GLASS FOR FAÇADE 2020

11 SAINT-GOBAIN BUILDING GLASS The faculty of engineering at the University of Sheffield is one of the most prestigious in the world. Following sustainable modernisations, new spaces were opened in the spring of 2020, bringing together highly modern laboratories, offices, lecture halls and communication facilities in the heart of the university. As the centrepiece of the new Engineering Heartspace, a central atrium was created under a spectacular curved glass, impressively linking two of the oldest buildings at the university. White steel ‘tree’ columns support the approximately 1,400 m² roof, which is made up of interlocking triangular glass and spans the space between the historic buildings with sweeping waves. It forms a new entrance to Portobello Street, connecting the faculty with other facilities on campus. The roof not only creates a clear distinction between old and new, its high-tech construction also improves the energy and CO 2 balance of the renovated existing buildings by enclosing their interior façades in a protective manner. HEARTSPACE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD EDUCATION 10 A ROOF FOR ENGINEERING SCIENCES WITH SOLAR CONTROL GLASS FROM SAINT-GOBAIN Location Portobello Street, Sheffield, London, United Kingdom Architect Bond Bryan, Sheffield, London Glass processor Roof: SAINT-GOBAINGLASSOLUTIONS Austria, Eckelt Glas, Steyr, Austria Main entrance: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASSOLUTIONS Objektcenter Radeburg, Germany Façade maker Wagner Biro Steel and Glass, Vienna, Austria Photos ©John Kees Photography Products Roof: COOL-LITE® XTREME 50/22 II with enameling or small white dot screen-printing on face #3 Front: COOL-LITE® XTREME 60/28 II