Reinforced concrete incorporated into sustainable building design
A Chicago apartment complex uses glass fiber-reinforced concrete facade cladding as part of its climate-friendly construction.
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Source | Rieder
A recently-built Chicago apartment building, designed by architect Jeanne Gang and called Solstice on the Park, incorporates glass fiber concrete facade cladding to combine high-rise architecture with climate-friendly construction.
Located in the Hyde Park district in the South Side of Chicago, the new tower block attempts to reconcile ecology and architectural character in an urban context, providing designers with an example to follow for other similar projects.
Significant to the design of the building is its facade cladding, made of glass fiber-reinforced concrete from Rieder (Maishofen, Austria), a provider of concrete solutions. More than 4,000 square meters of the 13-millimeter-thin panels cover the building. The texture and color of the panels were designed to match the character of the district’s sandstone and brick buildings.
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