Elbphilharmonie
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Elbphilharmonie
Recreation
Platz der Deutschen Einheit 4
Hamburg, 20457
Germany
Recreation
Platz der Deutschen Einheit 4
Hamburg, 20457
Germany
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Complex curved glass façade
Located on the Elbe River, on the western tip of the HafenCity in Hamburg, Germany, the Elbphilharmonie is one of the largest and most acoustically advanced concert halls in the world and an outstanding example of modern architecture.
The new building’s stunning 21,800m2 glass façade consists in part (approx. 5,000m2) of curved glass that transforms the structure into an enormous quartz crystal, whose appearance continually changes as it catches the reflections of the sky, the water and the city lights.
The architects, Herzog & de Meuron, selected as a base glass for the whole façade Guardian ExtraClear® float glass for its combination of transparency, aesthetics and performance.
Guardian also supplied its coated solar control glass, SunGuard® Solar Light Blue 52.
To provide complete performance for the curved IGU windows, Guardian supplied its ClimaGuard® DT thermally insulating coated glass.
Design and supply team
BGT Bischoff Glastechnik GmbH & Co. KG
Fabricator
Interpane GmbH
Fabricator
Sunglass Srl
Fabricator
Herzog & de Meuron
Architect
Josef Gartner GmbH
Glazier
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