GLASS FOR FAÇADE 2020

7 SAINT-GOBAIN BUILDING GLASS With the Regionens Hus, the Swedish city of Gothenburg has a new landmark. In the spectacular new building, the regional council of Västra Götaland has been given a new home just in time for its 20th anniversary. At the same time, this extraordinary building project is the centrepiece of the largest urban expansion in the modern history of Gothenburg. Consisting of two 5-storey blocks and a 15-storey tower, the architecture of the Regionens Hus reflects the values of the regional council: modernity, transparency and accessibility for all. About 1,300 employees of themunicipality find the most modern working conditions in the new building now. An eye-catcher of the Regionens Hus, visible from afar, is the spacious glass façades. These form a deliberate contrast to the neighbouring historic station building and underline the basic design idea of transparency at the same time. 4,500 m² of the neutral triple glazing COOL-LITE ® XTREME 70/33 II by SAINT-GOBAIN with MicroShade were used. Therefore the façade could be realised with a light transmission of more than 60 % at a total solar factor (g-tot) of less than 0.17 – for solar control glass and the interior solar shading system. GOTHENBURG REGIONENS HUS ADMINISTRATION 6 EXCELLENT TRANSPARENCY WITH INNOVATIVE SOLAR CONTROL GLASS FROM SAINT-GOBAIN Location Gothenburg, Sweden Architects White Architekten, Gothenburg; Sweden Glass processor Stiklu Centr, Latvia; Glassbel Baltic, Lithuania; Tambest (curved glass), Finland Photos ©felixgerlach_fotograf Products COOL-LITE® XTREME 70/33 II with MicroShade