex or challenging the brief. Each installation is entirely unique, working with home- owners, interior designers, architects and builders to create stunning and inspiring results.
Deceptively simple, a frameless glass installation is sleek, contemporary and minimal, whilst meeting every criteria for strength and structural integrity.
Ion Glass MD, Peter Hazeldean comments, ‘More and more of our discerning clients opt for fully frameless glass designs with, ideally, no visible fixings. Many of them also choose low-iron glass, for perfect clarity and a more opulent feel. It’s a very exciting choice in home design – we love to push the boundaries and explore new ways to incorporate glass into both older style and new-build properties. Whilst we can provide more traditional framed structural glass – and in some circumstances some minimal framework is essential – frameless glass is definitely more elegant.’
Take a look at the scope of Ion’s work and imagine how your home could be styled and transformed with glass.
Impressive curves
Consider a sweep of glass balustrading to enhance a curved staircase, each individual glass panel perfectly aligned with the steps and blending seamlessly with the glass to the landing. This luxurious new build residence in Nigeria installed frameless glass to the double curves of the staircase for an impressive style statement that works perfectly with the cool, minimal appeal of marble flooring. (header image above)
If you like an even more pared-down approach to stairs, you’ll love this elliptical floating staircase, created in metal with frameless glass panels perfectly aligned to the hand-forged treads. Each panel of glass is as individual as the owners, the finish a testament to their unique design style and Ion’s ability to fulfil this challenging brief. ‘Helical panels are notoriously difficult to create in glass,’ Peter commented, ‘but with the benefit of Ion’s computer aided measuring techniques we achieved an accurate and flawless result.’
A light touch for stairs in glass
With each glass tread finished in sand-blasted glass to create a non-slip surface and illuminated with LED lights for style and safety Ion Glass created a striking staircase, descending to an outside terrace in a villa on the Cote D’Azur. The client, who owns several properties in stunning locations around the world, was delighted!
‘Distance is not an issue for us,’ added Peter, ‘We make a comprehensive initial survey and site assessment to ensure the glass fits perfectly when it arrives at your home. Wherever you are, we understand our clients want minimal disruption when the glass is installed.’
Showers, spas and saunas
Glass is the obvious choice for showers but don’t limit yourself when it comes to designing your leisure area. Think over-sized mirrors, reflecting your space and maximising the light or consider studio-style walls of bespoke mirrored glass.
Separate different areas of your leisure environment with floor to ceiling glass screens fitted with fully frameless doors and discreet fittings for optimum style and minimal visual impact. Introducing a glass wall to your sauna will change the vibe of the space to one that is more open and inclusive whilst efficiently retaining heat.
Take glass one step further and use it in swimming pools for the ultimate in luxurious leisure. ‘Glass panels around your pool make for a unique swimming experience,’ says Peter Hazeldean. ‘We can install full depth panels so you can swim underwater with full vision, especially rewarding if you have a pool with a view!’
A glass welcome
A glass porch can be taken to design extremes, limited only by your imagination! The owner of this country home barn conversion wanted a statement entrance created entirely from glass, in a break from the more traditional ‘oak and glass’ porch construction of many heritage updates.
He stated, ‘I wanted the light and airy feel that only glass can provide, using glass throughout the conversion, including frameless balustrades to the mezzanine floor and an internal bridge. We approached a number of suppliers but Ion Glass was the only company who were confident they could achieve the result I was hoping for, especially with regard to the porch.’
Welcoming guests to this stunning country property has taken on a new dimension!
Ion Glass have an experienced team of experts who will be delighted to discuss how they can transform your home with structural glass. Consider glass linkways, internal and external balustrades, rooflights, floor panels or glass bridges. Every Ion Glass project is as individual as their clients.
Visit www.ionglass.co.uk, email info@ionglass.co.uk or call 0345 658 9988.
