The document describes the Elegance 52 curtain wall system, which offers a comprehensive range of options for contemporary facade designs. It has a common substructure width of 52mm, allowing integration of windows, solar shaders, and photovoltaics. Variants include thermally insulated, super insulated, industrial, and photovoltaic integrated options. It also describes concealed window units, structural glazing facades, and fire, blast, and burglar resistant versions of the system.

1. Infinite options Curtain Walling System
Elegance 52

2. Comprehensive system
Efficient and Proven
features
Contemporary Designs
Elegance 52

3. Elegance 52
Systems Characteristics
 Stick System curtain walling with wide
regular variants and project solutions
 All variants use a common
substructure with a width of 52
mm, allowing a slim sightline
 Seamless integration of opening
units, solar shaders, photovoltaic’s
 Weather performance, thermal
insulation, building connections, ease
of fabrication & installation were key
factors when designing Elegance 52.

5. Elegance 52 range
E52stickcurtain wall
— Thermal steps: SHI, SI,I,Basic
— E52 ST capped
— E52 IN industriallook
— E52 HL/VL linings
Concealedfacade windows
— E52 IT NS (SG with non-stepped glass)
— E52 IT S(SG with stepped glass)
— E52 IT GB (glazingbead)
Structural glazedfacades
— E52 SG and E85 SG
— E52 SX
— E52 SG Eco
— E52 GF
Safety and Protection
— E52 FR Fire resistant
— E52 BR Burglar resistant
— Powerframe Blastresistant

6. < Subject, topic >
ST
standard

7. Elegance 52 ST
System Characteristics
 Externally capped thermally
broken curtain wall system
 Offers a multitude of design
options through the use of
different designer mullions and
cover caps
 Trusted and tested
– Air Permeability : AE 750 (EN 12152)
– Water tightness : RE 1200 (EN 12154)
– Wind resistance : 3000 Pa (EN 13116)
400 kg4 - 62 mm Ucw 1.40
(Ug 1.1)

8. Elegance 52 ST
 Wide range of standard
and bespoke decorative
cover caps gives the
freedom to design
visually unique facades.

9. Elegance 52 ST

10. < Subject, topic >
HL/VL
Horizontal
Vertical
Lining

12. Elegance 52 HL
System Characteristics
 When horizontal emphasis is
required
 Based on Elegance 52 ST structure
 Vertical cover caps are minimized
 Depending on the glass pane
dimensions and expected
windloads, safety pieces can be
used to ensure the tight sealing of
the glass against the structure
 Can easily accommodate
concealed opening windows.46 mm

13. Elegance 52 ST

14. Elegance 52 VL
System Characteristics
 When vertical emphasis is
required
 Based on Elegance 52 ST structure
 Horizontal lines are minimized
 Depending on the glass pane
dimensions and expected wind
loads, safety pieces can be used to
ensure the tight sealing of the
glass against the structure
 Can easily accommodate
concealed opening windows.46 mm

15. < Subject, topic >
IN
Industrial Look

16. Elegance 52 IN
System Characteristics
 Based on the same Elegance 52
ST principles of
drainage, coupling, fabrication
and thermal insulation but uses
special range of mullions and
transoms to create a slim interior
design effect
 Where the Elegance 52 ST uses
tubular profiles, the Elegance 52
profiles have an I or T shape.
62 mm

17. < Subject, topic >
PV
Integrated Photovoltaics

18. Elegance 52 PV
System Characteristics
 Building Intregrated Photovoltaic
curtain wall. Based on the same
Elegance 52 ST principles of
drainage, coupling, fabrication
and thermal insulation
 Reduced shadows effect with
shallow cap profiles
 The only CE certified curtain wall
with BIPV glass modules
 Concealed wirings and connectors
in Curtain Wall profiles

19. Elegance 52 PV

21. < Subject, topic >
IT
Concealed
Windows

22. Concealed windows

23. E52 IT range
Top hung project window
Friction stays up to 120 kg
(180 kg for projects)
Parallel window
Parallel scissors up to 120 kg
(200 kg for projects)

24. Elegance 52 IT
System Characteristics
 Outward opening window-
system, designed to allow an
opening vent with minimal visual
aspect to be integrated into the
Elegance 52 ST, SX, HL and VL
 Variants :
– E52 IT NS (SG with non-stepped glass)
– E52 IT S (SG with stepped glass)
– E52 IT GB (glazing bead)
 Trusted and tested
– Air Permeability : 600 Pa (EN 12152)
– Water tightness : 1200 Pa (EN 12154)
– Wind resistance : 1200 Pa (EN 13116)
120 kg
180 for project
24 -40 mm

26. E52 IT NS (non stepped glass)
85
53
69
53
Top hung & Parallel Top hung

27. E52 IT S (stepped glass)
Top hung & Parallel Top hung

28. E52 IT GB (glazing bead)
Top hung & Parallel Top hung

29. < Subject, topic >
SI
Super Insulating

30. Elegance 52 SI
System Characteristics
 Externally capped
Super Insulated wall system
 3 thermal steps available :
– Elegance 52 I
– Elegance 52 SI with Foam-Power®
– Elegance 52 SHI with Foam-Power®
SHI has Passive House according IFT
 Offers the same multitude of
design options than the Elegance
52 ST range
Ucw 0.61
(EL52 SHI)

