{"id":41103,"date":"2018-04-04T09:45:04","date_gmt":"2018-04-04T13:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/?p=41103"},"modified":"2021-04-23T09:10:41","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T13:10:41","slug":"glass-piano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/inspiration\/collections\/glass-piano\/","title":{"rendered":"The Art of Glass: Renzo Piano&#8217;s Brilliant Glazed Skins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><i>Architects: Showcase your next project through\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/register\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Architizer<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0and sign up for our\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/architizer\/newslettersubscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>inspirational newsletter<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Italian architect and engineer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/renzo-piano-building-workshop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Renzo Piano<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the creative force behind some of the world\u2019s most iconic glass buildings. Piano is known for numerous works, from the early success of the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rpbw.com\/project\/centre-georges-pompidou\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Centre Pompidou<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0to the\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/whitney-museum-of-american-art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whitney Museum of American Art<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in New York City and the distinctive\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/london-bridge-tower-the-shard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shard<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in London. His firm, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/renzo-piano-building-workshop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, continually explores ways to push glass to new heights in contemporary projects across the globe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RPBW is focused on producing high-tech buildings that reach a balance within their cultural fabric. While the firm is renowned for its innovation in design, its work would not be possible without pioneering glass manufacturers that help bring Renzo Piano&#8217;s concepts to reality. As you consider how to harness glass for your next project, see how RPBW has utilized glazed fa\u00e7ades to shape both individual buildings and the larger urban context:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41110 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-sergio-grazia_IMP_2017-05-25_0740_TTT.jpg?resize=2000%2C1332&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-sergio-grazia_IMP_2017-05-25_0740_TTT.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-sergio-grazia_IMP_2017-05-25_0740_TTT.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-sergio-grazia_IMP_2017-05-25_0740_TTT.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-sergio-grazia_IMP_2017-05-25_0740_TTT.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41104 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/123.jpg?resize=1315%2C849&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1315\" height=\"849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/123.jpg?w=1315&amp;ssl=1 1315w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/123.jpg?resize=300%2C194&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/123.jpg?resize=768%2C496&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/123.jpg?resize=1024%2C661&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rpbw.com\/project\/paris-courthouse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Paris Courthouse<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0by Renzo Piano Building Workshop Paris, France<\/p>\n<p>Glass fa\u00e7ade by<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rfr.fr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RFR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This 525-foot-tall building is a series of stacked glass volumes sitting on an L-shaped site on the northern edge of central Paris. The key idea behind the design of the courthouse was twofold: to reunite all of the judicial institutions, law courts and offices that had been dispersed around the capital, and to provide a cornerstone piece of architecture that would mark the redevelopment of the Porte de Clichy neighborhood.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rectangular glass volumes are narrow and they reduce in size as the tower rises. Plenty of natural light reaches the interior through the long sides of the building and the double-skin facade. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RFR<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> provided the design for the integrated glass fa\u00e7ade system that punctuates the skyline.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41106 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1402410865487london-shard-and-london-bridge_6_x_4.jpg?resize=1680%2C1121&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1680\" height=\"1121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/1402410865487london-shard-and-london-bridge_6_x_4.jpg?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/1402410865487london-shard-and-london-bridge_6_x_4.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/1402410865487london-shard-and-london-bridge_6_x_4.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/1402410865487london-shard-and-london-bridge_6_x_4.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41105 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/165568607-56a3e16c3df78cf7727fab18.jpg?resize=960%2C638&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/165568607-56a3e16c3df78cf7727fab18.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/165568607-56a3e16c3df78cf7727fab18.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/165568607-56a3e16c3df78cf7727fab18.jpg?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/london-bridge-tower-the-shard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Shard at London Bridge<\/a><\/strong>, London, United Kingdom<\/p>\n<p>Curtain Walls by\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flachglas.de\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flachglass<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rising 72 stories, this pyramidal glass skyscraper forms the tallest building in Western Europe. The mixed use tower sits adjacent to London Bridge station and houses offices, apartments, retail areas, restaurants, a hotel and spa, and a public 15-story viewing gallery. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The tower\u2019s elegant clear glass skin stretches up towards a single point at the top but several glass facets come apart as \u201cshards\u201d. The curtain wall contractor was <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scheldebouw<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the glass for the triple glazing system was supplied by <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flachglass<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The extra-white quality of the glass gives the tower a distinct lightness, reflecting the sky and surrounding context.