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How do you avoid the risk of damage?
There’s a tolerance in the slab and the connecting
joints of the screens. The engineer gave us tolerances
of a few centimetres of movement in the worst
conditions. The glass tracking within the walls is
embedded in the cavity that is quite wide.
The glazing does move slightly and there are
no butt-joints. There’s a few millimetres gap
between each glazing component held in silicone.
Glass appears to be ‘floating’
How important was it to really absorb that full sense
of place into this design?
Absolutely. You see structure but it’s very connected
to the landscape. The landscaping around the park
works its way into the building. It really becomes one
with the environment and the park itself.
And the sight lines when you have parents inside,
wanting to keep an eye on their children playing
outside?
If you stand in the middle of the building you can
see right through. Also, the way we’ve positioned
the barbecue areas and the playground they’re visible
from most angles. You don’t have any “dark spots.”
Why Viridian glass?
I love the product. I’m very comfortable with it, as a
well-known product that has been thoroughly tested.
I didn’t want to compromise on materials. There were
some key elements in there and when I thought glass,
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