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We then designed a glazing set of only 10mm thickness, with which the windows would attain all the required properties: security, insulation, solar reflection and durability, without compromise to the historical appearance of the building. |
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A few years ago,
the Government Buildings Agency
placed secondary screens behind existing window panes in the Rijksmuseum for Ethnology (Volkenkunde), in order to improve insulation, security and solar reflection. In this way, the historic windows and their original detailing could be retained. In practice, however, problems arose. The Government Buildings Agency therefore commissioned Van Ruysdael to design a new glazing set, which would meet the ever stricter requirements without the use of secondary screens.
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