Skip to content
Free Consultation
Documented for European project requirements
Home/All Products/Fence & Gate Systems/VisioMod Cristallo — Tempered Glass Fence
VisioMod Cristallo — frameless tempered glass fence, 10 mm ESG tempered glass, EN 14179 heat-soaked, concealed 25 × 40 mm aluminium U-channel, on a modern villa boundary at golden hour
VisioModVISIOMOD
VF-CRY

VisioMod Cristallo — Tempered Glass Fence

Tempered glass fence for terrace edges, infinity pools, sea-view properties and balcony perimeters. 10 mm ESG safety glass per EN 12150 standard (12 mm option above 1.8 m), with optional heat-soaked treatment per EN 14179 to neutralise nickel-sulfide failure risk on free-standing vertical glass. Four glass finishes — clear, satin, bronze, smoke. The 25 × 40 mm aluminium U-channel frame is concealed below the glass line, so the panel reads as a sheet of view without a fence. A wind-shelter alternative to masonry parapets and steel railings — privacy where you want it, view where you don't.

FEATURES

10 mm tempered ESG safety glass (12 mm option for >1.8 m)
4 glass types: clear / satin / bronze / smoke
Minimal 25 mm concealed frame
Wind protection without view loss
Vertical mix-and-match with VisioMod System

PROJECT BRIEF

How to brief VisioMod Cristallo — Tempered Glass Fence

VisioMod Cristallo — Tempered Glass Fence should be reviewed as part of a fence & gate systems project, not as an isolated catalogue item. Before quotation, connect the product choice to dimensions, fixing surface, exposure, finish, adjacent systems and the documentation route expected in the project country.

Confirm dimensions and fixing condition
Describe wind, privacy, acoustic or view requirement
State finish, accessory and gate or glass adjacency needs
PROJECT DECISION GUIDE

When VisioMod Cristallo is the right glass windbreak.

Use Cristallo when the boundary needs transparent wind protection, view preservation and a cleaner glass edge without turning the project into a fully opaque privacy fence.

Suitable projects

Cristallo fits terraces, pools, sea-view gardens and mixed fence runs where the project needs glass to protect the edge without blocking the view.

  • Terrace and pool windbreaks
  • Sea-view and landscape-sensitive boundaries
  • Mixed Lineo, Bosco or Modulo fence systems

Check before quote

The quote should define panel height, glass type, post or channel route, edge exposure, wind assumptions and whether the glass line is safety, wind or privacy-led.

  • Glass height and panel width
  • Wind exposure and fixing route
  • Clear, frosted, bronze or smoke glass intent

Specifier handoff

Treat glass windbreak selection as a project detail: transparency is the design reason, but wind, fixings and local safety expectations still decide the final build-up.

  • Confirm whether the route is fence, windbreak or guard
  • Review glass and wind assumptions
  • Pair with Lineo, Bosco, Porta or Modulo where needed
PROJECT PLANNING NOTES

Before VisioMod Cristallo — Tempered Glass Fence is treated as quote-ready.

Use this section as a practical pre-brief. It turns the common buyer questions around glass, railing, fence and moving-panel systems into a cleaner first request, without replacing project-specific engineering review.

Site and opening data

Share the exact opening or run length, height expectation, substrate, fixing side, slope, corner conditions and whether the product touches a terrace, balcony, facade, pool edge, gate or restaurant opening.

Performance intent

State the real priority: uninterrupted view, privacy, wind comfort, acoustic screening, corrosion resistance, compact stacking, full opening width, access control or night-time lighting.

Coordination route

Confirm the adjacent systems early. Glass railings may meet sliding glass, balcony railings may need privacy infill, fence runs may include gates, and glass walls may need threshold and drainage coordination.

PRODUCT ANSWERS

Practical answers about Cristallo glass windbreaks.

These answers connect VisioMod Cristallo to transparent windbreak, glass fence and view-preserving boundary searches without making unsupported acoustic or wind-performance claims.

What is Cristallo best used for?

Cristallo is best used where a terrace, pool, garden edge or mixed boundary needs a transparent glass barrier that preserves views while helping organize wind, safety and privacy expectations.

Compare fence systems

Is Cristallo a glass windbreak or a glass fence?

It can be specified as a transparent glass fence or windbreak route depending on height, fixing, panel layout and project intent. Final performance should be checked against site exposure and glass build-up.

Review wind/noise route

When should I choose Lineo instead?

Choose Lineo when privacy and an opaque architectural boundary matter more than the view. Choose Cristallo when transparency, wind comfort and visual openness are the main reasons for the glass line.

Compare Lineo
NOISE-SENSITIVE BOUNDARY ROUTE

Use Cristallo where view, wind and noise must be balanced.

Cristallo is the transparent route for terraces, pools and view-sensitive edges where a solid privacy fence would be too heavy visually, but wind, safety and acoustic expectations still need project review.

Pool and terrace edges with view requirements

Transparent wind-break boundaries

Mixed fence runs where glass interrupts opaque panels

VisioMod

Ready to Start Your Project?

