Foajen (the Foyer) in Malmö looks a bit like a traditional brick house, though with interesting intrusions and compartments and with extra large windows. With state-of-the-art glass, function interacts with design to give a fantastic look in all weather conditions and at the same time emphasize the design of the facade. Without compromising on energy use or indoor climate.

South and West Facade

Ground floor

Today, triple-glazed windows are required from top to toe to meet the energy requirements of buildings. The more glasses glass panes in an IGU the higher the reflection in buildup. Traditionally, single glass was used in shop windows for minimal reflection and maximum transparency, triple glass shop windows can seriously damage a new business, if you are not seen you do not exist. A single glass has eight percent reflection and in the ground floor of Foajen non-reflective solar control and energy glasses are used together with a completely non-reflective middle pane normally used in museums, to create the illusion of single glass - a triple glass with nine percent reflection. It provides a better opportunity to expose cafes and meets the criterion of openness that is part of the vision of Foajen - a hallway that opens up to the outside world.

The lower the reflection a glass has, the darker it is from the outside. The glass in the ground floor on the foyer feels dark and it gives the building a powerful base to stand on. This effect can also be noted on older houses with 1 + 1 glass generally upwards in the house and single glass in ground level.

Floor 2-5

Here are bright solar control glass with the highest possible selectivity, that is, they let in over 60% of the daylight but only 30% of the sun's heat radiation. This means that the building is protected against overtemperatures as long as the facade is not directly sunlit. When the sun hits, the interior shader automatically goes down. It contains a high-efficiency internal sun protection that interacts with the glass to basically halve the solar thermal load down to 15% heat radiation.

The solar control TGU has 13% reflection, just below the 15% that a 1 + 1 window has. The perpendicular expression from the outside is seen to differ very little from an old-fashioned 1 + 1 window. At an angle, however, it appears darker as the outer glass has a lower reflection than a traditional uncoated glass. Seen from the front, the number of glasses and layers determines the appearance, but at an angle the outer glass has the absolute greatest influence.

Floor 6

Floor 6 is made up of hybrid windows around the building in a band. The exterior high reflective single glass fulfills several functions: Towards the terrace on level six, it gives an increased visibility protection - those who sit and work at the windows should not feel looked down on by those who incidentally rest on the terrace. Otherwise, the mirror hides some details behind the glass.

Aesthetically, the mirrored glass ties the building to the sky. The higher the mirror the lighter glass appears from the outside and here the reflection is 30%. Given the angle of view and the high reflection, there is an obvious risk of greenery in the glass, which is why the outer mirrored single glass is iron-free.

North

To the north, there are no requirements for sun protection, which is why the brightest possible glass is chosen.

Ground floor

Non-reflcetive energy glasses and completely reflex-free museum glass in the middle give a triple glass with a single glass expression in both reflection and appearance. The light transmission is over 80% and the subjective experience of the surroundings is unbeatable seen through Saint-Gobain's new laser-treated energy glass ECLAZ.

Floors 2-5

TGU ECLAZ also gives a fantastic view here, in light transmission but above all subjective; the light yellow facade on the other side of Carlsgatan looks completely natural through the glass.

Aesthetically, the energy glass and the solar control glass work well together with its low, neutral reflection. The impression from the west / north corner is that it is the same glass all around. That impression is reinforced by the differences in reflection between the planes. The low dark panes in the ground floor, the "normal" reflection in floor 2-5 and the high light reflection in floor 6 are what define the impression. On the ground floor you can see right through the building, a rare experience that emphasizes the openness of Foajen.