Let's build a winter garden at home. Stained-glass windows based on the works of A. Mucha “The Seasons”. Aluminum stained glass windows for the winter garden

The winter garden, the idea of ​​which originated more than one hundred years ago, is becoming more and more popular today both in spacious modern apartments and in private country houses. The main design feature of this room is the presence large area glazing for maximum light penetration. They glaze not only the main part of the walls (including windows and doors), but also the roof.

Panoramic glazing

It is quite understandable that where there is a lot of transparent glass, the thought of colored glass should also arise. Plain transparent glass is neither elegant nor decorative, but stained-glass windows are a good tool that can turn an ordinary, functionally oriented design into a real work of art. If we take into account the very purpose of the winter garden (and this is a place for rest, relaxation, communication), then the role of stained glass in decorating this room is difficult to overestimate.

Winter gardens became popular in 16th-century Europe. It was during this period that glass architecture flourished. The prerequisite for its development was the invention of the technology for producing sheet glass. This turning point, which influenced the fate of glassmaking, took place in 1687 in France.

Since then, architects and artists have produced many magnificent examples of stained glass art that adorn winter gardens. And many of them have survived to this day. For example, the Palm House pavilion in London's botanical garden, built by the architect Decimus Barton in 1945, or the Plant Garden of the Natural History Museum in Paris, which is famous for its greenhouses.

The use of stained glass windows in the winter garden

• According to the employees of the Steklosfera company, this space reveals the artistic properties of colored glass in the best way, because it is flooded with light, everything here is built on its play and modulations.
• It is the stained-glass windows that will help to realize the stylistic affiliation of the interior design of the winter garden, since due to the total glazing it is difficult to use other means of creating expressiveness.
• The development of modern technologies makes it possible not to fear for the reliability of the design or for the safety of the pattern. The specialists of the Steklosfera studio will develop and install reliable and durable stained-glass windows, turning your balcony or terrace into a classic winter garden.
• Craftsmen today have the technological ability to provide excellent thermal insulation for rooms with total glazing, so you do not need to worry about how comfortable you will feel in it.

Ways to use stained glass in the winter garden

Usually, in rooms intended for a winter garden, one or two walls still remain opaque, made of stone or wood. However, this does not mean that they cannot support the overall concept of decoration. Accordingly, there are two main ways to use colored glass in a winter garden:

1. On a glazing structure. In this case, natural daylight will be used to illuminate the colored glass. Masters think over the color solutions of the work in such a way that it plays differently in the rays of the midday or setting sun. You can choose to decorate small stained-glass inserts of various shapes, scattered across the common canvas of windows and roofs, or you can decorate the object with several monumental paintings. An interesting arrangement is the alternation of colored and transparent inserts in stripes or in a checkerboard pattern. In any case, the craftsmen of the Steklosfera studio will think over the concept of glazing so that there is enough sunlight in the room and the decoration is not excessive.
2. On interior walls. Here you can arrange with artificial lighting. Of course, this is an optional decorative element in the winter garden, but it will support the overall style line and ensure the emotional unity of the entire room.

The masters of the Steklosfera studio will select a unique style for any object with panoramic windows. With us, your winter garden will find its face and become perfect place for relax.

The background is as follows: the customers have four children, each of them was born in "their" time of the year. The clients and the architect really like the work of Alphonse Mucha; a joint decision was to make a stained-glass window corresponding to the time of his birth in the room of each child. We all know the original work:

“Winter” is frustrating, which, according to the couple, does not at all correspond to the character of their daughter: they want something Russian, peppy, ruddy from the frost. I was glad because I saw for myself new theme: A fly, but not really, rather, stained-glass windows in the neo-Russian Bilibino style. The process of selecting material is an exciting stage of work. For the artist, the so-called "observation" is very important. What I saw somewhere and sometime pops up in my memory either in vivid or completely erased images. You need to find them and tie them to the right place.
We examine and make bookmarks in the book "Costume ball in the Winter Palace. 1903." Magnificent clothes of Russian hawks


In addition, the available information on the Russian peasant costume was reviewed. It is not only not inferior to the nobility in terms of decoration, but sometimes it is simply amazing. For the first time, for example, I saw here http://amsmolich.livejournal.com/223138.html festive costumes of Nizhny Novgorod Old Believers. These are the heroines of famous novels by Melnikov-Pechersky:

Well, Tver are good:

Based on the results of the work, I publish my sketch in two versions: 1 initial, 2 final (which was embodied in the material). The first one is closer to me, let it come out into the world at least on these pages:

The selection of a palette in the material (colored glass) is also a crucial stage. For snow, for example, I chose six types of glass, different in shade, transparency, density and texture.


Do not think that access to a fairly large palette (250 shades) automatically gives a great result. Ineptly selected glass can break the whole picture, turning the stained glass into a colored mess. Therefore, it is important in the process of stained glass set to approach the desktop of the master assembler from time to time and correct the result.
When the glass is cut out, it's time for painting. We make the face, fingers, details of clothes by painting with silicate paints. Then the fragments are fired in a muffle furnace at a temperature of 630-650C, the paint is firmly sintered with glass. What was the difficulty in this stained glass window? Our panel is two-sided (corridor-room), it does not have a back part, each side is front. And during firing, the fragment may stick to the slab with the already painted side. It is important to strictly adhere to temperature conditions, and they are for different types glasses are different. Some glasses may change their transparency and color during firing. And then the only option would be to cut the fragments and paint everything again.
Another difficulty was that the pattern in the circles against which the heads of our beauties are located is too small. It was impossible to allow visual "gluing" of small fragments. The broach, that is, the metal connecting each glass with its neighbors, should be thinner in this place than a thin one, but at the same time correspond to its main purpose: to create a strong canvas frame. Jewelry work, without exaggeration.

