Hello,Im trying to design a building and it is supposed to have a large curtain wall (length 36m and height 5m). I understand that the panels can be framed (with mullions clearly visible) or bolted together (mullions not visible). I would like to be able to swing open some of these panels to form windows. If this is possible, what is it called and how is it possible to do all the attaching and bolting?
You can have operational windows in a curtain wall. Call them vents, hoppers, bump-outs; there are various names for these types of windows. They are pretty much self contained window units that are inset into the curtain wall framing. The weight will depend on the material really. As well as the glass placed into it, and the operable window units. Might check the Kawneer, Vistawall, YKK websites for ideas.
