‘The Point’ is a new 11 storey building in London’s current construction hot-spot – Paddington Basin. Designed by Terry Farrell & Partners, the distinctive curved-on-plan facade utilised the expertise of Swiss curtain wall company –Felix UK Limited.

But the building is not merely striking. The specification of Glaverbel’s Stopray glazing ensures maximum comfort and minimum air con and heating expertise for its occupants. Stopray is a family of glass with a fine layer of precious metal on one side to give it ‘sun screen’ and ‘thermal mirror’ properties. There are over 35 different colours and tints in the Stopray palette – giving real choice and scope for experimentation. ‘Neutrals’, which have outstanding light transmission properties, are becoming popular in the UK.

The Point features 9,000m2 of two Stopray ‘neutrals’: Stopray Elite, which allows a remarkable 67% of available light into the building, and Stopray Safir, which stops all but 32% of the solar energy transmission. Both have a U-value of 1.1.

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Glass Age