In the spring of 2007 Skandinaviska Glassystem was asked to produce the façade for a six story office block in Copenhagen that would appear as two different facades depending on the viewpoint.
Viewed from the north, the façade would appear to be all in glass, but from the south it would appear to be cladded completely in Travertine stone.
Because of the weight of the stone cladding, the structure behind it had to be very light, but still meet the prevailing fire regulations.
Working closely with DIAB, 3XN and Phil, Skandinaviska Glassystem developed an innovative, modular system of sandwich composites to support both the glass and marble elements. The material “Divinycell P” was chosen because it was able to meet the structural requirements of the application and was able to pass the fire testing that was carried out at SP Fire Technology in accordance with appropriate Danish building regulations.
Read more about tests and benefits of this product here.
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Project: |
Horten |
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Architect: |
3XN Architects, Copenhagen |
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Commissioned by: |
Horten |
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Construction: |
2009 |
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System: |
Modular (Composite Sandwich), 3F |
