OFFICE BUILDING 02 | GUARDIAN GLASS
IN CONTINUATION TO OUR PREVIOUS ARTICLE, ANOTHER THREE BUILDINGS WILL BE CITED FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING APPLICATIONS OF GLASS TO THE DESIGNS OF THEIR FAÇADES. IN ADDITION TO THE AESTHETIC MERITS, THE MATERIAL ALSO OFFERS OUTSTANDING PHYSICAL QUALITIES THAT ENHANCE ENERGY SAVING EFFICIENCY OF INTERIOR FUNCTIONAL SPACES
LIVING WITH THE GLASS | GUARDIAN GLASS
EXAMINE THE THREE HOUSES IN THREE COUNTRIES THAT USE GUARDIAN GLASS FOR CATERING TO VARIOUS PURPOSES, WHETHER IT BE ACCESSING THE OUTSIDE VIEW, ENHANCING NATURAL VENTILATION, OR LESSENING THE INTENSITY OF HEAT AND NATURAL LIGHT IN ORDER TO CREATE A COMFORTABLE SPACE FOR DWELLERS
APART FROM BEING A PLACE WHERE CHILDREN CAN LEARN AND BROADEN THEIR VIEW AND IMAGINATION OF THE WORLD THROUGH BOOKS, THIS LIBRARY DESIGNED BY CONDITION_LAB & UAL STUDIO ALSO ENABLES CHILDREN TO APPRECIATE THEIR HOMETOWN’S VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE, WHICH WILL BE FORGOTTEN SOON
JIM THOMPSON ART CENTER: AN ART GALLERY THAT CORDIALLY EMBRACES THE PEOPLE AND NARRATES THE STORY OF ITS PAST AND PRESENT
PVWB STUDIO TURNS AN OLD WOODEN SHOPHOUSE OF ‘YA-SA-NAN DRUGSTORE’ INTO A WARM AND COZY ‘YA-SA-NAN HOUSE’ THAT STANDS IN HARMONY WITH THE NEIGHBORING MARKET AND FUNCTIONS AS A FAMILY HOUSE AND A SPACE FOR FAMILY BUSINESS
OFFICE BUILDING 01 | GUARDIAN GLASS
EXPLORE THE USE OF GUARDIAN GLASS IN LEADING OFFICE BUILDINGS AS A MATERIAL CATERS TO FUNCTIONALITY AND REFLECTS THE VISION OF ITS OWNER OR ORGANIZATION IT REPRESENTS
PARKING HOUSE IS A PUBLIC PARKING BUILDING FROM FRÁNEK ARCHITECTS THAT FEATURES A DISTINCTIVE FAÇADE CREATED FROM A ‘ROAD BARRIER’ AND ACTS AS A CATALYST FOR URBAN CONNECTIVITY AT THE SAME TIME
ROYAL PROJECT FOUNDATION | GUARDIAN GLASS
THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER OF THE ROYAL PROJECT FOUNDATION IS DESIGNED TO INCORPORATE THE LANNA STYLE INTO THE NEW CONTEXT. USING GUARDIAN GLASS MATERIAL FOR BUILDING’S EFFICIENCY. IN ADDITION TO REPRESENTING THE BUILDING’S CHARACTERISTICS AND THE BUILDING’S IMAGE
ELBPHILHARMONIE HAMBURG: FAÇADE DETAILS | GUARDIAN GLASS
AFTER WALKING THROUGH THE DESIGN CONCEPT OF ELBPHILHARMONIE HAMBURG IN A PREVIOUS ARTICLE, THIS TIME WE DELVE INTO THE DETAILS OF THE BUILDING’S GLASS FAÇADE FROM GUARDIAN EXTRACLEAR®, GUARDIAN CLIMAGUARD®, AND GUARDIAN SUNGUARD® WHICH CREATES A DYNAMIC SHAPE SIMILAR TO NATURAL WAVES AND NEARBY HARBOR
TEXT: WARUT DUANGKAEWKART
PHOTO: CORDELIA EWERTH
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The unusual-looking curved glass facade seems to be what people remember the most about Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, the project where Herzog & de Meuron transforms an old warehouse into a new landmark of the city of Hamburg. The place houses a variety of activities and establishments, from music hall, restaurants, bars, to an apartment and a hotel.
The natural attributes of rippled waves inspire the glass facade with three-dimensional form and details. With a surface area of over 21,800 square meters, the undulating surface occupies more than 5,000 square meters. The finished work is the result of the collaborative effort between the design team and Guardian Glass. The significance of the facade’s unprecedented design at the time is more than just the striking physical appearance but its ability to maintain the highest level of efficiency and quality, from strength, safety and the reduction of interior temperature.
The three-layer safety glass are bent and assembled into the designed form, delivering both aesthetically appealing appearance and functional efficiency. Despite being bent into curved form, the glass from high quality manufacturing process still keeps the functional qualities of Low-E surface coating, which enhances heat control.
The glass used with the architecture of Elbphilharmonie Hamburg ranges from Guardian ExtraClear®, a transparent flat glass, which is used as the principal material for its transparency. Guardian ClimaGuard® DT, the heat insulation glass, offers high durability with efficient control of interior temperature. Guardian SunGuard® Solar Light Blue 52 is used for it is able to control the amount of sunlight from coming into the building while still maintaining a nice presence of natural light with 47% Visible Light Transmission (VLT) that filter heat transmission down to only 36%, enabling efficient temperature control and less indoor air conditioning usage.
The technologies developed and incorporated for the construction of Elbphilharmonie Hamburg building allow us to see new possibilities of how glass can be used in architectural design. With the right integration of design, and bodies of knowledge surrounding materials and manufacturing processes, one can see how the potential and landscape of architectural design and construction have been and will be broadened.
Revisited a Elbphilharmonie Hamburg previous article at
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KUNGWANSIRI TEJAVANIJA FROM PBM DESIGN STUDIO ILLUSTRATES TO US A STORY OF ‘GLASS’, WHICH IS MORE THAN A TRANSPARENT MATERIAL BUT AN INCREDIBLE INVENTION THAT CAN POTENTIALLY DEMOLISH EVERY CONSTRAINT IN DESIGN, AND ENABLE WHAT WE HAVE ENVISIONED FOR THE FUTURE OF ARCHITECTURE TO COME INTO BEING
