GLASS FOR FAÇADE 2021

18 19 GLASS FOR FAÇADE EDITION 2021 GLASS FOR FAÇADE EDITION 2021 100 meters long, 17 meters wide and 26 meters high: This is the Mercator One office and commercial building in the middle of Duisburg city center. The award-winning wing of the building with around 11,000 m 2 of usable space is “the new entrance to the city, a figurehead for Duisburg”, says Bernd Muley, project manager at Hadi Teherani Architects, who designed the impressive building right next to the main train station. The highly transparent solar control glass from SAINT-GOBAIN was processed at the Vandaglas Radeburg from the CLIMAplusSECURIT network. The Mercator One shapes its surroundings with an expressive façade. Setbacks in the large building volume bring movement into the urban space: the sculptural architecture not only attracts the eye of the streams of visitors, but also directs them to the central shopping street of the metropolis with almost 500,000 inhabitants. The ends of the Mercator One play a special role: This is where the six- story facade ends in a staggered and fan-shaped manner. The lines of light from the exterior façade lighting are reflected in the glazing - which further enhances the fan-like appearance and the guiding effect in the dark. COMMERCIAL OFFICES MERCATOR ONE DUISBURG’S CALLING CARD Location Duisburg, Germany Architect Hadi Teherani Architects, Hamburg, Germany Glass processor Vandaglas GmbH, Radeburg, Germany Façade maker Ruppert App, Leutkirch, Germany Photos ©Rohl Fotografie/Saint-Gobain Glass