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FACADE
FACADE
De Rotterdam has a glass façade
with vertical aluminium
mullions, which accommodate
the varied requirements of each
programme. The depth of the
mullions is 150mm, while the The façade design
grid is 900mm-deep. The has been kept
maximum glass percentage, neutral and
width of the mullions, floor transparent; the
height and spandrel height d yn am i c
differ depending on each appearance of the
programme. The façade of the building is
housing tower consists of determined by the
sliding doors and windows while varied day cycles
low-rise offices and hotel of the different
façades have operable mullions. programs. The
Construction of the façades took deep mullions
place unit by unit. A typical allow the glazed
façade unit is 1,800mm wide and facades to appear
one storey-high. more open or
closed, depending
on the
perspective.
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