Curtain Walls and Facades
Architects can take advantage of DuPont™ SentryGlas® stiffness, clarity, and impact toughness in high-performance building facades and curtain walls.
Open edges and novel, elegant fixturing methods are among the design advantages in SentryGlas®.
The following area features examples of SentryGlas® use in curtain walls and facades. For more design examples, see the complete Design Gallery.
Passengers of Mexico City's New Subway Golden Line Protected by DuPont™ SentryGlas®
The high performance of DuPont™ SentryGlas® polymer interlayer made it the most suitable material for the stations and platforms of Mexico City's new Subway Golden Line 12.
» Subway Golden Line 12 Case Study
Resistance to Temperature and Humidity
The façade construction used on the Sowwah Square Towers comprises a high-performance glazed curtain wall system, resistant to humidity and high temperatures, with help from DuPont™ SentryGlas®.
» Sowwah Square Towers Case Study
Thinner, Lighter Glass Façade
Laminated glass at a Lisbon, Portugal, office building takes advantage of SentryGlas® structural interlayer performance.
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Inside, Meet Outside
Extra-large panels of bolted glass stretch open the design envelope at the delightful new Alice Tully Hall in New York's Lincoln Center.
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Celebrating Media Transparency
Washington, D.C.'s Newseum uses DuPont™ SentryGlas® with low-iron glass to help create an extra-clear view celebrating freedom of the press.
» Case Study
Present A Bold New Face
Leading international architects are achieving new levels of design in curtain walls and facades using SentryGlas®, in projects such as the Shanghai Oriental Arts Center.
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Reduce Glass Weight and Structural Costs
Using SentryGlas® ionoplast in the design of a glass curtain wall facade helped a Versailles chapel achieve elegance and weight reduction compared with using PVB.
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The Key: Reduced Glass Deflection
Test your own design loads on laminated glass made with SentryGlas®.
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