GLASS FOR FAÇADE 2018

/ SAINT-GOBAIN BUILDING GLASS – FACADE 28 The Concept In comparison with the previous capacity of two million passengers a year at the Zagreb Airport, the new terminal is expected to initially accommodate five million passengers a year, and eight million in subsequent years through further expansion. The Challenge The airport carries with it both great promise and great responsibility. Not only will it contribute to strengthening the Croatian economy by representing their new indoors to the world and further increasing their tourism, but it will also be their largest infrastructure project in the last ten years. The Realization The construction took three years and was scheduled in two phases. First, a building of about 65,000 m 2 that features four levels, with the first two being reserved for arrivals and the last two for departures. The rectangular main body was extended into two asymmetricpiers,withthewestpierforinternational operations and the east pier for domestic traffic. Our key products chosen by the architects were COOL-LITE SKN 174 , for its solar control properties, and LITE-WALL ISO point fixed IGU for the elevators. The second phase of the realization was above this concrete structure with a steel construction that was meant to combine the roof to the main body and piers with the north facade. The south, east and west facades were conceived with flat aluminium curtains and structural glazing. If you look at the roof, it is partially glazed, and partially covered by a state of the art aluminium shield. The extraordinary undulating shape of the roof is a reminder of the surrounding mountains. The building construction was a success and we hope it will answer all promises for the country.