Curved Steel-Frame Glass Dome
Curved Steel-Frame Glass Dome
Heat-bent curved glass over engineered steel space-frames — large-span domes for public buildings, conservatories, sports venues, botanical gardens and exhibition halls. Curved tempered or laminated safety glass to BS EN 12150 / 14449.
Trent Glass Curved Steel-Frame Glass Domes are bespoke curved steel-frame glass domes manufactured by our specialist overseas decorative-glass partner with twenty years’ experience in stained, leaded and structural architectural glass — finished, certified and installed to UK standards by the Trent Glass / Leaworks Group team.
Key Features
- Heat-bent curved glass on a structural steel space-frame
- Engineered for large clear spans — typically 10 to 60+ metres
- Curved tempered or laminated safety glass to BS EN 12150 / 14449
- Wind, snow and seismic load calculations supplied
- Site assembly possible where crane access is limited
- Optional integrated maintenance walkways and abseil anchors
Ideal Applications
- Botanical gardens and greenhouses
- Sports stadium and arena roofing
- Exhibition halls and conference centres
- Large-scale public buildings (museums, libraries)
- Transport interchange terminal buildings
- Industrial and clean-room roofing
- Cultural centres and performance venues
- Large hotel and resort atriums
Technical Specifications
- Glass: toughened to BS EN 12150 and/or laminated to BS EN 14449, specified to project
- Wind & dead-load engineering calculations supplied where structural
- CE / UKCA marking on all structural glass elements
- Indicative lead time: 10–16 weeks from sign-off; complex domes 14–20 weeks
- UK delivery and installation by Trent Glass or your contractor
How Is This Made? See our ten-stage stained glass production process — from design and pattern-making through to soldering, cementing and completed panels.