WAAGNER BIRO & OKALUX.A new courtyard, the Queen Elizabeth II Great Court The central quadrangle of the British Museum in London was redeveloped to become the Queen Elizabeth II Great Court, commonly referred to simply as the Great Court, during the late 1990s. It was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 2000. , has been created in the British Museum British Museum, the national repository in London for treasures in science and art. Located in the Bloomsbury section of the city, it has departments of antiquities, prints and drawings, coins and medals, and ethnography. , London (AR February 2001). This two-acre space, designed by Foster and Partners, has at its centre the restored Reading Room with its magificent done. To allow the new Great Court around the Reading Room to be used regardless of weather, it is covered with an undulating glass roof. Constructed by Waagner Biro, the roof comprises a steel lattice of purpose-made steel box beams jointed at six-way nodes supporting 3312 triangular glass panels, each one differing in size and shape to accommodate the complex form. The glazed units, manufactured by Okalux. consist of double-glazed units of toughened and laminated glass Noun 1. laminated glass - glass made with plates of plastic or resin or other material between two sheets of glass to prevent shattering safety glass, shatterproof glass glass - a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure . The outer tinted tint n. 1. A shade of a color, especially a pale or delicate variation. 2. A gradation of a color made by adding white to it to lessen its saturation. 3. A slight coloration; a tinge. 4. sheet is fritted to give a high performance shading coefficient to reduce solar gain Solar gain (also known as solar heat gain or passive solar gain) refers to the increase in temperature in a space, object or structure that results from solar radiation. , but transmitting a high proportion of the visible spectrum. The inner panel is laminated for safety (the roof is designed to be walked on for access and maintenance). |
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