Gazprom Galaxy Building

Glazing facade

Office

Project Data

Lead Architect: Piuarch

Status: Completed 2009

Location: Saint Petersburg, Russia

Client: Gazprom

Gross Area: 6.000 sqm

Value: 15m euro

Technical Data

Building envelope system:

- curtain wall system with glazed infill panels

- unitised system with aluminium frame

- structural sealant glazing system / SSG

- the glass panels have a variety of inclinations and rotate at an angle on x, y and z axes.

Glass type:

- flat glass

- insulated glass (IG) with Argon gas cavity filling

- external glazing unit: thermally toughened monolithic glass with solar control coating, coloured

- internal glazing unit: thermally toughened laminated glass with low-e coating

Fixing system:

- bespoke articulated point fixing routels (designed and patented by JT Glass), aluminium

Primary structure:

- bespoke thermal break frame made of aluminium profile and stainless steel metal cladding AISI 304, polished finish