GLASS FOR FAÇADE 2018

SAINT-GOBAIN BUILDING GLASS – FACADE / 29 Hospitality QO HOTEL AMSTERDAM arch. Paul de Ruiter Architects, Mulderblauw Architects and Arup photo: ©Ronald Tilleman 2018 CONTOUR CLIMAPLUS PLANITHERM XN II & CONTOUR CLIMAPLUS COOL-LITE SKN 165 II Products The QO Amsterdam Hotel is a sustainable building designed by Paul de Ruiter Architects, Mulderblauw Architects and Arup, SAINT-GOBAIN supplied the solar control glazing for Europe's first LEED Patinum Certified Hotel in the Netherlands. The 258 m 2 of curved COOL-LITE SKN 165 II and CONTOUR PLANITHERM XN II were produced and processed by Glassolutions’ Döring facility in Berlin , and the project was led by teams at SAINT-GOBAIN Gevelbouw Arnhem and Blitta in the Netherlands. The transparent floor-to-ceiling glazing is designed to optimize solar energy use. The intellegent façade is made up of 819 individually mobile panels, of which the orientation and position can be adjusted to indoor and outdoor temperatures, saving up to 65% of the energy needed for heating. The building also has a waste-to energy recovery system, and a greenhouse on the top floor supplying fruit and vegetables to the restaurant. QO was designed to have a positive environmental impact. Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS