Self-Shading IGU
A facade precedent showcasing self-shading insulated glass units (IGUs) that combine high transparency with integrated solar control for commercial office towers.
- What we like about this project
- Internal curved shading elements look like glowing, inflated glass ribs suspended within the double glazing.
Materials
- glass
- aluminum
- steel
Visual identifiers
- self-shading-igu
- glass-curtain-wall
- integrated-shading
- office-interior
Style tags
- high-tech
- sustainable
- contemporary
- glazed
Visual tags
- high-performance-facade
- commercial
- curtain-wall
- daylight-control
- transparency
- Geometry
- Grid of floor-to-ceiling glass panes divided by thin vertical mullions and horizontal slab edges, incorporating organic, bulbous internal shading elements.
- Facade system
- Unitized glass curtain wall with integrated self-shading IGU cavities.
- Structural guess
- Steel perimeter frame with concrete floor slabs supporting a unitized curtain wall system.
- Spatial scale
- Multi-story commercial office scale, spanning two visible vertical levels.
- Lighting
- Bright directional sunlight from the upper-left flares across the glass, casting soft diffusion through the internal shading devices.
- Atmosphere
- Clean, luminous, and technologically advanced atmosphere governed by reflective glass and internal solar filters.
- Environmental context
- Urban high-rise setting, with reflections of surrounding city skylines visible across the glazed facade.
- Spatial experience
- The deep curtain wall reveals layered office interiors with silhouettes of people, blending exterior reflections with internal workspaces.
- Composition rhythm
- Strict vertical and horizontal grid punctuated by repeating horizontal shading modules inside the glass cavity.
- Style reading
- High-tech sustainable commercial architecture
- Program
- Commercial office headquarters
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- glass, aluminum, steel
- Visual identifiers
- self-shading-igu, glass-curtain-wall, integrated-shading, office-interior
- Style tags
- high-tech, sustainable, contemporary, glazed
- Visual tags
- high-performance-facade, commercial, curtain-wall, daylight-control, transparency
- Geometry
- Grid of floor-to-ceiling glass panes divided by thin vertical mullions and horizontal slab edges, incorporating organic, bulbous internal shading elements.
- Facade system
- Unitized glass curtain wall with integrated self-shading IGU cavities.
- Structural guess
- Steel perimeter frame with concrete floor slabs supporting a unitized curtain wall system.
- Spatial scale
- Multi-story commercial office scale, spanning two visible vertical levels.
- Lighting
- Bright directional sunlight from the upper-left flares across the glass, casting soft diffusion through the internal shading devices.
- Atmosphere
- Clean, luminous, and technologically advanced atmosphere governed by reflective glass and internal solar filters.
- Environmental context
- Urban high-rise setting, with reflections of surrounding city skylines visible across the glazed facade.
- Spatial experience
- The deep curtain wall reveals layered office interiors with silhouettes of people, blending exterior reflections with internal workspaces.
- Composition rhythm
- Strict vertical and horizontal grid punctuated by repeating horizontal shading modules inside the glass cavity.
- Style reading
- High-tech sustainable commercial architecture
- Program
- Commercial office headquarters
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture