Sentences with phrase «glass building facades»

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In buildings, for example, new and existing glass surfaces such as facades, shop windows, stairwells and balustrades can be utilised to their full potential.

Among the specifics in the redesign plan are new flooring and furniture in the terminal building, a regional aviation history museum, new exterior facade that will allow natural light in the passenger drop off area, a glass pedestrian bridge from the parking garage and a cold weather green roof.

«We are envisioning solar cell layers on glass facades, which let part of the light into the building while at the same time creating electricity,» says Thomas Mueller.

According to Colsmann, another field of application is the integration of solar cells into buildings: Since the glass facades of high - rise buildings must often be shaded, it is an obvious option to use organic solar modules for transforming the absorbed light into electric power.

A stylish building with attractive facades and plenty of glass contains spacious apartments with every amenity you could want.

Designed by the Norwegian firm Snøhetta, the 150,000 - square - foot building has a distinct glass facade comprising numerous hexagonal panels, a recurring geometric motif that shaped the theme of «Evolving Geometries: Line, Form, and Color,» curated by Margo Crutchfield.

For example, the Spring Street building's 6,000 - square - foot facade has 40 window bays with their original glass, like a precursor of a modern glass curtain wall.

The most eye - catching of the building's updates is its dramatic entryway, a facade of glass under a triangular prow that hangs 60 feet out from the building.

The space mimics that of an open plan gallery, taking over a pavilion - style single storey building with a two wall facade almost fully in glass.

Holl's building features various sustainable building techniques, such as green roofing, double glass skin ventilated facades, rainwater collecting and recycling systems, and an adaptable day - lighting system equipped with computer - controlled sunscreens.

Now the majority of visitors — those who leave their cars parked in the museum's new underground garage — emerge via glass elevator or grand stairway to a view of the Kahn building's facade, with all its marvelous detail, across a 65 - yard expanse of lawn and trees; Piano's new pavilion is at their backs.

Isolating fragments of the glass - curtain facades, the works are rendered in forceful colors — citron, ocher, electric blue, fuchsia — representing the blazing neon light reflected by neighboring buildings and adjacent advertising signage.

The notable end - of - century buildings of Richard Meier include the Getty Center in Los Angeles (1984 — 1997), where buildings of different shapes are united by their whitish stone - faced facades and broad panels of glass; and the High Museum of Art in Atlanta (1980 — 83).

The redesigned building replaced the original white Vermont Marble with a glazed terra - cotta and glass facade.

With the Boulevard Raspail and the institution's Lothar Baumgarten — designed gardens as backdrop, Milhazes will transform the front and back glass facades of the Fondation Cartier's Jean Nouvel building into a translucent spectacle of collaged adhesive film.

The west facade, the main entrance, is made of milled laminated glass on a rigid frame system, and the east facade is composed of a corrugated black metal panel system and transparent glass.The most striking feature of the building is the inventive use of a moving exhibition space that can serve as an extension of the gallery floor.

For the project, the Hudson, N.Y. - based artist created laminated glass window panels throughout the building and installed a massive mosaic titled Mother Clara's Garden on the bus depot's block - long facade.

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So if a building is designed with large windows facing the sun (or with all glass facades!)

This idea of essentials extends to the building's glass - free facade and carefully planned ventilation that eliminates the need for mechanical cooling systems.»

Rollup glass doors along the south facade further blur the line between inside / outside drawing even stronger connection with the waterfront for both building and user.

A stylish building with attractive facades and plenty of glass contains spacious apartments with every amenity you could want.

«They wanted to build a new plant with a glass facade in the middle of the desert because it would become a tourist attraction,» this person says, which other sources support.