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Product • By YKK AP America Inc. • YHW 60 TU Window Wall
YHW 60 TU Window Wall
One of the industry’s only shop-fabricated and pre-glazable window wall systems to protect against strong environmental conditions of up to 90 psf, the YHW 60 TU features YKK AP’s unitized option that provides architects with a high level of quality assurance, while reducing costs and time to close for the contractor. The YHW 60 TU has the ability to be unitized or stick-built, providing for maximum design versatility. When unitized, the window wall is assembled and glazed in the shop, then sent to the job site. This allows for interior installation and reduction of on-site labor, advancing the installation process and reducing labor costs, two critical factors in today’s construction climate. Quality control is enhanced due to the environm... More
Project • By Reynaers Aluminium • Offices
DMM head office
The dredging fleet of the Belgian construction conglomerate Jan de Nul sails under the flag of Luxembourg, thanks to a Belgian law from the 1990s. For this reason, Dredging and Maritime Management S.A., which is responsible for the dredging fleet, has realized a head office in Luxembourg.
The building, designed by Tetra Architectes Paul Kayser & Associés, consists of almost 8,000 m² offices, archives and technical spaces. It is foreseen that a dredging simulator will be installed to train future workforce.
The building, which is designed to reflect the image of the company, has façades of dark brick and glass, made using different Reynaers systems: the high-insulated façade system CW 50-HI as well as the window and door systems CS 86-... More