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How happy have you been with the use of Viridian’s
SpectraPrism™ range.
It’s just a wonderful glass panel and we’ve got the
availability of multiple colours and from that we selected
a very sophisticated, but inviting and energetic colour
range. It worked in the colour glass panels with the
timber warm hues that are in the tree houses and gallery
type environment. So the rest of the play of the light
through the windows and the coloured glass is really
how the building connects to the outside. It’s that
awareness of connection internally and externally
with the natural light.
“An understanding of
daylight as a sculptural
element is key to the serious
business of playful design.”
VISION
It’s not just a building about looking out or in.
It’s the magic that’s often difficult to design by
numbers or computers.
The really interesting thing about this learning
environment is that it’s a space for all seasons of the day.
From the early sunrise, the colour comes through, and
at midday the glass panels change to something quite
sharp, bright, more intense. As the sun goes down of
an evening, all those warmer glass colours are revealed
in another light.
What about thermal control and glare for example?
We worked very closely with Viridian throughout the
design process in terms of the glazing colours and final
efficiency. They knew our design intent. The thermal
efficiency of the glazing and the double-glazing provided
our acoustics and thermal controls while the
SpectraPrism™ glazing contributed to the ambience.
There were no issues or hesitations from Viridian in
helping us achieve our design brief. It was challenging for
them as the client challenged us with the design brief.