External wall structures with curtain wall

If weatherproofing is provided by cladding over the entire insulation, this is called a curtain wall.

There is a choice between timber and wood-based materials, mineral panels, natural and artificial stone slabs, metal and glass surfaces, plus photovoltaic panels.

“Schwarzer Panther” (“Black Panther”), Graz, Austria, architects: GSarchitects Graz. Curtain wall as glass façade (source: STO)

"Schwarzer Panther" ("Black Panther"), Graz, Austria, architects: GSarchitects Graz. Curtain wall as glass façade (source: STO)

External wall system with timber curtain wall in Seestadt Aspern, Vienna, Austria (source: Weissenseer Holz-System-Bau GmbH)