Forum Wissen Göttingen

For the Forum Wissen museum, the architects and the planning team decided against conventional sun protection for reasons of monument concervation. Blinds or external shading would not offer a suitable solution, especially for a historic building. In order to meet the diverse and complex requirements of a museum window, the use of switchable glazing was planned. With the eyrise® glass installed in the Knowledge Forum, 33% of the incoming daylight enters the room in the lowest shading state and only 3% in the highest shading state. The shading status of the glass reacts in less than a second and can therefore react flexibly to the outside conditions. This makes it easier to comply with conservation requirements for the climate. In the balancing act between reducing the use of artificial light and the necessary sun protection to preserve the valuable, sensitive documents and materials, it is in particular the view from the museum that distinguishes the solution from conventional sun protection.

Location –

Berliner Str 28, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
Building Owner –

Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Architect –

gildehaus . partner architekten BDA
Installation Date –

May 2022

Product:

eyrise® s350 Instant Solar Shading Glass
Surface:

173 m²
Quantity:

200
Geometry:

rectangular + faceted shapes
Type:

Double Glazing
Color:

Neutral grey mixture E
Framing System:

wooden frames
Other Info:

Muntins integrated inside the DGU to maintain the historical look.

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TESTIMONIALS

Customer feedback

At the Forum Wissen, an innovative shading system was used to reduce artificial light and the need for cooling, while at the same time allowing as much daylight as possible into the rooms. Here, light protection and color rendering (< 90%) are challenges for a museum. Compared to electrochromic glasses, the glasses used have a high level of color neutrality, both in the interior and in the external reflection, which makes the optical integration into the historical appearance of the building succeeds better.

Prof. Volker Huckemann

Lehrstuhl für Bauphysik und energieeffizientes Bauen, Hochschule Bochum

Antiques need thermal and light control for optimum preservation. The wrong climate can cause irreversible damage to many materials, so the idea was to create something unprecedented. With Eyrise glass we are tackling two main challenges: maintaining a stable temperature and comfortable environment for employees and visitors through all seasons, and preserving our exhibits for generations to come.

Marie Luisa Allemeyer

Director of Forum Wissen Göttingen

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