Sir Novelty Fashion
Senior Member
If only this thread were mullion-free.
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/\/\/\ Yes, this.
We're talking about a continuous window wall uninterrupted by thick gray aluminum mullion (non-structural mullion trim or otherwise).
Examples:
Healthy glass curtain wall with thin, lean mullions (practically vegetarian):
(ignoring the horizontal mullions on Simcoe and B/A, which are at least made of glass)
versus
Fat-heavy mullion loaded with cholesterol:
(murano by casaguy) (malibu by casaguy)
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window wall ... non-structural mullion ... horizontal mullions made of glass
OH, I see.. I've been lumping mullion trim, muntin, etc. together into the mullion category.I know what was meant in the original post (and yours as well), but my point is that many words with specific technical definitions are getting used with little regard to their meanings. Window wall and curtainwall are two completely different things. Non-structural mullion doesn't make any sense because mullions are, by definition, structural. Horizontal mullions don't make sense either because mullions are vertical elements (the word you want is 'transom' for those elements). And even then, in that case you aren't talking about transoms in that sentence, you're talking about spandrels.
Horizontal mullions don't make sense either because mullions are vertical elements (the word you want is 'transom' for those elements).
If only this thread were mullion-free.