GLASS FOR FAÇADE 2018

/ SAINT-GOBAIN BUILDING GLASS – FACADE 8 The European Patent Office (EPO) in The Hague, an impressive tower and a bold example of contemporary architecture, is designed and veiled with a SAINT-GOBAIN glass façade. In line with SAINT-GOBAIN’s pioneering spirit and creative processes to offer performant and beautifully designed materials, the COOL-LITE ST Bright Silver glazing brings a sense of openness and transparency to the building, symbolizing the EPO’s mission to promote innovation in Europe. The elegant and crystalline building with its reflective silver aesthetic is composed of a double-skin façade. The north-west and south-east façades are paired with two curtain walls 2.5 and 7 meters apart respectively. Public Building EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE arch. Ateliers Jean Nouvel + Dam & Partners photo: ©Ossip Van Duivenbode, Ronald Tilleman 2018 Double-skin Façade for the longer NW and SE facing façades composed of an outer skin SECURIT COOL-LITE ST BRIGHT SILVER and a building skin of CLIMAPLUS PLANISTAR SUN Curtain wall façade CLIMAPLUS COOL-LITE XTREME 60/28 II for width of building Products The Hague, NETHERLANDS In addition to the feeling of openness provided in the interior, the space between the two glass walls creates a climate buffer and contributes to the thermal regulation of the building, allowing for natural ventilation and acoustic performance, and promoting a more sustainable control of energy. The design blends into the natural landscape of Holland, playfully mirroring the sky, land and water, bringing a sense of serenity while it hovers in its context. Designed by architects Jean Nouvel and Diederik Dam, the EPO's New Main is the largest steel building in the Netherlands and the tallest and most slender in Europe. The 85,000 m 2 building is 156 meters long, 107 meters high and 24 meters wide. It hosts over 2, 000 employees on any given day and has been designed to make maximum use of natural light.