These wins in the specific categories highlight the breadth of applications and geographical locations in which Kuraray’s interlayers are deployed.
The Structural Glass Facade category was won by Le Visionnaire - Espace François Dalle, in Paris, a glass roof shaped a little like an egg, which comprises 188 unique double-curved, fritted, insulating glass panels, laminated using Trosifol UltraClear, a highly transparent PVB film that offers a very low yellowing value and has proven long-term stability. The laminator in this project was sedak, and the contract glazier was Bellapart Group.
Florence Joubert
The award for Structural Glass Floors and Stairs went to the Pasarela Diamante, a 45 m-long skywalk and eight storey observation tower sited 1,000 metres above the city of Baos de Agua Santa in Ecuador. Crucial to both the functional and aesthetics capabilities of the 32 mm panels, the SentryGlas ionoplast interlayer used in their construction has a global application footprint thanks to the possibilities delivered by its outstanding structural capabilities. The glazier in this project was FAIRIS C.A.
Fairis
For the Low-rise Construction category, the award went to the Oman Across Ages Museum (see at top), which uses the SentryGlas interlayer in steel-coloured glazing panels that are designed to enhance the visual appeal of the building and maximise natural light. The panels’ multi-layer construction provides excellent insulation, enhancing energy efficiency and sustainability. The laminator in this project was Future Architectural Glass LLC.
The High-rise Construction category was won by One Za’abeel, a fascinating two-block development, connected to each other at a height of 100 m by a link bridge – the world’s longest in an occupied cantilevered building. The high-performance multi-layered glass cladding features both Sound Control PVB films and SentryGlas interlayers, for sound attenuation and post-breakage performance respectively, with both contributing to the building’s appearance. The laminator in this project was the Al Abbar Group.
Aileen Juhl
The Podium Space winner was Two Manhattan West, a 58-storey office complex in New York City. The lobby’s first-of-its-kind curved cable wall utilizes several innovative functional and design features that help maintain a clean and transparent facade unencumbered by mechanical fixings. The glazed panels in the cable wall system use the SentryGlas interlayer for its transparency and performance in case of a breakage. The architect in this project was Eckersley O'Callaghan and the laminator once again was sedak.
You can find a full list of categories and award winners on the US Glass Magazine website.
