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With over 110

years’ experience,

Glas Trösch is the

leading company in

the manufacture, impressive extraordinary Copyright: Friedhelm Krischer
façade, one of the design
elements of which was the Figure 1
processing and image of mechanical mu-
sical instruments that use
finishing of glass perforated discs.
The insulating glass use for
in Switzerland, and the floor-to-ceiling win-
dows has been individually
one of the most adapted to the orientation
and function of the façade
and thanks to the low-
important European E coating SILVERSTAR
EN2plus from Glas Trösch
manufacturers and provides for a very good
indoor climate with a high
processors of flat degree of energy efficiency.
The subtle reflections on Copyright: Friedhelm Krischer
glass. In this article, the aluminium façade and Figure 2
the glass elements give the
office building, named af-
the company presents ter the married composers
Clara and Robert Schu-
just a few of its most mann, a fine outer skin
which changes according
recent products, for to the weather conditions.
Both Clara and Robert are
both external and also each respectively char-
acterised by a special de-
indoor applications. sign feature:
While Robert frames the
renovated old building and
a creative link is created
between the old and new
oped light glass of only 20 building through reinforced Copyright: Friedhelm Krischer
millimetres which can be corten steel, the narrow fa-
used for individual kitchen cial side of Clara is based Figure 3
and bath, shop and hotel on a glass cantilever - this
designs. four-storey glass cube pro- tical window elements. In Fig. 1: The modern new building
creates an interesting contrast
trudes from the aluminium order to satisfy the design
SILVERSTAR EN2PLUS to the old cavalry barracks
sleeve and offers space characteristics and the dif- with brick façade
Narrow, vertical recesses for conference or meeting fering requirements in
Fig. 2: The sides of the building
define the characteristic al- rooms which benefit from terms of solar protection,
on which the main entrances are
uminium façade of the new very good exposure to nat- thermal insulation and fire located, have been fully glazed
office building ensemble in ural light. protection, depending upon and offer spaces with
Düsseldorf – “Clara and Differing insulating glass the alignment of the façade, a pleasant atmosphere
Robert” by slapa oberholz was used for the various both the structure as well as Fig. 3: The glazed cube offers
pszczulny architects, links glass elements such as the the thickness of the glazing well-lit spaces that can be given
two new buildings with the glass cube, the fully glazed are varied. Consequently, additional solar protection
to prevent overheating
listed Saarhaus and has an main entrances or the ver- the triple insulation glaz-

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