Trosifol & SentryGlas

🌍 Introducing Trosifol® R3: Sustainable Glazing🌱 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ewwetsKt We are excited to unveil Trosifol® R3, our most sustainable interlayer yet, designed to meet the growing demand for eco-friendly solutions in architecture and automotive industries. 💡Why Trosifol® R3? REDUCE: Minimize your carbon footprint with our low-carbon-footprint PVB interlayer. REUSE: Designed for durability, with reusable packaging options. RECYCLE: Our commitment to circular solutions is reflected in every stage of production. Join us on the journey to a greener future without sacrificing the strength, clarity, and performance that have made Trosifol® a trusted name for over 60 years. For more information, please visit: https://lnkd.in/ewwetsKt #TrosifolR3 #Sustainability #GreenBuilding #EcoFriendlyInnovation

FlashBack Friday! 712 Fifth Avenue, New York Interlayer: SentryGlas® Architect: KPF Laminator: Cristacurva Year: 2019 Pictures © Cristacurva Nestled at the landmark crossroads of 56th Street and Fifth Avenue, 712 Fifth Avenue showcases a seamless blend of history and modern architecture. This 650-foot-tall skyscraper harmoniously integrates the preserved facades of the Coty and Rizzoli buildings, both New York City landmarks, while introducing a striking new tower. The architectural design retains the classic charm of the lower floors, with their elegant limestone and granite details, while the upper floors feature sleek white marble, gray limestone, and dark granite—achieving a perfect balance between timeless tradition and contemporary sophistication. The remodeled foyer at 712 Fifth Avenue exemplifies architectural innovation. Visitors are greeted with warmth and elegance, thanks to a sculpted glass wall that serves as both an art installation and an entryway. Subtle lighting enhances the textures and patterns of the materials, creating a sophisticated, museum-like ambiance that encourages interaction. This stunning fusion of historic materials and modern aesthetics ensures the building remains a Midtown Manhattan landmark, offering a first-class experience to all who visit. #712FifthAvenue #HistoricArchitecture #ModernDesign #Skyscraper #NewYorkCity #LandmarkBuildings #ArchitecturalInnovation #TimelessElegance #ContemporarySophistication #MidtownManhattan

Holiday Edition! Longwood Gardens To end this magnificent 2024 on a high note, we are excited to present this incredible project: the stunning Longwood Gardens – West Conservatory. Owner: Longwood Gardens Interlayer: SentryGlas® Natural UV & Trosifol® Natural UV Year: 2024 Architect: WEISS/MANFREDI Architecture/Landscape/Urbanism Contract: Bancroft Construction Landscape Architects: Reed Hilderbrand LLC Landscape Architecture Laminator: GLASSBEL Group Installer: Roschmann Group Video © Longwood Gardens The new West Conservatory at Longwood Gardens, part of the transformative project Longwood Reimagined: A New Garden Experience, redefines modern garden architecture while honoring Longwood's cultural heritage. This 32,000-square-foot glasshouse, designed by WEISS/MANFREDI, features asymmetrical crystalline peaks that seem to float above a reflective pool. Inside, the Mediterranean Garden immerses visitors in a breathtaking landscape of planted islands, canals, and fountains that capture the natural and cultivated beauty of Mediterranean environments. The stunning conservatory integrates modern innovation with the tradition and beauty of Longwood Gardens. #HolidayEdition #LongwoodGardens #WestConservatory #ArchitecturalInnovation

