Cladding for an Art Déco façade.
Architect Johann von Mansberg’s design achieves a fine reconciliation of the needs of style and technology: the modernism of an Art Déco façade and green-building solutions. The 6-floor building is encased with high-performance insulated glazing units framed by pillars covered by etched translucent glass and backlit with a LED system. This elegant combination is reflected in the discreet system used to anchor the glass panels to the shell of the building: pre-assembled in the factory and installed with great ease on site, the profiles are completely invisible, especially when the LED backlighting is on.
Front view from Adolphplatz: sleek and elegant thanks to the calibrated juxtaposition of windows and pillars covered by 15 mm, extra-clear Madras® Silk, tempered and painted.
Details of the pillars covered by 15 mm, extra-clear Madras® Silk, tempered and painted.
Front view from Adolphplatz: sleek and elegant thanks to the calibrated juxtaposition of windows and pillars covered by 15 mm, extra-clear Madras® Silk, tempered and painted.
Details of the pillars covered by 15 mm, extra-clear Madras® Silk, tempered and painted.
Front view from Adolphplatz: sleek and elegant thanks to the calibrated juxtaposition of windows and pillars covered by 15 mm, extra-clear Madras® Silk, tempered and painted.
Details of the pillars covered by 15 mm, extra-clear Madras® Silk, tempered and painted.
Madras® Silk - etched translucent glass is the key element in the finishing of the pillars. Developed by Vitrealspecchi, a leading Italian producer of chemically etched flat glass, this material proved the best suited for covering the structures because of its special surface finish, which impedes vision whilst allowing light to pass. Its extremely low relief satinized texture is very pleasant to the touch and produces a creased fabric effect. The products transformation process guarantees high resistance to fingerprints and ease of maintenance. The Madras® Silk for the covering of the pillars of the Hamburg School of Business Administration was supplied on 15 mm extra-clear base float, tempered and painted in a warm tone of white that’s very pleasant, especially when the LED system is on.
Applicable not only to façades and external surfaces in general, such as balconies and shelters, Silk is also a splendid material for all interior design and furnishing projects, including doors, partition walls and showers, wardrobe doors, furnishing units, table tops and bathroom tops. Like the other models in the Madras® collections, Silk is available with various float glass bases and thicknesses and supports all the thermomechanical transformation processes used in the glass industry to obtain a safe product.
The front of the building in the evening, attractively lit by a LED system. The etched translucent glass panels covering the pillars are painted a warm tone of white. Glass model: 15 mm, extra-clear Madras® Silk, tempered and painted.
The front of the building in the evening, attractively lit by a LED system. The etched translucent glass panels covering the pillars are painted a warm tone of white. Glass model: 15 mm, extra-clear Madras® Silk, tempered and painted.
The front of the building in the evening, attractively lit by a LED system. The etched translucent glass panels covering the pillars are painted a warm tone of white. Glass model: 15 mm, extra-clear Madras® Silk, tempered and painted.
• Construction design (architectural): Johann von Mansberg Architekten (GMP Architekten).
• Works supervision: HT’ Hörter + Trautmann Architekten, Hamburg.
• Façades: Heinrich Würfel Metallbau GmbH & Co Betriebs KG, Sontra.
• Glass transformation: Flachglas Markenkreis.
• Completion of work: 2014.
• Address: Adolphplatz, Hamburg.
• Glass (pillar covering): 15 mm, extra-clear Madras® Silk, tempered and painted.
• Photos: Daniel Sumesgutner.
