This chapel makes the surrounding landscape into its altar piece

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To make this complicated glass structure stay clean for longer, the glass panes were covered in a special coating. - © EnduroShield — © EnduroShield

To make this complicated glass structure stay clean for longer, the glass panes were covered in a special coating.

Nestled in a gorgeous rural setting just over an hour from Sydney, this show-stopping glass chapel in Mangrove Mountain, Australia takes full advantage of the surrounding landscape and is a piece of art in itself. The striking contemporary steel and glass structure sits in perfect contrast with its setting.

With a striking aesthetic and abundance of natural light, feature glass windows are a stunning design element to include in any newbuild, and this chapel incorporates three of the trickiest types to keep clean – window wall, cathedral style and geometric.

One of the challenges of installing floor to ceiling windows is cleaning and maintenance. As the name suggests; a window wall covers the surface of an entire wall. It makes for impressive views, but when it comes to ongoing maintenance, the window wall requires careful planning. As does the cathedral style windows. Though very breath-taking with their ornate gothic aesthetic, cleaning around this framework requires serious attention to detail. And the trickiest of all to clean - geometric windows, while impressive, necessitate an easy-clean solution such as EnduroShield.

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To address these cleaning challenges this structure contains glass coated with EnduroShield's low maintenance, environmentally friendly treatment, specified and supplied by our partners Skyview Constructions and K&K Glass, pre-treated in factory and craned into place.

This striking glass facade combines the familiar elements of a gothic arch with abstract shapes more common in very modern architecture.

The magnificence of a feature such as this relies on clean, clear glass. Dirt, grime and staining would undoubtedly detract from the stunning design and impressive views. EnduroShield is the smart choice to reduce maintenance costs and deliver an effective clean, every time.