Abstract
The Qaammat Pavilion, conceived and designed by architect Konstantin Ikonomidis, aims to create a landmark in the outskirts of Sarfannguit, a small fishing settlement of around 100 inhabitants within the Aasivissuit – Nipisat Unesco World Heritage Site, slightly north of the Arctic Circle. The adhesively-bonded glass block sculpture consists of two inclined semi-circular, perforated walls, roughly 2 m in height and 3.2 m in diameter. Comprising circa 1,100 solid cast glass bricks (240 × 110 × 53 mm), it is erected on top of arc-shaped steel plates, supported by stainless steel bars anchored through drilled holes in the rock below, a method borrowed from local housing architecture. […]
| Translated title of the contribution | Cast Glass Architecture in Extreme Conditions |
|---|---|
| Original language | Multiple languages |
| Pages (from-to) | 14-17 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Detail - Zeitschrift für Architektur + Baudetail |
| Issue number | 10.2022 |
| Publication status | Published - 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository 'You share, we take care!' - Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-careOtherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public.
Fingerprint
Dive into the research topics of 'Cast Glass Architecture in Extreme Conditions'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.Cite this
- APA
- Author
- BIBTEX
- Harvard
- Standard
- RIS
- Vancouver