Project: Casa de Musica
Location: Oporto, Portugal
Architect: Rem Koolhaas
Solution: XIR Laminated
Recent trends toward greater transparency in commercial building facades and toward "green" buildings has created a new set of design challenges for commercial buildings in warm and temperate climate zones.

The glass is required to allow sufficient visual "read-through" while still achieving the required solar control and thermal insulation performance.

XIR® Laminated glass and Heat Mirror® Insulating glass products allow architects and designers to achieve the desired level of energy efficiency without compromising the appearance of the façade.