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VISION 28 — BLACK DIAMOND
MANY OF THE ONSITE TEAM FOUND
IT VERY CHALLENGING TO BUILD,
BUT IT'S OFTEN UNDERESTIMATED HOW
PEOPLE CAN RESPOND WELL TO THESE
CHALLENGES, AND LOVE TO BE PART
OF SOMETHING THEY EVENTUALLY
TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN.
Andrew Croxon, Architect
How did Viridian contribute to this process?
With glass as such a prime design element we were
conscious from the outset of the need to determine
the correct type of glass to maintain the visible light
transmission while ensuring a high performing envelope.
Viridian contributed to these discussions very early with
recommendations, samples and so on and we were able
to consider options on how to actually make this building
work to its optimum.
So each elevation is really a subtly distinct skin by
virtue of that glazing choice?
It is. We needed the correct glazing for the correct
application. There are different glazing combinations
for different eleva ѥ