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National Glass Centre, Sunderland
The national Glass Centre is a
new building containing a variety of activities,
including a glass making factory, workshops, exhibition
space and visitor facilities. Extensive use of
glass will be made as a construction material.
The centre has been designed to
meet the needs for the demand of flexible exhibition
space and working factory units, while taking
a responsible view of wider issues of the total
environment. An important design area investigated
was the consideration of low energy systems and
energy building design, the investigation of the
most suitable construction of the glazed facade
was combined with the feasibility study of reclaiming
heat from the glass making factory to produce
a naturally ventilated foyer area. The space was
analysed using a thermal computer simulation.
To meet these needs the outline scheme has been
designed taking into account a number of important
engineering objectives as shown below.
Engineering objectives
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Maximise human comfort in terms of: |
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Daylight |
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Air Quality |
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Acoustics |
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Minimise running costs |
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Minimise capital costs |
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Minimise maintenance costs |
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