When I was growing up I lived in a Victorian gardeners cottage. It was lovely, but the rooms were quite small and dark. I think it’s for this reason that I always remember one of my good friend’s houses. His parents owned a lovely place in town and it had a spectacular kitchen that was half traditional farmhouse style kitchen, and glass room, with gorgeous big windows and glass roofs. In the centre of the room was a huge glass dining table that really finished off the whole interior space and would reflect the clouds as they drifted overhead. Hence, while growing up in my own cottage, I used to crave such a house, at least a room. I really wished that my parents would contact experienced roof replacement service providers and get the ceiling and roof made of glass. Alas, that never happened!
Perhaps, the reason for not opting for a glass roof was something more complicated than my childhood brain could have fathomed. As an adult, I know now that glass roof repairs are costly and need skilled handymen like the ones at Alpine Roofing (they are known to be a reputed roof repair company in Denver) to finish the job without damaging it. Unfortunately, I never realized this as a kid until now. But this reason is still not enough for mw to stop loving the glass roofs.
Truth be told, I’ve always been captivated by the beautiful huge glass ceiling at the British Museum in London and the new ceiling at Kings Cross Station. Both are remarkable sculptures that blur the lines between architecture and art. As both an architecture and art lover I can’t complain about this – quite the opposite! I’d love to see more of this kind of thing! The sculptural quality of both of these ceilings really is quite remarkable.
The glass roof at the British Museum.
Glass Roof Inspiration
I was browsing Pinterest recently and found myself adding a few glass ceilings to the boards I keep for inspiration about my future home. I’m sure that by the time I have the money to afford to build these places my tastes and style will have changed, but it doesn’t stop me from dreaming about it right now! According to my knowledge, these roofs are not exactly easy to maintain and may require the assistance of an experienced Commercial Roofing company at all times. Nevertheless, it’s a beautiful design to marvel at and something that can be done in the future.
This shot immediately caught my eye. The way the old industrial past of the building is reflected in the dark black beams really stands out. You so often expect glass roofs to be surrounded by white beams, but this one really breaks the mould. The whole look reminds me of the old factories where I grew up. The greenery around the edge of the glass softens the effect though, and the raw-looking lightbulbs give it true style and make it extremely current.
Here they are again, those clean black industrial lines supporting a beautiful glass ceiling. I love the way that the look of this room is ultra-modern, but that modernity is set against the brick side wall of what looks like a Victorian house. Pairing it with farmhouse-style furniture makes it even more eclectic and is exactly the kind of thing I love.
Even though they both have big glass panels in the ceiling and heavy black beams to frame the glass, these two instances are very different. Both of these rooms, albeit in quite different ways, represent the architectural past of the buildings. However, when the glass roof needs to drain towards a wall, a structural gutter built with the aid of specialists from a business like MasterShield in Atlanta (https://www.mastershieldatl.com/) may be highly beneficial. All in one, the structural gutter supports the weight of the glass unit, links the glass roof to the wall structure, and offers a high-volume water drainage system.
In contrast to the two above is this one – another gorgeous example featuring thick black beams. I love the way that minimalism is starting to develop now. There’s more to minimalism than just pure white rooms sparsely decorated with white furniture. The glossy black finishes here reflect the white surfaces and the dark black beams above them. I’d really love to live here. Even if it does remind me slightly of the black ash laminate furniture I had in my bedroom as a teenager! Maybe that’s why I love it? Who knows! Either way, one day I’ll own an old industrial building that I can bring back to life in this way.
