Printed glass
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about printed glass
News • News • 17 Dec 2021
Xinxiang Cultural Tourism Center shaped like an arrangement of glazed ice cubes
The glazed beacon welcomes visitors to a new Xinxiang tourism district dedicated to winter sports. Mathieu Forest Architecte and Zone Of Utopia Architecture arranged the program into nine glazed cubes slightly offset from each other.
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The glass panels are printed with translucent ice crystals to filter the light. The double facade is suspended by stainless steel cables and minimal steel connections.
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The architect was inspired by the metaphor of ice cubes transformed to a liquid state to represent the lake and winter sports theme.
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From the north the stacked cubes form a 34-meter vertical gap that invites the visitor to enter inside. At night the facade is fully luminated and radiates a uni... More
News • News • 27 Aug 2021
Ferrum 1 Business Centre among the first buildings in Russia to be constructed with a sculptural Corten steel facade
Situated on the historic site of the former Rossiya factory in St Petersburg, office building Ferrum 1 (Block 16) by TCHOBAN VOSS Architekten is one of the first buildings in Russia to be constructed with a sculptural Corten steel façade. Corrosion-resistant and extremely durable, the characteristic rust-red patina and texture of the material give a striking and expressive appearance to the building. The name of the office building – Ferrum – is Latin for iron and references the material structuring the façade as well as the history of the former industrial history of the site.
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Constructed in a geometric grid, the façade presents itself as a coherent, dynamic, organically flowi... More
News • News • 1 Oct 2020
MVRDV designs mixed-use building in Detroit completely wrapped in glass mural
MVRDV translated the vibrant character of Detroit’s Eastern Market neighborhood into a popping four-storey office and retail building with a printed glass façade. The visuals are designed by local artists DENIAL and Sheefy McFly. MVRDV will make use of cutting-edge glass printing techniques previously used in their 2013 Glass Farm project.
The building will be located across from Eastern Market’s largest and busiest market hall, Shed 3. MVRDV’s design will replace a two storey brick building that features a mural by the established local artist DENIAL. The architects propose to recreate the mural on a new canvas made of glass.
“We loved the idea of the artworks that bring this area to life, and this buil... More
Project • By Si-X • Secondary Schools
Ezinge
For the education park Ezinge, designed by Atelier PRO architekten, Driessen + Van Deijne made a design of digitally printed glass. The facades, with the dimensions 11 x 21 meter and 18 x 21 meter, opposed to each other, accompany a centrally positioned rising ‘tower’.
This part of the building is at the heart of a field, a location for ‘CKV’ subjects, as fine arts, design, music and theatre.
Creativity and imagination play a key role in the vision on education within the school community of Ezinge.
The education philosophy, the function and the location were leading for the designed plan Driessen + Van Deijne made.
Both glass facades feature a strong related but unique image.
The intriguing image is not easy accessible for... More