cube berlin is an eye-catching, 11-storey office building located at Washington Platz in the Europacity urban district of Berlin. This 19,000 square-metre structure, developed by CA Immo, is an excellent example of how innovative architectural design can be successfully combined with the complex technical (structural and energy performance) requirements of an ‘intelligent’ commercial building.
When designing a double skin façade, it is important to choose the right combination of glass to optimise the benefits in terms of energy management, dynamic selectivity, thermal insulation, and enhanced comfort, while minimising potential issues such as condensation, says Ralf Greiner, Product Application Manager for Guardian Glass in Europe.
At Guardian Glass, it’s part of our vision to help people improve their lives and to do so responsibly while consuming fewer resources.
Glass for Europe has commissioned a study on how high-performance glazing can have a significant impact on energy savings and CO2 emissions reductions and provides policy recommendations for Europe. We are aligned with the conclusions from this study and support proactive, immediate policy measures that are also attractive to consumers.
Interview with Émilie Develle, technical advisor, Guardian Glass Europe.
Glass has been a beloved material in architecture for nearly two centuries. But just because a material is transparent, it does not mean it’s simple. The properties of glass are constantly changing in order to adapt to new architectural needs and the evolution of building standards and regulations. What are its properties today, what can we expect of glass in the future and how will it be used? As a technical advisor at Guardian Glass, Émilie Develle gives a detailed review of the contemporary characteristics of a material that is used everywhere, yet often poorly understood.
Multi-use buildings, personalisation and availability of sustainable resources.
We spoke to Nancy Sewell – independent design consultant with more than 40 years’ experience in advising and designing commercial office buildings, airports, hospitals and mission-critical workspaces in over 60 countries – on the future role of glass in architecture.
In the heart of Madrid’s financial centre, in the AZCA district, stands Castellana 77, a building which, after two decades out of service, has begun a new iconic life thanks to luis vidal +arquitectos.
