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ALTERNATIVE LAMINATION
Alternative Lamination works in two
directions:
- HYBRIDS: innovative interlayers
providing capability to laminate glass
and different materials not
specifically with same chemical
characteristics.
- TENSEGRITY: lamination systems
integrating innovative interlayers with
tensile materials (woven, fibers,
carbon, polypropylene).
Hybrids are represented by single
panels layered or multi-layered where
glass is the principal subject and it
is laminated together with stones
(marble, limestones, granites, onyx,
conglomerates, etc.) or other
construction materials such as wood or
plastics.
The dual scope of the hybrids means
aesthetic and functionality.
A stone panel with glass is engineered
based on the resistance of the glass
lite in order to dramatically reduce
the thickness of the stone (up to
1/8")just for achieving very effective
aesthetic result and a strong and
flexible panel.
The multi-layering gives the
opportunity of laminating different
materials or different interlayers with
glass cores and different hybrid
surfaces.
Tensegrity. Extending the use of a
laminated glass pane unit with extended
interlayer material, the result
develops a new type of exterior
envelope assembly based on the
structural capabilities of the
interlayer. This means:
- Use of lamination for a lighter
overall curtain wall assembly that is
hung or it is following the
superstructure of the building.
- Use of the composite as a continuous
set of lites connected to one another
through the continuity of the
lamination.
- Use of the interlayer material as a
way of transferring load across the
face of the curtain wall, thus allowing
a lighter exterior envelope overall.
- Use of the lamination as a continuous
tensile material within a framework
that contributes to the making of an
ultra-light tensegrity frame.
- Use of a continuous surface of
interconnected glass facades for the
making of a long-span structures.
Alternative Lamination works in two
directions:
- HYBRIDS: innovative interlayers
providing capability to laminate glass
and different materials not
specifically with same chemical
characteristics.
- TENSEGRITY: lamination systems
integrating innovative interlayers with
tensile materials (woven, fibers,
carbon, polypropylene).
Hybrids are represented by single
panels layered or multi-layered where
glass is the principal subject and it
is laminated together with stones
(marble, limestones, granites, onyx,
conglomerates, etc.) or other
construction materials such as wood or
plastics.
The dual scope of the hybrids means
aesthetic and functionality.
A stone panel with glass is engineered
based on the resistance of the glass
lite in order to dramatically reduce
the thickness of the stone (up to
1/8")just for achieving very effective
aesthetic result and a strong and
flexible panel.
The multi-layering gives the
opportunity of laminating different
materials or different interlayers with
glass cores and different hybrid
surfaces.
Tensegrity. Extending the use of a
laminated glass pane unit with extended
interlayer material, the result
develops a new type of exterior
envelope assembly based on the
structural capabilities of the
interlayer. This means:
- Use of lamination for a lighter
overall curtain wall assembly that is
hung or it is following the
superstructure of the building.
- Use of the composite as a continuous
set of lites connected to one another
through the continuity of the
lamination.
- Use of the interlayer material as a
way of transferring load across the
face of the curtain wall, thus allowing
a lighter exterior envelope overall.
- Use of the lamination as a continuous
tensile material within a framework
that contributes to the making of an
ultra-light tensegrity frame.
- Use of a continuous surface of
interconnected glass facades for the
making of a long-span structures.
VESTRY 33, New York, NY
GREEN VALLEY, Henderson, NV
SOLDIER FIELD
Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL
BLOOMINGDALES
Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV
BCEAO, Daloa, Ivory Coast
TENSEGRITY: Kevlar, Carbon Fiber, Silicone films and polyester
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