Holiday Edition! Time Warner Center – Main Entrance Interlayer: SentryGlas® Year: 2004 Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) & James Carpenter Design Associates Installer: W&W Glass & Advanced Structures Inc. Glass: Pilkington Planar™ Pilkington Architectural Glass Facade design: Enclos Structural design: schlaich bergermann partner sbp Video © Lukasz Bielawski (Instagram Account: nydaily_photos) The Deutsche Bank Center (formerly known as the Time Warner Center), one of New York's most iconic mixed-use buildings, embodies the concept of a "city within a building." Its twin glass-clad towers, connected at the podium level, host a variety of functions, including retail shops, CNN broadcast studios, Jazz at Lincoln Center concert venues, offices, luxury hotel rooms, residences, parking facilities, and direct subway access. The complex's distinctive design is a direct response to its prominent metropolitan setting. The space between the towers optically reopens the 59th Street corridor, which had been closed since the 1950s, while the podium's curving façade integrates seamlessly with the traffic circle at the southwest corner of Central Park. At ground level, the arcade of businesses creates a transparent public space, enhanced by marble floor patterns that visually extend the sidewalk and street grid into the building through its glass façade. A highlight of the structure is the multistory cable-net atrium connecting the two 55-story towers. Spanning 98 feet across and 164 feet tall, the façade uses low-iron SentryGlas® laminated glass, supported by horizontal and vertical steel tension cables, custom stainless steel patch fittings, and a massive steel truss. Inside, a secondary cable-net wall, known as the “jazz wall,” slopes inward at over 60 feet tall, providing a stunning visual backdrop for performances at Jazz at Lincoln Center with views of Central Park and the vibrant traffic circle. #DeutscheBankCenter #NewYorkArchitecture #MixedUseBuildings #CityWithinABuilding #IconicDesign #UrbanDevelopment #ModernArchitecture #NYCArchitecture #CentralParkViews #GlassArchitecture #UrbanDesign #JazzAtLincolnCenter #NYCLandmarks #CityLife

Holiday Edition! La Ventana al Mundo, Colombia Interlayers: SentryGlas® and Trosifol® UltraClear PVB Monument Owner: Alcaldía Distrital de Barranquilla Architects: Diana Escorcia Laminator: Tecnoglass Tecnoglass Inc Video © Tecnoglass We couldn’t let this year pass without celebrating this marvelous project, where the festive spirit came alive just last week. Embracing the holiday season, we’re thrilled to highlight one of our most iconic projects in Colombia: La Ventana al Mundo. Known as The Window to the World, this stunning landmark in Barranquilla, Colombia, is truly unforgettable. Its grand size is impressive enough, but it’s the vibrant color scheme that makes it truly spectacular. Located on a roundabout along Avenida Circunvalar, near the city’s industrial zone, the monument features an enormous steel and aluminum frame supporting over 2,000 m² (21,500 ft²) of colored laminated safety glass. The glass panels, arranged in a dazzling harlequin pattern of red, yellow, green, blue, and white, completely envelop the structure, creating a vibrant and dynamic façade that beautifully contrasts and complements its surroundings. #Colombia #Flashbackfriday #laminatedglass #PVB #Kuraray

Holiday Edition, Flagship Store, Japan Product: SentryGlas® Designer: AS Co. Ltd. (fka Jun Aoki & Associates) Architect: Peter Marino Architect Engineer: Novum Structures Laminator: Xinbao Glass Co. Year: 2021 Video © Kuraray The Ginza building harmoniously blends the rich history of Ginza with modern architectural innovation. Once renowned for its Art Deco charm and its role as Tokyo's gateway through Shimbashi, Ginza now showcases a façade designed by Jun Aoki that draws from its waterfront origins. Inspired by the famous Impressionist painting La Grenouillère by Monet (1869), the design reflects the fluidity and vibrancy of water, echoing Ginza's legacy as a bustling hub by the bay. The façade features a striking "pillar of water" concept, brought to life through two layers of multi-curved laminated glass. The outer panes, nearly seamless, ripple and flex with dynamic vitality, creating limitless color variations through dichroic glass. At street level, the façade mirrors the energy of Ginza, while higher up, it transforms the surrounding towers into ethereal, wavy silhouettes. Throughout the day, a flowing skyscape dances across the surface, while evening reflections gradually fade upward, evoking a sense of immateriality. The intricate glass makeup (10mm low iron + 3.04mm clear SentryGlas® + 10mm low iron, with a colored coating on surface #2) captures the essence of Ginza’s dual identity—rooted in history yet embracing modernity. #architecture #architecturephotography #architecturelovers #architect #architectural #architects #architecture #architecturephotography #architecturelovers #architect #architectureporn #architectural #architects #interiorarchitecture #architecture_hunter #modernarchitecture #visualarchitects #architecturedesign #architecturelover #architecturestudent #architectures #lookingup_architecture

As this year comes to a close, we want to take a moment to thank you for being part of our journey in 2024. Your support, collaboration, and trust have been invaluable. We look forward to continuing to grow and achieve new milestones together in 2025. May the upcoming year bring you success, happiness, and wonderful opportunities.