Each stained-glass window turned out, as it was intended, with its own character and mood. So, we present - "Winter" in the form of a Snow Maiden:

Be sure to include a bullfinch, a tit and a sparrow in the winter panel - how could it be without them?

The winter garden is a design idea based on the construction of a translucent room with a wide range of functions. It is used for glazing the balconies of apartments, country cottages, pools and gazebos. The structure of the garden is made up of transparent glass planes that occupy a vertical position, roofs that can transmit light, as well as opening windows and doors.

Construction of the winter garden

The design must be resistant to heavy loads and precipitation; for this, accurate calculations are made by specialists.

To date, the direction in the construction of winter gardens and stained-glass windows is actively developing, all thanks to the concepts that are now available to everyone. It can be both a facade with windows and decorated in an ideal style, as well as high-tech facades in high-tech style.

Making a project

When creating a project for a winter garden, stained-glass windows or vestibules, it is first of all worth remembering about safety. These structures are quite complex in construction, it is necessary to carefully consider each approach to their creation to ensure strength and high-quality results. If you are planning to order a design for a winter garden, the Mosgut company will provide you with a finished project, having created it in its own design department.

Qualified craftsmen "Mosgut" have extensive experience in glazing winter gardens and cottages. They develop drawings and build beautiful sliding glass walls, various stained-glass windows, verandas, as well as gazebos where you can enjoy a pleasant stay. The Mosgut team will help make your dream come true by creating a winter garden restaurant or glazing your country house, making it uniquely spacious and lit by the sun, putting glass on the balcony of the house and much more.

You certainly thought about building a “transparent” room in your house or cottage, which would not open the whole city to you, protecting you from unnecessary noise and fuss, allowing you to relax and enjoy your vacation. Such "transparent rooms" where the roof gives you a view of the sky are called winter gardens.

Aluminum winter gardens are constructed from translucent stained-glass windows for glazing inclined or vertical surfaces of your home. They can be glazed both in parts and in full, regardless of size, creating a cozy room for you and your family.

For 15 years, there has been an active growth in demand for stained-glass windows. They can be installed on both new buildings and older ones, if you want to replace old windows with new ones. Their size in a residential area can range from 5% to 100%, depending on the design of the building and your wishes.

Aluminum stained glass windows for the winter garden

Aluminum stained glass can also be filled with various additions: drop-down doors and sections or ventilation.

Stained-glass windows made of aluminum and aluminum profiles create a translucent enclosure for the premises. They have many advantages, as they can protect you from unnecessary noise, keep you warm, are easy to use and last a long time. Having a design of stained-glass windows, you can create a winter garden in the house and on the balcony of any shape and desired color.

You can also install cold or warm stained-glass windows, attach them to the wall or put them in the opening. Built-in stained-glass windows made of aluminum do not contribute to the ingress of water into the room, therefore single-pitched and gable roofs are often built from them.

• The winter garden is a construction with a transparent glass roof, which makes the house more spacious and fills it with sunlight.
• The design of the winter garden can be completely different, based on your desires and capabilities, and the Mosgut team will help you draw up a high-quality construction project and, using special programs, provide photos of the winter garden in the house, which will soon come to life.
• As modern technologies rapidly developing and becoming accessible to everyone, now the winter garden can be a terrace of your country cottage or a balcony in an apartment.
• First of all, the design must be safe, not let cold or heat into the room (have insulation), and also not succumb to the atmosphere.

Making a garden at home

The construction is divided into two main parts: the installation of the roof and vertical lighting and is complemented by a ventilation system, manual and automatic control. Vertical design in your own way appearance resembles windows, and the sloping roof must meet special requirements: the usual double-glazed window is replaced by triplex or well-tempered glass. Polycarbonate is also used for the sloping roof, however, it is less transparent due to its structure.

The price of a winter garden is quite high, it all depends on the design, size, shape and materials that will be used in the construction. However, not a few people have installed or want to install it in their home. Any glazed space is considered a winter garden: roofs, walls, bay window. So if you want to enjoy starry sky, or a beautiful panorama of the city, order a winter garden from Mosgut and your wishes will come true.

Stained-glass windows are a special art of decorating the interior of rooms with a special sophistication, chic, luxury. They visually expand the space, filling it with a diverse palette of colors and shades. In the technique of stained glass, there is such a thing as winter stained glass. For some reason, many customers associate this terminology, upon hearing it for the first time, with thematic new year holiday, his heroes, Santa Claus, but this stained glass technique is the use of paintings of pastel cold shades, the brilliance of hoarfrost, icy luxury. With the help of stained glass decoration, you can transform and turn any glass into a work of art.

Stained glass technique is of several types

The use of winter stained glass can be performed by any of the above techniques. Most often, winter stained glass is used to decorate windows, it allows you to cool and dilute the riot of colors of the surrounding interior, which allows the use of this technique in any design from simple to exclusive. The technique of hand-painting a winter stained-glass window with special paints is quite common. If you prefer winter luxury and shine, then this offer is relevant for you. After all, despite the restraint of the winter palette, the winter stained-glass window is filled with winter fairy tale, magic, mystery.