31. Elegance 52 SI
Thermal Steps variants from Basic to SHI
Basic I HI SHI
Um, Ut 2.8 – 3.5 2.1 – 2.5 1.1 – 1.5 0.94 - 1.0
Ucurtainwall (Ug = 1.1) 1.31 1.29 1.25 -
Ucurtainwall (Ug = 0.7) 0.94 0.92 0.87 0.80
Ucurtainwall (Ug = 0.5) - 0.74 0.69 0.61
All values W/m².K

32. Elegance 52 SI
E52 SIE52 ST
- 40% Um,t

33. Elegance 52 SHI
Passive House certified (IFT Rosenheim)

34. < Subject, topic >
SG
Structural Glazing

35. Elegance Curtain Wall / Elegance 52 / Elegance 52 SG

36. Elegance 52 SG
System Characteristics
 Structurally glazed curtain wall
system to create flush glass
facades by avoiding the use of
external cover caps
 Available in both insulated and
super insulated versions
 Trusted and tested
– Air Permeability : 600 Pa (EN 12152)
– Water tightness : 1200 Pa (EN 12154)
– Wind resistance : 1200 Pa (EN 13116)
200 kg24 -38 mm W0.87 x H1.5 m
(per panel)

37. Elegance 52 SG
Design
 With minimal sightline the SG
includes an integrated outward
opening window system which
cannot be visually differentiated
from the fixed panels
 In addition to glass panels, it is
also possible to accommodate
other types of opaque panel
materials.
 Safety clips ensure total security
 Variant 85 mm backstructure for
flush appearance inside/outside.

38. Elegance 85 SG
System Characteristics
 Structurally glazed façade system ,
only 15 mm narrowest sightline.
 Dedicated 85 mm mullions and
transoms
 EPDM perimeter gasket mounted
on every subframe in the workshop
for easy onsite installation
 Fix and openable panels based on
the same profiles and visually are
indistinguishable from one another.
300 kg24 -38 mm

40. < Subject, topic >
SG Eco
Structural glazed
economic

41. Elegance 52 SG Eco
System Characteristics
 Sructurally clamped aluminium
curtain wall system where the
glass is retained directly towards
the standard structure of
Elegance 52 ST without use of
pressure plates nor cover caps.
 Alternative for the traditional
structural glazed systems as it
also creates a flush surface
aspect.

42. Elegance 52 SG Eco

43. < Subject, topic >
SX
Mechanical
Structural Glazing

45. Elegance 52 SX
System Characteristics
 Structurally clamped aluminium
curtain wall system where the
glass is retained directly towards
the standard structure of
Elegance 52 ST with the use of
concealed pressure plates.
 Economic alternative to
traditional structural glazing

46. Elegance 52 SX
SX SG
Mechanical structural glazing
vs. traditional SSG

47. < Subject, topic >
GF
Glazed Frames

49. Elegance 52 GF
System Characteristics
 Based on the structure of
Elegance 52 SG using a glazing
bead instead of structurally
bonding the glass to the panel
 Visual design : the glass is held in
position with aluminium as in a
picture frame. Each panel seems
to be independent.
 Panels completely assembled in
the workshop.
20 -30 mm W1.5 x H0.9 m
(per pannel)

50. FR
Fire
Resistant

51. Elegance 52 FR
System Characteristics
 Based on Elegance 52 ST and uses
matching profiles and accessories
inside the system to make it fire
resistant, while being visually
identical to 52 ST
 Use of intumescent strips, steel
pressure plates, cooling materials
and fire resistant glazing ensures
the EI 30 classification
 Tested officially to EN 1364-3.
EN 1363-1 and -2 for both internal
and external fire-exposure.

53. Elegance 52 FR
Reinforcement section
with cooling compound
Steel Clips
Special tape
Special glazing

54. BR
Burglar
Resistant

55. Elegance 52 BR
System Characteristics
 Elegance 52 Burglar Resistant
offers an ultimate protection.
 Special fastening prevents any
non authorized removal of the
glazing.
 External / internal designs are
not affected
 Two versions available :
Elegance 52 ST , Elegance 52 HL
 Tested RC2 according to
EN 1627 – 1630.

56. PF
Powerframe
Blast
Resistant

57. Powerframe 85
System Characteristics
 Thermally insulated blast
resistant curtain wall
 Absorbs blast energy without
causing failure of the element
or the structure
 Modified enhanced
profiles, special fixing, deeper
glass rebates to ensure that the
glass is retained within the
frame.

58. Powerframe 85
 Tested according to ISO 16933
Class EXV25 & 9 kg Satchel
Bomb (Arena Air Blast Loading)

59. Powerframe 85