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Opening Details: Windows, Sills, Curtain Wall

Windows and glass facades that stay dry, neat and safe.

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29150120900+8.400FFLKACA IGU 6 LOW-E + 12 + 6TEMPERED, SETTING BLOCK EPDMCOVER CAP ALUMINIUM+ PRESSURE PLATE, SEKRUP SSKACA SPANDREL 8 HSCERAMIC FRIT ABU-ABUWOL BATU 50 + BACK PANALUMINIUM T.2TRANSOM ALUMINIUM 60×150THERMAL BREAK, POWDER COATBRACKET BAJA GALVANIST.10, LUBANG SLOTCAST-IN CHANNEL+ T-BOLT M12HOMOGENOUS TILE 600×600SCREED T.40PELAT LANTAI T.200SMOKE SEAL SEALANTFIRE STOP WOL BATU T.100DENSITAS 120 KG/M³PLAFON GYPSUM 9MMRANGKA HOLLOW 40×40ILUSTRASI CONTOHBUKAN UNTUK KONSTRUKSI1K-DBKOPENING DETAILS: WINDOWS, SILLS, CURTAIN WALLSKALA 1:10
Level
Intermediate
Lessons
18
Time
1h 55m
Rating
4.7
Learners
9.8K
Updated
Sep 2026

After this course

What you'll be able to do yourself.

Water runs down the glass to the sill and hunts for gaps. Fire hunts for gaps at the slab edge. This course starts with sills, frames and sealant, then moves up to curtain walls: stick, unitized, spandrel and fire stop. You see every decision directly in the section.

  1. 1Detail a sill with fall, projection and drip groove.
  2. 2Size sealant joints and backer rod correctly.
  3. 3Choose frames, glass and sill beams for ordinary windows.
  4. 4Calculate aluminium frame movement and its allowance.
  5. 5Tell stick from unitized curtain wall in section.
  6. 6Detail the fire stop at the slab edge and the spandrel zone.

Good for

  • Drafters detailing windows and facades.
  • Junior architects coordinating with facade contractors.
  • Site supervisors on aluminium and glass work.

Best taken after

Full syllabus

Chapter by chapter, nothing hidden.

18 lessons, 1h 55m in total. Chapter 1 is open to everyone.

Chapter 1The sill: where water stopsFreeWater runs down the glass and collects under the frame.6 lessons / 36 min
  1. Water at the window5 min
  2. Stack the window sill6 min
  3. Opening words4 min
  4. Sealant and backer rod5 min
  5. Find the faults at the sill6 min
  6. Chapter 1 test10 min
Chapter 2Frames, glass and wallsChoosing frames and glass, and keeping the wall around them from cracking.6 lessons / 41 min
  1. Frames, glass and sill beams5 min
  2. Slide the window parameters5 min
  3. Draw the window sill8 min
  4. Work out fall and movement7 min
  5. Cracks at the window corner6 min
  6. Chapter 2 test10 min
Chapter 3Curtain walls at the slab edgeA hanging facade, and a gap that must be closed.6 lessons / 38 min
  1. Stick, unitized and the slab edge5 min
  2. Stack the curtain wall6 min
  3. Slide the curtain wall parameters5 min
  4. Find the faults in the curtain wall6 min
  5. The slab edge gap6 min
  6. Chapter 3 test10 min

Lesson kinds

  • Concept
  • Layer Stack
  • Glossary
  • Spot the Fault
  • Chapter test
  • Slide the Parameter
  • Draw the detail
  • Calculate
  • Site case

Get a feel for it

You practise, you don't just watch.

Try it: Slide the ParameterIllustration, not for construction
29150120900+8.400FFLKACA IGU 6 LOW-E + 12 + 6TEMPERED, SETTING BLOCK EPDMCOVER CAP ALUMINIUM+ PRESSURE PLATE, SEKRUP SSKACA SPANDREL 8 HSCERAMIC FRIT ABU-ABUWOL BATU 50 + BACK PANALUMINIUM T.2TRANSOM ALUMINIUM 60×150THERMAL BREAK, POWDER COATBRACKET BAJA GALVANIST.10, LUBANG SLOTCAST-IN CHANNEL+ T-BOLT M12HOMOGENOUS TILE 600×600SCREED T.40PELAT LANTAI T.200SMOKE SEAL SEALANTFIRE STOP WOL BATU T.100DENSITAS 120 KG/M³PLAFON GYPSUM 9MMRANGKA HOLLOW 40×40

Slide the value. The drawing follows, just like in the lessons.

Whatever the gap, it must be closed with fire stopping so fire and smoke can't climb between floors.

Illustration, not for construction

Your creator

Taught by someone who still does the work.

Your creator

Nara Wijayakusuma

Architect, 12 years in practice

Teaches details the way studios use them: start from the problem on site, then down to the drawing.

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Learners
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Learner reviews

From people who took it.

4.7out of 5

870 reviews

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  • Rizal Maulana

    Site supervisor

    The parapet detail is simple but right on target. My senior asked where I learned it.

  • Yohana Simanjuntak

    Junior engineer

    Spot the Fault is addictive. Every drawing looks right until you check the membrane height.

  • Fikri Hidayat

    Drafter, 2 years in a studio

    Layer Stack made the waterproofing build-up stick in my head. It lands better than watching a video.

Questions that come up

About this course.

All questions

01

What can I try for free?

All of chapter 1, "The sill: where water stops": 6 lessons, about 36 min. No card needed. If it isn't for you, stop there.

02

What should I know before starting?

It helps to have finished Reading Working Drawings from Zero first. It isn't locked, but the chapters assume you know that material.

03

Subscribe or buy this course?

Pro is Rp149.000 a month and opens every course, track, exam and certificate. Buying this course is Rp339.000 once and it stays yours. If you plan to take more than two courses, Pro usually comes out cheaper.

04

Do I get a certificate?

Certificates come from track exams, not single courses. This course counts toward Core Details, Studio-Ready Drafter. The exam runs 60 minutes and you pass at 75 percent.

05

Can I use these drawings on a project?

No. Every drawing in the course is an illustration for learning, not for construction. Use them to understand the logic, then follow your firm's standard and your engineer's drawings.

Part of

This course counts toward these tracks.

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