June 2-A new staircase with glass balustrades made of toughened glass laminated with DuPont s SentryGlas is one of the architectural highlights of the new Daylit Gallery at the Victoria & Albert (V&A) museum in central London.
The use of the SentryGlas interlayer has enabled the production of safe and structurally secure glass panels that also enhance the staircase s overall transparency. Each panel consisting of two 10mm tempered glass sheets with a 1.52mm layer of the DuPont material.
SentryGlas s big advantage is that, unlike other interlayers, it performs as a tensile membrane, meaning that it is able to retain a load bearing capacity even if one or both of the panels should break, Scott Nelson of Dewhurst MacFarlane, the structural engineering company responsible for the staircase.
The Daylit gallery is a key component of the relocated and refurbished medieval and renaissance galleries at the V&A, a project designed by UK architects Muma working with restoration specialist Julian Harrap Architects.
The use of the SentryGlas interlayer has enabled the production of safe and structurally secure glass panels that also enhance the staircase s overall transparency. Each panel consisting of two 10mm tempered glass sheets with a 1.52mm layer of the DuPont material.
SentryGlas s big advantage is that, unlike other interlayers, it performs as a tensile membrane, meaning that it is able to retain a load bearing capacity even if one or both of the panels should break, Scott Nelson of Dewhurst MacFarlane, the structural engineering company responsible for the staircase.
The Daylit gallery is a key component of the relocated and refurbished medieval and renaissance galleries at the V&A, a project designed by UK architects Muma working with restoration specialist Julian Harrap Architects.
