Channel: Glazing / Insulating Glass
Tvitec: quality and service as company philosophy
2016-02-29 | Glazing / Insulating Glass
In this article, Tvitec gives us an idea of what it can do with one of its most recent applications – the great dome of the Pavilion of Italy at the Expo 2015 in Milan, for which it provided almost 3,000 square metres of high quality glass for 'La Vela' (the Sail) that wraps up Roman studio Nemesi & Partners' design.
Tvitec is a relatively young company with strong roots in the glass and glazing industry. Founded in 2007, the company has, right from the start, been able to count on its entrepreneurial spirit and ambition, powered by a highly-skilled team with considerable experience in the sector.
Tvitec has the largest architectural glass processing facility in Spain, located in Cubillos del Sil (Leon), and it is one of the main European companies in glass sector. In 2014 its turn-over reached EUR 60 million, 70 per cent of which went to foreign markets, especially to increasing activities in North America.
The machinery installed in the company's factories enables to have complete automation of all processes and also ensures top-level manufacturing quality. Company premises include a joint-venture production plant with Soler, located in Villena, Alicante, Spain of 38,000 square metres, equipped with tempering lines.
Tvitec offers a variety of solutions and products for small- and medium-sized glazing installers, and in this article we will take a look at a recent production of the company, on show at the recently-held Expo.
Spanish architectural glass for 'La Vela'
The upper glass skin of the Italian Pavilion at Expo 2015 in Milan, northern Italy, made of laminated and insulating glass units with different geometries and high energy efficiency, carried the 'Made in Spain' hallmark. Tvitec provided almost 3,000 square metres of glass for 'La Vela' (the Sail), the name that was assigned ...
The upper glass skin of the Italian Pavilion at Expo 2015 in Milan, northern Italy, made of laminated and insulating glass units with different geometries and high energy efficiency, carried the 'Made in Spain' hallmark. Tvitec provided almost 3,000 square metres of glass for 'La Vela' (the Sail), the name that was assigned to the dome of this emblematic project, designed by the Roman studio Nemesi & Partners.
The architectural glass processed and supplied by Tvitec for the Pavilion of Italy, gives shape, together with a photovoltaic glass composition, to the dome that sets this unique building apart. It is about 2,800 square metres of laminated and insulating glass units, made of low-iron glass and low-E coatings, that contribute to promoter's main target: to get a high energy efficient building beyond its outstanding aesthetics.
One of the most important technical difficulties of the glass supply for this spectacular project was the processing of dozens of large panes with different geometry: triangular, rectangular and trapezoidal. The dome is an innovative and futurist sail made of crystal and steel that has been developed and installed by the Italian cladding company Stahlbau Pichler GmbH.
The dome reaches up to a height of 35 metres over the interior square of the Pavilion of Italy, where the large glass skylight lets the natural light go through over the central agora and the main corridors. This gigantic structure represents the symbolic centre of the whole architectural project. Nemesi & Partners, Stahlbau Pichler and Tvitec chose Sunguard HD Light Blue 52 as the coating for the insulating glass units, aiming to contribute to a Zero Energy Consumption building.
The total weight of this dome reaches 350 metric tons. On top of the energy saving and efficiency criteria, strict guidelines and requirements were taken into account in order to secure the integrity of 'La Vela'.
The dome designed by Nemesi Studio for Palazzo Italia is an innovative sail created by Stahlbau Pichler. The roof reaches an architectural height above the inner piazza, where a massive glazed conical skylight 'hangs' over the square and the central steps, radiating natural light. Tvitec supplied the architectural glass for the steel and crystal sail.
The insulating and laminated glass panels were fabricated at Tvitec's facility in Cubillos, Spain. "One of the most important technical difficulties of the glass supply for this spectacular project was the processing of dozens of large panes with different geometry: triangular, rectangular and trapezoidal," says David López, Tvitec's International Sales General Manager. "The fabrication of every single unique shaped glass was extremely complicated".
Nemesis & Partners designed a futuristic and impressive steel and glass model, destined to remain in Milan after the Universal Exhibition of 2015 finishes.
Isolar, the German association of European glass manufacturers independent, has awarded to the Tvitec Spanish company for this glazing work.
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