The multi-use building contains office space, retail stores and restaurants as well as residential apartments, making it a mixed use skyscraper as well as a multi layered residential unit. The highly glazed apartment building follows an indoor-outdoor style of living, incorporating natural elements and lots of glass to make the most of the surrounding city views. The generous terraces were designed with entire walls of moving glass to merge the indoor and outdoor space, creating large indoor-outdoor living spaces.
When specifying glazing for a highly glazed apartment building it is imperative that performance and durability are taken into consideration, as much of the 119 metre tall building would be difficult to access if any replacement units or repairs were needed.
For this reason, the highest quality slim framed sliding glass doors were specified, the minimal windows® sliding door system.
This sliding glass door can reach staggering sizes, stretching floor to ceiling, without compromising on minimal design and modern performance values. The sliding doors have sightlines of just 21mm, granting uninterrupted views of the city and allowing floods of natural light into the apartments during the day. The highly glazed apartment building also capitalises on solar gain, controlling the level of UV rays that get through the glazing and combatting solar glare for comfortable internal living environments.