Paul Williams, managing director at Vitrine Systems said: Standing inside the brightly lit atrium and looking up, you get an almost uninterrupted view of the sky, creating a truly impressive sense of space.

Reduces solar heat gain and offers high levels of natural light to provide comfortable and pleasant environments in which to live and work. The increased use of glass in architecture today makes it imperative to consider the comfort of a building's occupants.

There are a number of products available which are designed to improve the thermal insulation of homes, however, without doubt the most well-known energy-efficient glazing product is Pilkington K Glass™.

There are many British and European Standards which apply directly or indirectly to glass for use in building. Although not exhaustive, the following lists some of the most commonly used. British and European Standards (BS EN) BS EN 356: Glass in building – Security glazing - Testing and classification of resistance against manual attack.

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Pilkington Planar™ models are now available through the widely-used BIM programme Revit, helping architects and engineers to accurately and collaboratively create structurally glazed atriums, facades, and roofs in 3D modelling.

A glass atrium acts as the fire protection compartment between the tower and a low-rise building, forming a multi-functional general access zone.

Integrated public assembly places for meetings and events are combined with light flooded, generously spaced office and executive suites, staircases, bistros and waiting areas as an expression of a highly communicative corporate philosophy.

With the Pilkington range we can offer high light-transmission with solar-control properties and retain the natural look with neutral appearance glass products. At the other extreme we can restrict light and solar gain in varying proportions and add colour or reflection into the products.

At the heart of the building is a large atrium with a full-height glass front elevation and a glazed roof running right to the back of the space. Meanwhile, one of the wings connected by the lobby area features large ‘picture windows’ that deliver views over the facility’s attractive, leafy grounds.