Cold Bendable, Laminated Glass – New Possibilities in Design

A new product has recently become available: a cold bendable, laminated glass. This transparent material is bendable on site at ambient temperature. In glass panes, the positive qualities of warm bent, laminated glass and of plastics are united. They are as flexible as plastic and lightweight. Their optical quality is much better than that of traditionally warm bent, laminated glass and their price is considerably lower, comparable with plastics. It pollutes less than plastics, does not scratch, does not age and therefore requires little maintenance. Moreover, it is of value from the point of view of sustainable building. It was applied for the first time in 1997 in the skylights of ’s-Hertogenbosch station. An application for a huge roof for the bus station at Amsterdam Central station is currently under construction.