New trends in Europe using glass in architectural design

Date: 22 January 2009
Source: Home.nestor.minsk.by

Date: 22 January 2009

Mediaset (Cologno Monzese, Milan), Italy's foremost private media company, has recently carried out an important face-lift to its headquarters setting a new example of architectural innovation and becoming a communication emblem.

The dominating element of the design is its impressive ventilated curved façade with a "double-skin" in laminated safety glass and DuPont SentryGlas interlayer. The outcome is a work of art for the most important media company in Italy that features a striking visual impact and also acts as enduring protection for the building.



Buildings of the 1970's, like the Mediaset headquarters, are more and more often subject to renovations in order to respond to contemporary construction requirements such as thermal and acoustic insulation and energy efficiency. The creation of structures made with DuPont SentryGlas safety interlayer leads the way to a new world of functional, convenient and appealing innovative projects, allowing planners to maintain historical architectural heritage and ensure new generation performance and visual quality.



DuPont SentryGlas safety interlayers played a key role in the making of the 1500 square meter-large 'double skin' façade in front of the Mediaset building. This exterior protection is a remarkable construction built by CNS spa (Milan) and designed by the architect Franco De Nigris of Axistudio Milano. For the imposing vertical surface, the structural engineer Paolo Mariottoni together with the CNS Technical Service and Consulting department designed an almost invisible steel structure to be used with new metal fixing devices of extremely reduced dimensions for the glass panels. This innovative system was made in order to have minimal impact on the appearance of the glass façade, and to provide high quality performance and structural resistance.

600450 New trends in Europe using glass in architectural design glassonweb.com

See more news about:

Others also read

Cutting thick safety glass without compromising on cycle times can be quite a challenge, especially if the glass is thicker than 19mm and has a curved shape.
Folienwerk Wolfen GmbH is excited to announce its participation in the Glasbau Conference scheduled for April 4th and 5th, 2024, at the campus of the Technical University of Dresden.
VGP has chosen RCN Solutions for its projects in lamination.
Folienwerk Wolfen GmbH is pleased to announce that they have expanded a strategic partnership with Glass Lamination of America (GLamofA) making them the authorized distributor for the territory of Canada.
STRATO® RIGIDO is a special structural interlayer that ensures one of the highest levels of protection against strong impacts.
Saint-Gobain Glass receives the latest Cradle to Cradle Certified® certification version 4.0 for its glass products

Add new comment

From industry

İçmeler Mah. D-100 Karayolu Cad. No:44A,
34947 Tuzla,/İstanbul
Turkey

No. 160 Yichuan Rd.,
Jiaonan Shi
Qingdao Shi
Shandong Sheng, 266000
China

NEWS RELATED PRODUCTS

Hornos Industriales Pujol
Hornos Industriales Pujol
Hornos Industriales Pujol
Eastman Machine Company
SATINAL SPA