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NEWS SMART GLASS
App-controlled glazing gives full control of light at Dubai library
The Mohammed bin Rashid Library, currently being built in Dubai, will feature a substantial area of special glass in its construction which has been specified to control sunlight. The largest library and cultural
project in the Arab world, it was developed by the Dubai Municipality. SageGlass, a Saint-Gobain “dynamic glass” product, will make up 72 per cent of the project’s total glass elevation and can be programmed to tint automatically to the appropriate level of transparency in response to the sun, controlled manually via a smartphone application. Alain Garnier, manager, sales and
business development, SageGlass Middle East said: “The product will greatly enhance the interior environment of this great building, contributing to what will become a highly sophisticated cultural facility, when complete.”
TRANSPORT
London Bridge gets a new lease of life from OAG
One of the capital’s oldest railway stations, handling over 50 million customers a year, London Bridge has been extensively renovated as part of a multi- million-pound collaboration between Costain, Network Rail, and architectural glazing experts OAG, delivering the design by Grimshaw Architects. Planned in three phases over four years,
OAG said it helped “revolutionise” the station as part of a broader refurbishment project totalling £1bn. The High Wycombe firm installed a 275 metre bespoke glass facade along the station’s Tooley Street entrance, with a stylish curved upper tier, and a lower tier consisting of double- height bomb-proof glazing. Each pane of 5.6 m glass installed in the station’s lower tier weighed in at 350 kg. Internally, OAG were tasked with
installing all 26 glass archway shopfronts as part of the station’s Western Arcade, giving a sleek, modern touch to the building’s barrel-vaulted Victorian architecture. Director at OAG Gary Evans
commented: “We were delighted to work on such a demanding and prestigious
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Grimshaw Architects had a bold vision of how to revitalise London Bridge for the 21st century, while retaining its existing Victorian charm – it’s been incredibly exciting to see that vision brought to life Gary Evans, OAG
project. There’s no doubt it was challenging at times – London Bridge is one of the most vital components of London’s overland and underground rail infrastructure, and was kept in full use throughout the refurbishment. It’s extremely rewarding to see the work completed.” “Grimshaw Architects had a bold vision
of how to revitalise London Bridge for the 21st century, while retaining its existing Victorian charm. It’s been incredibly exciting to see that vision brought to life.”
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