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SMART GLASS APPLICATIONS

EControl glass

or the atmosphere of
openness in the atri-
F um of the new Euro-
pean headquarters of the
Lapp Group in Stuttgart
only one intelligent solar
protection solution came
into consideration. As a
worldwide leading sup-
plier of integrated solu-
tions in cable and connec-
tor technology as well as
components for intelligent
factories, the entrance area
of the new headquarters
needed to be the calling
card of the high-tech com-
pany. The main challenge
was to realize both the de-
sire for transparency and
protection from heat and
glare in a ‘visible’ way. De-
tailed product research fi-
nally led the planners from
Schwarz Architects to the
perfect solution – dimma-
DYNAMIC
ble glass from the company
EControl-Glas GmbH & Co. KG / Photographer: DIGIWORLD.tv TRANSPARENCY supported us in the de-
EControl in Plauen. “The
diverse list of references

sire to work together with

WITH 16-METRE-
Interior of the atrium. The dimmable glass
ECONTROL can be adapted to meet any
requirement and individually controlled.
The internally positioned nano-structured
HIGH ATRIUM
coating of ECONTROL creates the
so-called “electrochromic effect” via an

72 Glass-Technology International 1/2018 electrical voltage and colours the glass blue