Get a personalised quote, request technical documentation, or find an authorised dealer near you.

Configuration options

Available variants

Engineering overview

VisioMod Cristallo is a fully tempered safety glass fence engineered for the moments when a boundary must exist without dimming the view. The system pairs 10 mm ESG glass documented to EN 12150 as the standard build with a 12 mm upgrade for any panel exceeding 1.8 m in height, where bending stresses and human-impact load cases demand the additional thickness. Each panel sits in a concealed 25 × 40 mm aluminium U-channel that is recessed into the slab edge or anchored flush to the structural deck, so the glass appears to rise from the floor without a visible frame. Maximum panel dimension is 1800 × 1200 mm, sized to balance transport practicality with uninterrupted sightlines, and modules can be aligned in continuous runs with minimal silicone joints between panes. The U-channel itself is anodised or powder-coated to match adjacent VisioMod series. For any vertical free-standing glass installation, heat-soak testing per EN 14179 is offered and strongly recommended. Tempered glass carries a small but real risk of spontaneous fracture caused by nickel-sulfide inclusions that expand over years; heat-soaking forces these inclusions to fail inside the oven rather than years later above a terrace. On parapet, balcony, and pool-perimeter glass where a fractured panel would fall outward toward people below, the heat-soak option is the difference between a manageable specification risk and an unmanageable one. Cristallo is offered in four glass finishes — clear for full transparency, satin frost for diffuse privacy without view loss, bronze for warm tonal control of strong sun, and smoke for a deeper shadow read at evening-lit terraces. The positioning is wind shelter without view sacrifice. Where a masonry parapet would block both, and a slatted screen would block neither well enough, Cristallo is reviewed against project wind exposure and fixing conditions while leaving the horizon untouched. It is designed to mix-and-match vertically with other VisioMod series — Lineo aluminium slat panels above for selective privacy at standing eye-level, Bosco WPC below for a warm planted-zone base — producing layered transparency that responds to what each height needs to do.
Use cases

Where it fits

Sea-view villa terrace edge

A cliff-top or seafront villa where the terrace overlooks the horizon and any solid parapet would block the view that justifies the property's price. Cristallo holds wind back without dimming the seascape.

Clear 10 mm ESG glass with optional heat-soak EN 14179 for risk-conscious specification on free-standing vertical panels above human occupied terraces.

Infinity pool perimeter

Resort or residential infinity pool requiring fall protection and wind shelter on the visible-edge side without compromising the water-meets-horizon visual that defines the pool's design intent.

Concealed U-channel cast into pool deck slab; clear or bronze glass to suit the pool's tonal register.

Cliff-top boundary with wind exposure

Rural or hospitality property on a cliff edge where coastal gust loads can exceed 1.5 kN/m² and a slatted or perforated screen would whistle, flutter or fail. Cristallo holds 1.6 kN/m² in coastal build without acoustic noise.

12 mm ESG above 1.8 m height, heat-soaked, with closer M12 anchor spacing in the U-channel for high-wind specification.

Balcony parapet replacement

Residential or hospitality refurbishment where a heavy masonry or wrought-iron parapet is being upgraded to a contemporary glass barrier that meets EN-compliant fall protection while opening the view.

Surface-anchored U-channel via M12 stainless fixings into existing slab; 10 mm ESG std with heat-soak strongly recommended for parapet applications.

Public terrace / rooftop bar perimeter

Hospitality rooftop where the perimeter doubles as fall protection and ambient lighting registers through the glass at evening service. Smoke or bronze finishes deepen the shadow reading after dusk.

Smoke-finish Cristallo with linear LED in the U-channel base creates an ambient perimeter glow at evening service without compromising daytime view.

vs alternatives

How it compares

Masonry parapet wall

Pros

  • +High wind shelter
  • +Privacy at lower heights
  • +Familiar construction

Cons

  • Blocks view entirely
  • Heavy dead load demands structural slab capacity
  • Solid mass dominates the elevation

Why VisioMod

A masonry parapet shelters wind but blocks both view and light, dominates the elevation with solid mass, and demands structural slab capacity for the dead load. Cristallo delivers comparable wind shelter (1.6 kN/m² coastal) while preserving the view and reducing dead load.

Steel railing with infill panels

Pros

  • +Lower upfront cost
  • +Familiar specification
  • +Easy to modify on site

Cons

  • Visible vertical members interrupt the view
  • Repaint cycle every 5-7 years
  • Corrosion at welds and fixings in coastal exposure

Why VisioMod

Steel railings require recurring repaint cycles and corrode at welds and fixings in coastal exposure. The visible vertical members interrupt the view that the railing was meant to preserve. Cristallo's concealed U-channel disappears below the glass line.

