GLASS FOR FAÇADE 2020

63 SAINT-GOBAIN BUILDING GLASS TOMBOLA HOUSE COMMERCIAL OFFICES Low Street in the British city of Sunderland was once a place where goods were warehoused and ships were built. Today, it features the new headquarters of Tombola, Europe’s biggest online gaming company. As a leading tech company it was important for Tombola to design a high spec and technologically advanced building, which could attract young professionals, and to provide the best possible working environment for its employees. The building, designed and built by Ryder Architecture and awarded with a prize by the Architects’ Journal, embraces the historic industrial architecture of the local area. The main feature of the new headquarters is its trio of roof pitches that merge seamlessly with the longer sides of the red brick outer shell. To contrast this, a fully glazed façade on the eastern side opens up the view of to the river Wear and port beyond. As the design evolved the architects realized that adding internal and external shading systems would spoil the striking appearance of the building. But with Tombola’s staff working on computers, controlling glare was essential. PERFECT MATCH BETWEEN COMFORT AND HI-TECH Location Low Street, Sunderland, United Kingdom Architect Ryder Architecture, London, United Kingdom Glass processor SageGlass® Photos ©James Newton 526 Products SageGlass®