Curtain Wall Detailing Services

Facade contractors win or lose on the accuracy of their shop drawings. Powerkh produces fabrication-ready curtain wall models and detailed shop drawings from your architectural intent, so glazing, mullions, and panels arrive on site fitting the first time.

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Powerkh is a digital design consultancy delivering BIM, computational design, structural detailing, and digital fabrication for owners, architects, contractors, and engineers worldwide. About us

  • 2018Founded
  • 400+BIM/VDC projects
  • 11Countries served
  • 91NPS score

Curtain Wall Detailing & Shop Drawing Services

Curtain wall detailing is the process of turning architectural facade intent into fabrication and installation-ready models and shop drawings. It defines mullions, transoms, glazing units, brackets, anchors, and gaskets with exact dimensions, tolerances, and connections so a facade contractor can manufacture and erect the system accurately.

A curtain wall is a non-structural facade that carries only its own weight and transfers wind and seismic loads back to the building frame through anchors. Detailing that system means resolving every mullion profile, transom junction, glazing pocket, thermal break, and anchor bracket into coordinated drawings a fabricator can build from. Small errors in bite, edge clearance, or anchor position multiply across a facade into costly rework.

Powerkh models unitized and stick-built curtain walls in Revit and prepares the full shop drawing package: elevations, plans, sections, mullion and transom details, anchor and bracket details, glazing schedules, and panel takeoffs. We work from your architectural drawings, performance specifications, and system supplier profiles, coordinating the facade against the structural frame and floor slab edges before anything reaches the workshop.

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Why Facade Contractors Choose Powerkh

Fewer clashes on the frame

We coordinate the curtain wall against the structural model and slab edges so anchors, brackets, and embeds are resolved before fabrication, not on site.

Fabrication-ready output

Shop drawings carry the dimensions, profiles, and tolerances your workshop needs, reducing RFIs and remake of extrusions and glazing units.

System-supplier accuracy

We detail to Schueco, Reynaers, Kawneer, or your own proprietary profiles, keeping every junction true to the system you are installing.

Flexible, hourly pricing

You pay only for the hours your package needs, with a free quote up front and payment only after we deliver the drawings.

Our Curtain Wall Detailing Services

Unitized curtain wall detailing

Panelized units detailed for off-site assembly, with stack joints, split mullions, and interlocking male and female profiles.

Stick-built curtain wall detailing

Piece-by-piece mullion and transom grids detailed for on-site assembly, with glazing pockets and pressure plate arrangements.

Shop and fabrication drawings

Elevations, plans, sections, and junction details dimensioned for cutting, machining, and assembly in the workshop.

Anchor and bracket details

Bracket, embed, and anchor details coordinated to the structural frame with adjustment tolerances in three axes.

Glazing and panel schedules

Glass, spandrel, and infill panel schedules with sizes, edge clearances, and glazing takeoffs for procurement.

Facade BIM coordination

The curtain wall model checked for clashes against structure, slab edges, and MEP penetrations before drawings are issued.

Our Curtain Wall Detailing Process

  1. Package review and quote

    We review your architectural drawings, performance spec, and chosen system, then provide a free quote with hourly estimates.

  2. System and grid setup

    We build the mullion and transom grid to the supplier profiles and set glazing zones, split lines, and anchor positions.

  3. Coordination

    The facade model is checked against the structural frame and slab edges, and anchor and bracket conflicts are resolved.

  4. Shop drawing production

    We produce elevations, sections, junction details, and schedules dimensioned for fabrication and assembly.

  5. Review and delivery

    You review the package, we apply comments, and deliver the approved drawings and coordinated model in your required formats.

Software We Use

We detail facades in the Autodesk ecosystem with computational tools for repetitive panel logic and coordination.

  • Autodesk Revit
  • AutoCAD
  • Dynamo
  • Navisworks
  • Inventor
  • Solibri

Our Case Studies

We have handled 400+ BIM & VDC projects for commercial, industrial, and residential sectors. Our work includes:

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Get Your Curtain Wall Detailed

Send us your facade drawings and system profiles and we will scope the shop drawing package and give you a free quote with hourly estimates.

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FAQ

What is the difference between unitized and stick-built curtain walls?

Unitized systems are assembled into complete panels off site and craned into place, which speeds erection and improves quality control. Stick-built systems are assembled piece by piece on site from individual mullions, transoms, and glass. We detail both, and the choice affects joint design, anchor logic, and the shop drawing set.

Do you detail to specific system suppliers?

Yes. We detail to major systems such as Schueco, Reynaers, Kawneer, and Aluprof, or to your own proprietary extrusions. We build the mullion and transom profiles to the supplier catalogue so every junction matches the system being installed.

Can you coordinate the facade against our structural model?

Yes. We clash-check the curtain wall against the structural frame, slab edges, and MEP penetrations in Navisworks or Solibri and resolve anchor and bracket conflicts before issuing shop drawings, so components fit the frame on site.

Do you work in imperial or metric units?

Both. We default to imperial units for US projects and support metric for UK and European work. Units, tolerances, and drawing standards are agreed during scoping so the package matches your workshop and local conventions.

How much does curtain wall detailing cost?

Powerkh uses hourly pricing. After reviewing your drawings, system, and facade area, we provide a free quote with accurate hour estimates, and you pay only after we deliver the approved shop drawings.