Tectonica 3: Glass I
summary Presentation Suggestions • A new world of relations: the glass façade of the Van Nelle factory by Van der Vlugt. Herman Hertzberger • Glass architecture José Benito Rodríguez Cheda and Antonio Raya de Blas • Castelar Tower in Madrid Rafael de la Hoz, Gerardo Olivares and Rafael de la Hoz Castanys Carlos Quintáns • Swimming Center of San Fernando de Henares, Madrid Luis Moreno Mansilla and Emilio Tuñón Luis Rojo • Extension of the Vanderveen Stores Architectuurstudio Herman Hertzberger Duccio Malagamba • Extension of the Vanderveen Stores Architectuurstudio Herman Hertzberger Duccio Malagamba • Public Library in Fuencarral, Madrid Andrés Perea Ortega Cristóbal Vallhonrat • Products dossier Cristina Dorado • Glossary Cristina Dorado and Graciela Roselló glass (I) José Benito Rodríguez Cheda & Antonio Raya de Blas Glass architecture The big break of glass, upon which its full constructive potential would finally be revealed, did not come until the 20th century. Only very recently did it become technically possible to fabricate large homogeneous panes. It also became necessary to free architecture from the chains of heavy massive construction, and to start to think of building light transparent façades. Since then the technological evolution of glass has been unstoppable, and what in theory is a fragile material with no insulating properties can now yield fully glazed structures or façades endowed with a high degree of thermal and acoustic insulation, and even of resistance to fire. Mies's Farnsworth House (1946-1951) is unsurpassable as a conceptual model, but brings to light the limitations of glass technology at the time, as well as its incapacity to address environmental demands. Photo: Hedrich-Blessing Carlos Quintáns Castelar Tower in Madrid Rafael de la Hoz, Gerardo Olivares James, Rafael de la Hoz Castanys Rafael de la Hoz's building has been conserved in all its vitality, thanks to a series of technical solutions which were absolute innovations at the time. A unique structural concept and the novel use of glass as an instrument of climatic control as well as as a resistant element in the true sense, work together to maintain the project's high degree of abstraction: a lightweight and evanescent prism that changes in the course of the day. A significant feature of the Castelar Tower is the crystal 'halo' that envelops it and enhances the sense of immateriality desired, while rendering it possible to make maximum use of natural light. This is one of the few cases where glass really has a structural character. Photo: archive of R. de la Hoz Luis Rojo de Castro Swimming Centre of San Fernando de Henares, Madrid Luis Moreno Mansilla & Emilio Tuñnón A 'basket made of ropes of prefabricated concrete' is the envelope of the Municipal Swimming Centre of San Fernando de Henares, which rises beside some preexisting outdoor pools and a multisport facility. As the new façade of the complex, the building provides access to the whole premise, presenting itself as a box that filters incoming light through a 'fretted veil'. Large glass surfaces seal the inner side of the latticework, serve as final envelope at the points where the lattice is interrupted, and make the south end of the building a huge mirador to the sport fields. In contrast to the clear-cut volumetry they give their Zamora museum, the architects have here chosen to de-materialize the edges through large glazed bands. Photo: Luis Asín Duccio Malagamba Extension of the Vanderveen Stores Architectuurstudio Herman Hertzberger Hertzberger describes the extension of the Vanderveen stores in the Dutch city of Assen as a 'satellite of glass', and true to the principles that have characterized his long career, he has turned a private commercial space into a large showcase for the general public to enjoy, achieving maximum transparency through the use of glass not only in the façade, but also in the roof, part of the floor slabs, and the stairs and banisters. Hertzberger conceives the extension as a new piece of the jigsaw puzzle that has taken shape with the successive acquisition of surrounding buildings, hand in hand with the growth of the business: a ship anchored near the dock that the old facilities represent. To achieve this image, the architect left the far ends free, carved out a hull, curved the façade, and connected it all to the existing building, from which it is separated, through catwalks. Photo: Duccio Malagamba Cristóbal Vallhonrat Anduiza Public Library in Fuencarral, Madrid Andrés Perea Ortega Because of its noisy and urbanistically incoherent surroundings, this library was conceived as an introverted building, one where glass is the material that generates an entire repertoire of architectural devices, transforming an opaque box into a kaleidoscope. The potent main façade is conceived like a shop window revealing the way the building is laid out, emphasizing its social character. Photo: Javier Azurmendi products dossier (70 index cards) standard card Specialty glass and systems: E-control electrochromic glass, by the Flabeg GmbH company (download: 80 K) It is not easy to establish an organization for this dossier, devoted to glass, with very specialized sections, because many of the products would belong to several of them simultaneously. The criteria that we have chosen begins with a large, general section, commercial flat glass products’ which includes information on the most common glass products used in construction, with reference to their thermal, acoustic and solar protection properties. The following sections complement it. Commercial flat glass products -thermal insulation -low-emissivity and solar control -acoustic insulation -security -fire resistant Curved glass Cast glass -glass blocks -glass profiles Decorative glass Glazing with integral louvers and blinds Glass louvers Translucent insulation Specialty glass and systems Post treatments -protective coatings -cleaning -cutting systems Adhesives, joints and sealants Fasteners and hardware
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