Royal Museum Central Africa

Contemporary transparency for a colonial palace

The Royal Museum for Central Africa, a historic colonial palace in Tervuren, has been supplemented with state-of-the-art technology and innovative solutions to meet requirements in comfort and security without compromising its historical character.

Détails de la référence

Gebäudetyp Sport et culture
Produktbereiche Façades Coulissants Fenêtres Portes
Schüco Systeme Janisol Primo VISS Basic Portes accordéon et coulissantes Jansen
Merkmale Rénovation
Standort Tervuren, Belgium
Fertigstellung 2019
Architekten Origin Architecture & Engineering cvba,Stéphane Beel Architecten BV
Fachbetrieb Kloeckner Metals Belgium
Bildnachweis © Tim Fisher Photography

Optimisation of comfort and security

To improve the thermal and acoustic comfort in the halls and galleries of the building, a double-glazed wall was installed behind the existing glazing of the almost six-metre-tall façade. Janisol Primo profiles were used for this. To increase stability, these were reinforced with rear sulphur louvre blades. The gallery is partitioned into sections using a glass installation with VIXX Fire (EI60) and Janisol 2 profiles (EI30). This are equipped with hemispherical toplights that imitate the arch of the gallery. The glass units not only optimise fire protection, but also the indoor climate of the exhibition rooms.