Curved Steel-Frame Domes

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; wind and dead-load calculations supplied.

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.