Question

What were advantages of having a curtain wall castle?

Answer 1

One major advantage of aluminum curtain walls is that it allows filtration of natural light into the building. Additionally, it prevents air and moisture from entering into the structure. They can also act as a fire stop, preventing the spread of fire from floor to floor of the building structure. The walls help in the transfer of horizontal wind loads that are incidental upon it to the main building structure through the connections at floors of the building. It is also designed to being air resistant and allowing water infiltration, sway induction by wind and forces acting against the building.

Answer 2

In medieval castles, the area surrounded by a curtain wall, with or without towers, is known as the bailey. The outermost walls with their integrated bastions and wall towers together make up the enceinte or main defensive line enclosing the site. Curtain wall is an outer covering of a building in which the outer walls are non-structural. It keeps the weather out and the occupants in. As the curtain wall is non-structural entity, it can be made of a lightweight material reducing construction costs.