Visual comfort

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Project • By POLO • Offices

Kortrijk Business Park

When you leave the E17 motorway at exit Hoog Kortrijk, you can see the building emerge in the distance. It appears like a powerful monolith or a fortified citadel. But as you approach the building, robustness makes way for refinement and detail. Evenbeeld Commissioned by Verstraete Development, the office building was designed by POLO. The project developer wanted to base its new headquarters in the prestigious Benelux Park in High Kortrijk, the economic heart of the South West Flanders region. The building is situated at the tip of Benelux Park, next to a large pond that collects all the water from the surrounding area. The design builds upon Blauwdruk's master plan. This urban development agency dictated the building's general conto... More

Project • By QPRO • Restaurants

CAFE-CONFECTIONERY

«Love and Sweets» is a chain family cafe-confectionery located in the Zamoskvoretsky district on the territory of a closed residential complex. One of the challenges for architects was to find the optimal solution in a limited interior space. The advantage of the small space was the high ceilings and the glazing area, which maximized the penetration of natural light into interior space.The interior of the cafe assumed the creation of an attractive space for visitors, where guests could feel comfort having a pleasant conversation and a cup of aromatic coffee. The architects took the minimalist style as a basis, creating a striking image with cubic structures of metal and concrete, highlighted with light. The interior of the cafe... More

Product • By MERMET • SCREEN VISION

SCREEN VISION

VARYING DENSITY 4 levels of density to enhance solar shading based on the building's orientation CONTROL THE SPECTRUM Ranging from superior glare control due to its tight basket weave (1% density) to exceptional transparency (10% density) CLASSIC SHADES Available in a selection of 10 timeless colours SEAMLESS QUALITY Extended width (up to 320 cm) ensuring seamless panels REASSURANCE M1/B1 rated high fire resistance More

Product • By MERMET • M-SCREEN

M-SCREEN

DIFFERENT DENSITIES3 density options for tailored solar shading based on the building's orientation MANAGE THE SUNRanging from excellent glare control due to its tight weave (1% density) to optimal transparency (5% density) TIMELESS COLOURSAvailable in a selection of 15 classic colours BROAD POSSIBILITIESExtra wide widths (up to 320 cm) for seamless covers SECURITYHigh fire resistance compliant with M1/B1 standards More

Product • By MERMET • OPTIMAL

OPTIMAL

ADVANCED TECHNICAL TEXTILE Optimal balance between visual and thermal performance thanks to its double-sided pattern, without the use of metallisation IN ANY DIRECTION 3 densities to improve solar shading depending on the orientation of the building EXTRA REFLECTIVE Highly reflective white side ensuring exceptional thermal comfort PROTECTION AND VIEWS The darker side offers glare control while maintaining sufficient outward vision SECURITY High fire resistance compliant with M1/B1 standards More