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Product • By Vetrotech Saint-Gobain • Lunax Porta
LUNAX door
LUNAX door is a fully glazed and frameless double-acting fire rated door system, suitable for indoor applications in new build or renovation projects. Door panels are composed of CONTRAFLAM fire-resisting glass, thereby maximizing visibility and favoring natural daylighting, while providing discrete protection in case of fire. The design allows door swing openings from one or both sides. With its minimized design and greater transparency, this innovative single or double door can enhance the quality and safety of any interior space bounded by fire-resistive construction. More
Project • By OMA • Commercial Landscape
De Rotterdam
De Rotterdam is conceived as a vertical city: three interconnected mixed-use towers accommodating offices, apartments, a hotel, conference facilities, shops, restaurants, and cafes. The project began in 1997. Construction started at the end of 2009, with completion in 2013. The towers are part of the ongoing redevelopment of the old harbour district of Wilhelminapier, next to the Erasmus Bridge, and aim to reinstate the vibrant urban activity – trade, transport, leisure – once familiar to the neighbourhood. De Rotterdam is named after one of the ships on the Holland America Line, which departed from the Wilhelminapier in decades past, carrying thousands of Europeans emigrating to the US.
The three towers reach 150m high, with a gross flo... More