InterMet supplies and installs Profilati and Asash aluminium systems in Baku: fronts for shops, cafés and offices, entrances, facade glazing and glass partitions for offices. Below we compare four solutions using the specs of the systems in our catalogue: an aluminium-profile shopfront, a stick-built curtain wall, structural glazing and a glass office partition. The on-site measurement and technical survey are free, and the price is given in a quote after measurement.
| Feature | Shopfront and entrance | Stick-built facade | Structural glazing | Glass office partitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Aluminium frames for large ground-floor glass plus an entrance door; a sliding system is available for cafés | A load-bearing grid of vertical mullions and horizontal transoms, glass held from outside by an aluminium pressure cap | Glass bonded to the frame with silicone, no profiles visible from outside, the facade reads as continuous glass | Aluminium-framed glass walls inside an office: meeting rooms, private offices, zoning; glass doors and solid panels |
| Where it is used | Shops, cafés, offices, interior partitions | Office buildings, shopping centres, hotels, public buildings | Office and commercial buildings, shopping centres, high-rise projects | Offices, meeting rooms, executive offices, business centres |
| Profile | AW40 and 40C: depth 40 mm; 77BF entrance door: 77 mm | Sight line 50 mm (AF50 C, R50) | Mullion 50 mm (AF50 S); 80US: module 80 mm, factory-assembled | RO26: sight line 26 mm; RO108: depth 108 mm |
| Glass | AW40: single glass or a glass unit up to 4-12-4 mm; Kanaat sliding system: 10 mm tempered | AF50 C: glass units 6-30 mm; R50 is designed for heavy glass units and large spans | AF50 S and 80US: structural glass units 24-32 mm; E50 takes large glass formats | RO26: single or double glazing; RO108 and Profilati: double glazing |
| Insulation | AW40 and 40C have no thermal break: for shopfronts and mild climates; 77BF is thermally broken with a multi-point lock | EPDM gaskets, condensation drainage channel (AF50 C), polyamide thermal break (Capped Facade) | Dual EPDM gaskets, moisture drainage and condensation drainage (AF50 S), thermal break (80US) | An interior system: acoustic and visual separation (RO26), strong sound insulation from double glazing (RO108) |
| Look | Slim frames, a classic shopfront | The grid of caps is visible; caps are flat, half-round or decorative (R50) | A continuous glass surface with no visible profiles | Slim profile and maximum glass (RO26); blinds or solid panels in the cavity (RO108, Profilati) |
| Finish | Powder coating, anodising, transfer coating (40C, 77BF) | Anodising or powder coating | Anodising or powder coating; E50: Qualicoat-Seaside, min 60 micron | Powder coating, anodising, wood effect (Profilati); wide range of finishes (RO108) |
| In the catalogue | Profilati AW40, Profilati 40C, Profilati 77BF, Kanaat | Profilati AF50 C, Asash R50, Profilati Capped Facade | Profilati AF50 S, Asash E50, Profilati 80US | Asash RO26, Asash RO108, Profilati Office Partition |
Shopfront or facade: what is the difference
A shopfront is the glazed front of the ground floor of a shop, café or office, usually aluminium frames for large glass plus an entrance door. Facade glazing covers the wall of a building in full or across several floors and hangs on its own load-bearing frame. A shopfront can usually be built with an aluminium window and door profile, while a facade needs a curtain wall system: stick-built or structural.
Shop and café fronts
We glaze shopfronts and commercial premises. The Profilati AW40 and 40C profiles, 40 mm deep and without a thermal break, are designed for shopfronts, interior partitions and mild climates; AW40 works with side-hung and tilt-and-turn sashes. If the sales floor is heated and warmth matters, the thermally broken Profilati AW55 profile fits. For the entrance there is the Profilati 77BF door: 77 mm thermal break, a reinforced sash profile and a multi-point lock. For cafés and restaurants that want an opening front, there is the Kanaat sliding system with 3 or 5 tracks, with or without a threshold, up to 3100 mm high.
Stick-built curtain wall
In a stick-built system, vertical mullions and horizontal transoms form a load-bearing grid, and the glass units are pressed onto it from outside by an aluminium cap. Profilati AF50 C and Asash R50 have a 50 mm sight line; AF50 C takes 6-30 mm glass units and has a built-in condensation drainage channel, while R50 is designed for heavy glass units and large spans. The Profilati Capped Facade system with a polyamide thermal break is used for large glazed surfaces, atriums and interior galleries. This is the classic look with a visible grid.
Structural glazing and unitised facades
In structural systems the glass is bonded to the frame with silicone, there is no outer cap, and the facade looks like a continuous glass surface. In the catalogue these are Profilati AF50 S with a 50 mm mullion and 24-32 mm structural glass units, and Asash E50 in EN AW-6060 T66 alloy. The Profilati 80US unitised system is assembled in modules at the factory and lifted by crane straight into position on site, which speeds up installation; it is used on high-rise offices, hotels and business centres.
Bent glass for curved shopfronts and bay windows
Curved shopfronts, balconies and bay windows need bent glass. Our catalogue includes Altis Glass glass processing: bending up to 2850×3000 mm at 6-19 mm thickness with radii from 1300 to 17 000 mm, tempering up to 2800×6000 mm, and laminated safety glass up to 2400×4000 mm. Curved structures need a custom survey, so we set the configuration and price after it.
Glass office partitions: Asash RO26, RO108 and Profilati
For zoning an office the catalogue has three aluminium partition systems. Asash RO26 is a slim profile with a sight line of just 26 mm: single or double glazing, acoustic and visual separation, maximum glass area; installation is dry and fast, silicone-free assembly is possible, and a full hardware set covers glass doors, solid panels and wall junctions. Asash RO108 is 108 mm deep with a larger internal cavity: double glazing gives strong sound insulation, blinds or solid panels fit in the cavity, and the modular build makes it easy to change the layout later; it is completed with glass doors, solid panels and mullion-transom junctions. In the Profilati partition, manual or motorised blinds or roller shades sit between two panes, the partition can be solid, mixed or open with a different finish on each side, and cables are hidden inside the profile.
How to get a price
The price of a shopfront, facade or partition depends on the size, system, glass and hardware, so it is calculated from a survey or a project. The on-site measurement and technical survey are free, and the price is given in a quote after measurement. Message us on WhatsApp or leave a request at the bottom of the page.