A cultural and educational hub in the heart of the city, Kuwait’s College for Women is an architectural masterpiece. The building’s unique façade is a modern interpretation of the iconic screens and wind towers of traditional Arab homes. The entire college, which offers courses across multiple disciplines to 4,000 students, has been designed around a central atrium that sits below a large overhanging roof and is the building’s crowning glory.
The architect wanted to create a state-of-the-art university campus with luxurious interiors. We had to come up with an innovative solution for the main atrium’s balustrades, which the customer envisioned as an artistic space that inspired the students. The initial design intent was to apply a stainless steel triangular geometric effect to the balustrade glass. We were tasked to provide a simplistic solution to achieve this intent.
To achieve the customer’s vision, initially stick-on stainless steel elements were considered. However, these panels would require frequent maintenance and complicate the installation process.
Instead, we proposed to use CHROMVIEW, a mirror frit product, to obtain the stainless steel effect while minimising the maintenance work required. We achieved this by creating a bespoke template to achieve the intended pattern and applied chrome finish through it. The chrome frit panels were tempered and laminated to meet the safety standards for the glazing. Additionally, all the panels were curved and shaped to perfection as required to meet the building design. Each panel was tested to ensure that it met the most stringent
To achieve the customer’s vision, initially stick-on stainless steel elements were considered.
However, these panels would require frequent maintenance and complicate the installation process. Instead, we proposed to use CHROMVIEW, a mirror frit product, to obtain the stainless steel effect while minimising the maintenance work required. We achieved this by creating a bespoke template to achieve the intended pattern and applied chrome finish through it. The chrome frit panels were tempered and laminated to meet the safety standards for the glazing. Additionally, all the panels were curved and shaped to perfection as required to meet the building design. Each panel was tested to ensure that it met the most stringent
quality standards.
CHROMVIEW is a scratch-resistant, durable and corrosion-resistant product tested for internal and external applications. On the whole, our solution provided the required effect while being more economical than actual stainless steel cladding.
Our innovative use of CHROMVIEW mirror frit enabled us to translate the customer’s design intent into reality. We were able to achieve the stainless steel effect from both inside and outside, while ensuring that the panels were safe to use in a busy college. The glass was easily moulded to fit the curved shape of the railing without compromising on either quality or the overall mirror effect. Our panels enhance the overall look of the magnificent central atrium, which serves as a source of inspiration for the 4,000 young, aspiring women who walk its halls every single day.
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Future Architectural Glass, LLC (Future Glass) is a joint venture between a multinational & diversified Singapore corporation and a leading Indian glass conglomerate. The company has positioned itself to establish itself as UAE's premium glass processor having the entire gamut of European machinery and systems to process any type of interior and exterior glass.
Since 1976, the group has been serving the needs of the architectural glass market by providing the latest products suiting the dynamic needs of architects/consultants. We started operations as a glass trading and distribution firm and ever since have expanded our products and services to include safety glass manufacturing and providing specialty glass solutions.