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Project Location
Route de Chêne, Swiss
Year of Completion
2017
Building Type
Commercial
Building Massing
Low Rise
Architect Location
Corso Umberto I, 44 65122 Pescara Abruzzo, Italy
Archived Year
12-19-2018
Climate
Temperate oceanic climates (Cfb)
Application
Facade
Material and its Properties
printed glass panels, lass panel shading, view amplify, glass fins The facade is created by massive repeating the same glass panel with different density. The facade provides shading but maximum the visibility from inside. The view from the interior is amplified, reflected and altered by the facade while from outside the building appears as a volume of the glass material.
Manufacturer
Stahlbau Pichler
Material Brand
Special Designed
Location of Manufacturer
Via T. A. Edison, 15, 39100 Bolzano BZ, Italy
Fabricator
Stahlbau Pichler
Location of Fabricator
Via T. A. Edison, 15, 39100 Bolzano BZ, Italy
Architect Website
http://www.giovannivaccarini.it/?utm_medium=website&utm_source=archdaily.com#/home
Manufacturer Website
https://www.stahlbaupichler.com/en
Fabricator Website
https://www.stahlbaupichler.com/en
Other Sources
http://www.giovannivaccarini.it/progetto.php?project=44
https://www.detail-online.com/article/nebulous-envelope-out-of-glass-new-spg-headquarters-in-geneva-31268/
https://issuu.com/mw_steel/docs/shape_of_the_light_eng
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Environmental Response
Improve energy efficiency for daylight, energy saving
Recommended Citation
Vaccarini, Giovanni, "Société Privée de Gérance" (2017). Building Case Studies. 469.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/bcs/469
Owner
the Swiss Société Privée de Gérance