Plain glass barrier (no heat-soak)

Pros

  • +Lower glass cost
  • +Faster lead time

Cons

  • Risk of spontaneous fracture from nickel-sulfide inclusions
  • Failure can drop glass into public space
  • Not suitable for risk-conscious specification on parapets and balconies

Why VisioMod

Untreated tempered glass carries a small but real risk of spontaneous fracture years after installation. On parapet and balcony applications above public space, the heat-soak EN 14179 option is the difference between a manageable risk and an unmanageable one.

Architectural integration

Reading on the facade

At a terrace edge, glass reads as absence rather than presence — the eye registers the floor stopping and the landscape continuing, with the barrier itself almost invisible in oblique light and only catching reflection at near-perpendicular angles. The finish choice should follow the function each elevation is asked to perform. Clear glass is correct where the view is the entire reason the building exists: cliff-top, sea-front, alpine. Satin frost diffuses light into a soft glow at pool decks and spa terraces where bathers want privacy without losing daylight. Bronze warms harsh midday sun on south and west elevations and pairs well with timber decking and warm stone. Smoke deepens evening shadow and suits rooftop bars and restaurant terraces where the glass should disappear after dusk while still reading as a contained edge. Cristallo is designed to stack with other VisioMod series in the vertical plane: a Lineo aluminium slat panel above standing eye-level lets a guest see the horizon while hiding a neighbour's kitchen window, and a Bosco WPC base course adds warm material contrast and a planted-zone visual weight against the cool glass above.

Installation

Foundation & site notes

The concealed U-channel is the structural element and must be installed first. It can be cast directly into a C25/30 concrete kerb at the slab edge for new-build, or surface-anchored to an existing slab using M12 stainless fixings at 250 mm centres with a structural levelling resin under the channel. Verify pull-out values against the wind load case before specifying anchor spacing; coastal 1.6 kN/m² builds typically require closer fixings. The heat-soak EN 14179 option should be specified for any risk-conscious project and is effectively mandatory for parapet and balcony applications. Glass panels are heavy — typically two-person handling minimum, mechanical lifting on 12 mm panels — and should be placed only after the U-channel is fully cured and inspected. Seal between the U-channel and the slab with a non-staining structural silicone, and ensure drainage weeps at the base of the channel are kept clear so trapped water cannot freeze and stress the glass edge.

Maintenance

Care schedule

FrequencyTaskDurationTools
MonthlyWipe glass panels with pH-neutral glass cleaner and soft microfibre; remove salt deposition immediately after coastal storms
QuarterlyInspect U-channel weep holes and clear any debris, leaf matter, or sediment blocking drainage
QuarterlyVisual inspection of every glass panel for chips, edge damage, or surface scratches — flag any edge chip immediately as it compromises tempered strength
Bi-annuallyInspect structural silicone seal between U-channel and slab; re-seal any section showing shrinkage, debonding, or water ingress
AnnuallyCheck aluminium U-channel finish for coating damage, white oxidation pitting in coastal sites, or fixing corrosion; touch up or replace as required
AnnuallyTorque-check anchor fixings on surface-mounted installations and verify no slab cracking has developed at the anchor line
Every 5 yearsFull structural review including silicone joint replacement, anchor re-test, and glass panel rotation if any panel shows surface degradation
Project examples

Specified in real projects

Cliffside villa, Cinque Terre

Sea-front villa perched on a 60 m drop above the Mediterranean.

Specification: 42 m of clear 12 mm heat-soaked Cristallo at the terrace edge, coastal 1.6 kN/m² build with stainless M12 anchoring into reinforced slab.

Outcome: Sea view fully preserved; wind shelter holds across summer thermal gusts; heat-soak treatment removes the spontaneous-fracture risk inherent to free-standing vertical glass.

Infinity pool resort, Algarve

Hospitality infinity pool with continuous perimeter requirement around an 88 m run.

Specification: Clear 10 mm heat-soaked glass with concealed channel cast into the pool deck; paired with Bosco WPC at the planted approach.

Outcome: Water-meets-horizon visual preserved; warm Bosco zone differentiates the planted approach from the open pool edge.

Rooftop bar, Stockholm

Urban rooftop bar with neighbouring overlooking buildings and the need for evening ambience.

Specification: 35 m of smoke-finish 10 mm Cristallo with Lineo aluminium slat header above for wind deflection at standing height.

Outcome: Evening-lit interior reading is contained without solid mass; smoke glass disappears against the night sky while retaining a defined edge.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

A cliff-top or seafront villa where the terrace overlooks the horizon and any solid parapet would block the view that justifies the property's price. Cristallo holds wind back without dimming the seascape.

VISIOMOD SYSTEM

VisioMod System — one platform, seven design lines

VisioMod System

Close the sides. Open the evening.

OPEN THE CONFIGURATOR
PROJECT EXAMPLES

Specified in real project situations.

Instead of showing only other products from the same category, this section surfaces reference scenes that match the actual use logic of this product more closely.

Transparent boundary with gate coordination
transparent fencegate coordinationview protection

Transparent boundary with gate coordination

Why this reference fits

Cristallo is the accurate reference when the project wants wind or edge protection without giving up transparency, especially beside coordinated gate runs.