GLASS FOR FAÇADE 2020

67 SAINT-GOBAIN BUILDING GLASS Products SageGlass® CLASSIC Since 2019, Scott Sports’ unbroken innovative spirit has been evident at the company’s headquarters in Givisiez, Switzerland. The new building, which will gather up to 600 people on its seven floors, impresses with its sunlight- sensitive façade. While the ground floor manages light and heat thanks to smart glass, from the first floor façade claddings made from micro-perforated aluminum sheets are oriented towards the sun’s rays and thus bring dynamism to the outer skin: sometimes the façade looks like a shielding, protective shell, then again sharp-edged, moving and permeable. The smart glass SageGlass ® from SAINT-GOBAIN, installed in the high-tech façade on the ground floor, lets in natural light and provides a view of the interior up to a height of three meters, where new bikes are tested. Also, the ceiling has been constructed with deep glulam beams and tintable glass from SageGlass ® . This allows for varying plays of light in the elongated, spacious room. According to the architects, the electrochromic glass mediates between inside and outside. SCOTT SPORTS HEADQUARTERS COMMERCIAL OFFICES 66 SENSITIVE TO SUNLIGHT Location Givisiez, Switzerland Architects Itten + Brechbühl, Basel, Switzerland General planner Sottas, Bulle, Switzerland Glass processor SageGlass® Photos ©Philipp Zinniker