Tensioned glass façade

This master thesis was carried out in cooperation with VS-A, a façade engineering office based in Lille, Hong Kong and Seoul. It focuses on the development of an innovative all-glass façade system, which was imagined by Robert-Jan van Santen, founder and co-manager of VS-A. This technology is highly promising as it provides the possibility to...

A study about the structural and thermal performance of large glass masonry façade

There are already lot of glass structures, using big size elements that prove that glass is a strong material that can compete the other more conventional building materials. However, the use of solid cast glass bricks glued with a transparent UV cured adhesive is not common and it is first utilized in the façade of the Crystal House in...