Whether folding glass walls, large-format sliding windows, slide-and-turn systems or conservatory or patio roofs, for four decades, window and facade expert Solarlux has been the go-to partner for customised and movable glass solutions. The company was recently awarded the Iconic Award 2023 for its Proline T balcony glazing in the category of Innovative Architecture.
Solarlux's high-quality balcony glazing was also used in Olaf Gipser Architects’ timber hybrid building ‘Stories’ in Amsterdam. As delicate and movable glass elements, Solarlux’s glazing helps extend the outdoor season while also ensuring a pleasant microclimate. Large-format sliding windows from the manufacturer were also used on a revitalisation project at a former granary in Berlin, skilfully bridging the gap between old and new as well as inside and out…
Maria Deister – Senior Content Editor | | | Small sketches, big ideas – 40 years of Solarlux | | Four decades ago, friends Herbert Holtgreife and Heinz-Theo Ebbert played around with the idea of how to fold glass. Ever since, their company Solarlux has been optimising the light in our work and living spaces...
Read more | | | Big moves with sliding windows from Solarlux | | On a residential project near Leipzig, an almost-six-metre-high cero sliding window system was installed, impressively opening up the interior space over two floors to the garden...
Watch the video to find out more | | | An industrial landmark offering new perspectives | | The sensitive refurbishment of a former grain testing warehouse on the Spandau shipping canal in Berlin revives the historic charm of the building, opening it up to contemporary use...
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Facts & Figures
Pioneer of passive solar architecture: Solarlux was founded in 1983 by Heinz-Theo Ebbert (✝ 1990) and Herbert Holtgreife. Today, the company based in Melle, Lower Saxony, is managed by second-generation Stefan Holtgreife.
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Made in Germany product range: In addition to its market-leading bi-folding doors, the product range includes glass extensions, the large-format cero sliding window and premium-quality balcony and facade glazing. Solarlux systems can be found in sophisticated architecture projects all over the world.
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Workforce: Over 1,000 employees worldwide
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Philosophy: Solarlux is always the right choice when it comes to using glass solutions to create a fluid boundary between interior and exterior spaces. They create transparent, light-flooded rooms that establish a direct, immediate connection to the outside world. | | | | Sliding and Rotating System |
Proline T | | | Bi-folding Door Highline |
Highline | | | | Bright, transparent living areas, protective balcony glazing that visually dissolves, floating gardens and energy-efficient technologies – how the ‘Stories’ timber hybrid building in Amsterdam is making sustainability history.
Read more | | | Solarlux: Glass as the mother of invention | | Solarlux has been producing top-quality window and facade solutions for 40 years now. Here, we take a look behind the scenes of the family-run company, now managed by second-generation Stefan Holtgreife.
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