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How was your experience with Viridian?
Viridian’s glass was a natural fit for the design with such
a large expanse of glass facing a public foyer. It matched
our desire for natural light and the right blend of visibility
and reflection of the riverbank environment with
outstanding thermal performance. One of the great
accomplishments here is an enormous glass wall that
draws visitors’ attention to a beautiful view, something
that only the latest and best high performance glazing
systems can achieve.
Imagine if the glass was terrible? It would be a blight and
wreck the entire experience of being in this wonderful
space. Working with Viridian was reassuring. We knew
that we would get a quality product. We knew that the
promises made right at the very start of the project would
appear on our building. We’ve got the software and
technology to generate really exciting shaped buildings,
but where it all comes to fruition is right at the back end,
“Will the thing we’ve placed on this building perform in
the way that we expected it to?”
“Convention and exhibition
centres have generally always
been about how big can you
make it, how much stuff can
you put into it? This centre
is unique because we don’t
have that space, so each of
the rooms works harder...”
SIMON TOTHILL, ARCHITECT