Innovation in New York: Discover this Iconic Project with SentryGlas® Don’t miss this article highlighting the incredible architectural impact in New York City! Our colleague J Alberto Alarcon shares insights about the use of SentryGlas® redefining transparency and strength in façade design. Read more here: “Bite of the Big Apple”https://lnkd.in/ebWrwyWZ Picture © Chris Schippers #Architecture #Innovation #Kuraray #SentryGlas

Holiday Edition, TKTS Stairs, New York Interlayer: SentryGlas® Architects: Perkins Eastman and Choi Ropiha (now CHROFI) Lighting Designer: Fisher Marantz Stone Structural Engineer: Dewhurst Macfarlane and Partners & Schaefer Lewis Engineers Building Contractors: Gorton Associates, D. Haller, Haran Glass, IG Innovation Glass Glass and laminator: eckelt - a vandaglas company Application: Walls Year: 2008 Video © Daniel Booter (Instagram account nycitydaniel) The TKTS booth in Times Square, New York, is a 250 m² all-glass public amphitheater with a capacity for 500 people. Its structural glass design includes a 4.9-meter-high laminated SentryGlas® walls, showcasing innovative engineering and a remarkable use of materials. As soon as someone mentions New York City, thoughts of Times Square automatically come to mind. There are thousands of people, enormous displays showing ads of all types, and a lot more besides. Plus, there is no cost to enter or ascend the Red Stairs in Times Square, tourists visiting New York City will find it to be an ideal stop because of this. When you're in Times Square, you must see this famous New York City monument. #TKTS #RedStairs #TimesSquare #NYCLandmark #SentryGlas #LaminatedGlass #IconicDesign #ArchitecturalInnovation #GlassArchitecture #StructuralGlass

Holiday Edition! Ventana de Sueños, Puerto Colombia Interlayer: Trosifol® Translucent White & Trosifol® Clear Owner: Puerto Colombia Architect: James Ariza Barraza Developer: Tecnoglass Structural engineer: Alays Ariza Barraza Laminator: Tecnoglass Tecnoglass Inc Year: 2023 Video © Tecnoglass December has arrived, and we're launching off our own special monthly segment, 'Holiday Edition.' We're getting started with this first project, Ventana de Sueños (The Dreams Window) This holiday season, Ventana de Sueños stands tall as a shimmering symbol of resilience and unity, inviting everyone to reflect on the journeys that shape us and the dreams that guide us. Nestled in Puerto Colombia, Ventana de Sueños is more than a lighthouse; it’s a beacon of history, hope, and innovation. This public monument, inaugurated on December 18, 2023, stands as a tribute to the immigrants who first arrived in the country through Puerto Colombia, carrying dreams of new beginnings. The construction of this iconic structure began in March 2023 at the roundabout near Miramar Beach. Towering at an impressive 70 meters, the lighthouse is built on a 105-ton galvanized steel framework, adorned with an aluminum façade weighing 25 tons. Its grandeur is further enhanced by 1,940 square meters of laminated glass panels featuring vibrant, one-of-a-kind silk-screened designs. Secured with over 20,000 stainless steel screws, these glass panels add a touch of brilliance to the holiday skyline. But it’s not just the aesthetics that make this monument extraordinary. The lighthouse’s powerful beam illuminates up to 20 nautical miles (35 km), powered entirely by a self-sustaining photovoltaic system—showcasing the harmony of tradition and sustainability. #kuraray #sentryglas #architecturalglass #GlassProjects #laminatedglass #SafetySecurityGlass #modern #facade #video #architecture #arch #modernarchitecture #architect