GLASS FOR FAÇADE 2018

/ SAINT-GOBAIN BUILDING GLASS – FACADE 30 The cloud that fell from the sky The sensational façade of the Futurium - House of the Future in Berlin consists of several thousand diamond-shaped cassette elements with metal reflectors and ceramic-printed cast glass. The ambient light creates an iridescent appearance in them. The opening is planned for Spring 2019. The architects were guided by two essential ideas: first, the Futurium should be a "future vessel" with its own form and strong spatial sequences. On the other hand, one wanted to enclose it with a robust and at the same time fragile shell. The result is a building that, as a sort of "landed cloud", unfolds its very own appearance and effect between the stone block edifices. The structure of the house is divided into three parts: on the ground floor, the foyer decorated in bright colors. Around the living area are grouped infrastructure blocks as well as restaurant and shop. However, the largest area occupies the flexibly configurable event forum. Upstairs, the visitor will find the real heart of the Futurium: an exhibition area of around 3,000 m 2 , which will be divided into the "spaces of thought" of man, nature and technology in the future. SR LISTRAL L Cast Glass PLANICLEAR CLIMATOP XN II and ONE II fixed with VARIO system Products Culture FUTURIUM EXHIBITION CENTER arch. Richter Musikowski photo: ©Arup/Rossmann 2018 Berlin, GERMANY