Brief
Combine panoramic sliders, windows and railings in a marine climate without conflicts at terrace levels.
Mediterranean residence
Villa in Calpe
Calpe, Spain
Windows · sliding · railings
2026
Windows · sliding · railings
2026
Location
Calpe, Spain
Project type
Private villa
Glazing solution
Windows · sliders · railings
System / platform
Reynaers ML 8 HI / MP HI
PROJECT STORY
Architecture first.
The glazing was not meant to read as a separate layer on this house. From the living spaces, the eye should continue towards the terrace and landscape, so the large sliding openings were treated as part of the architecture rather than as windows inserted into a wall.
Opening windows, large sliders and glass railings meet in one envelope. Because of the coastal setting, the design work went beyond profile selection: coating protection, support for heavy insulating glass, water management at the lower frame and the finished terrace level all had to be resolved together.
CASE STUDY
What shaped the solution
01
Large sliding openings
Reynaers MasterPatio HI is used at the terrace openings. The performance of a large slider depends just as much on a rigid level base, frame geometry and future service access as it does on the aluminium system.
02
Glass as part of the envelope
The 6 KN 176 ESG / 16 Ar / 6 ESG / 16 Ar / 6 Low‑E ESG build-up is part of the overall thermal and solar strategy. Its weight also determines how the glass and frame must be supported.
03
Terrace, threshold and water
The lower slider junction had to meet waterproofing and the exterior finish cleanly. Frame drainage and terrace drainage are separate systems, but they physically meet at the same construction detail.
Scope delivered
System selection, glass specification, RAL 7021 Coatex Seaside PA finish coordination, installation, drainage and waterproofing junctions, and glass railing installation.
ENGINEERING DOSSIER
What sits behind the finished photograph.
The notes describe the project logic. Parameters that are not present in a confirmed specification are deliberately not presented as exact figures.
Critical risk
Heavy triple IGUs, low thresholds, exterior water and a demanding coastal environment.
Engineering decision
MasterLine 8 HI and MasterPatio HI with Seaside coating preparation, thermal bases and coordinated terrace drainage.
Outcome
Large openings read as architecture while the threshold and water-management layers stay visually quiet.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
01 / SYSTEM
Reynaers MasterLine 8 HI / MasterPatio HI
02 / GLASS
6 KN 176 ESG / 16 Ar / 6 ESG / 16 Ar / 6 Low-E ESG
03 / COLOUR
RAL 7021 Coatex Seaside PA
04 / INSTALLATION
Thermal base profiles, drainage junctions, waterproofing and coordination with exterior terraces
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