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41119 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sadfas-1.jpg?resize=1674%2C874&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1674\" height=\"874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/sadfas-1.jpg?w=1674&amp;ssl=1 1674w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/sadfas-1.jpg?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/sadfas-1.jpg?resize=768%2C401&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/sadfas-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C535&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41109 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/asdfsfsafsd.jpg?resize=1519%2C855&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1519\" height=\"855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/asdfsfsafsd.jpg?w=1519&amp;ssl=1 1519w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/asdfsfsafsd.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/asdfsfsafsd.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/asdfsfsafsd.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rpbw.com\/project\/the-news-building\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The News Building<\/a><\/strong>, London, United Kingdom<\/p>\n<p>Glass fa\u00e7ade by\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.burohappold.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BuroHappold<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Located on the south bank of the river Thames in London and joined by The Shard, this slightly curved 17-story glass office building creates its own character and identity within the site.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The building features a double-skin glazed fa\u00e7ade that allows plenty of sunlight to enter the building&#8217;s south face. The fa\u00e7ade consultant for the project was <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BuroHappold Engineering, a\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">company which is recognized internationally for delivering creative solutions for building envelopes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41108 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1487196784481EXT06_Over_Park_revC_copy.jpg?resize=1680%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1680\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/1487196784481EXT06_Over_Park_revC_copy.jpg?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/1487196784481EXT06_Over_Park_revC_copy.jpg?resize=300%2C188&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/1487196784481EXT06_Over_Park_revC_copy.jpg?resize=768%2C480&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/1487196784481EXT06_Over_Park_revC_copy.jpg?resize=1024%2C640&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41115 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sdssss.jpg?resize=1680%2C1120&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1680\" height=\"1120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/sdssss.jpg?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/sdssss.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/sdssss.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/sdssss.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/eighty-seven-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eighty Seven Park<\/a><\/strong>, Miami Beach, FL, United States<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A 66-unit ultra-luxury glass condominium, Eighty Seven Park is situated along 8701 collins avenue in Miami Beach. The vertical column of residences rises 17 stories over a 35-acre public park that is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the east. The building acts as a landmark for Miami Beach for its use of extra clear glass within a fluid, suspended floor plate design.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Renzo Piano\u2019s sophisticated, light design is created by the use of floor-to-ceiling glazing that is pushed away from the fa\u00e7ade to create balconies and outdoor space equivalent to 70% of each unit&#8217;s interior space.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41117 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/34706804884_b11d1d59ec_o.jpg?resize=1920%2C1180&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/34706804884_b11d1d59ec_o.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/34706804884_b11d1d59ec_o.jpg?resize=300%2C184&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/34706804884_b11d1d59ec_o.jpg?resize=768%2C472&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/34706804884_b11d1d59ec_o.jpg?resize=1024%2C629&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41118 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sadasfafs.jpg?resize=1128%2C867&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1128\" height=\"867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/sadasfafs.jpg?w=1128&amp;ssl=1 1128w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/sadasfafs.jpg?resize=300%2C231&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/sadasfafs.jpg?resize=768%2C590&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/sadasfafs.jpg?resize=1024%2C787&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/sadasfafs.jpg?resize=66%2C50&amp;ssl=1 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rpbw.com\/project\/fubon-tower\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fubon Tower<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0Taipei, Taiwan<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Glass fa\u00e7ade <strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thorntontomasetti.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thornton Tomasetti<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Located in the Xinyi business District of Taipei are three buildings laying across the landscaped urban park. The tallest of three buildings is a 54-story mixed-use tower that houses the headquarters for Fubon Group Taipei. The mixed use tower includes a 5-star hotel and offices as well as a rooftop restaurant and a public garden with views over the city.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The slender, energy-saving tower has a floor efficiency of up to 73.5%. The building skin, engineered by <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thornton Tomasetti,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0was created using low-iron, extra-white glass with a neutral colored solar control coating. Between the double-skinned glass fa\u00e7ade there is a cavity system that included motorized blinds that provide smart shading.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Architects: Showcase your next project through\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/register\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Architizer<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0and sign up for our\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/architizer\/newslettersubscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>inspirational newsletter<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RPBW&#8217;s high-tech buildings reach a perfect balance within their cultural 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