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Palazzo Aurelia, Tortona, Italy

The Project
Palazzo Aurelia in the Italian town of Tortona is the headquarters of the local motorway operator. The newly built complex also houses various offices dealing with logistics-related activities, as well as a bank.

The dominant stylistic feature of the administrative building’s architecture is its sloping façade made of Pilkington Profilit™ channel glass, which alternates with the vertical window areas to form dormer-like soffits that act as sunscreens. Additional sun screening is provided by slat-type elements made of steel that are arranged on a per-storey basis.

Horizontal, double-glazed Pilkington Profilit™ is installed in the aluminium system profiles.

The double-glazed façade features a Pilkington Profilit™ Antisol channel glass with a solar control coating on surface 2 for solar protection, and Pilkington Profilit™ Wired Plus 1.7 with wire reinforcement and a low-e coating on surface 3 for thermal insulation.

The wire reinforcements in the Pilkington Profilit™ Wired Plus 1.7 channel glass emphasise the horizontal structure of the façade.

Approximately 150 m² of Pilkington Profilit™ K25 Wired Amethyst was used in the interior.
  Project ReferenceGL_PR0289
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Project Details
Surface Area
1650 m²
Address
SP211, 3/13, 15057 Tortona AL, Italy
Building Type
  • Office Building
About the Architect/Installer
Architect
Studio di Architettura Mario Virano Architetto, Viviana Riccato Architetto & LVM Studio Associato, Torino, Italy
Installer
Builder: Aurelia S.p.A., Tortona, Italy; Installer: Pragotecna, Trieste, Italy; AL. SERR. S.n.c., Italy
Benefit Led Categories
  • Glass Systems
  • Solar Control
  • Thermal Insulation