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MODIFICATION OF EXISTING WINDOW INTO
1 4 COMPOSITE WINDOW
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01 Exterior casement: frameless laminated safety
07 glass. Laminated safety glass: 6 mm
10 heat-strengthened glass and 6 mm toughened
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glass, int glass, with alarm wire insert inserted
in a three-sided groove in the window frame of
2 the existing window, mounted using three
hinges on the window frame of the existing
window 2 mm joint all-around
02 Hollow space between panes 12 mm
03 Existing window with new glazing: Float glass
6 mm, hard coating, double sealing layer
13 integrated, with magnet and locking contact,
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espagnolette, operation using lower handle
04 New steel substructure for load transfer of
window and for the absorption of wind load
11 05 Weather boarding, sheet bronze
06 Drainage pipe
07 Lamination as air and steam-tight connection
07 to building
04 08 Shell construction recess with mineral brous
insulation
09 Interior window sill, existing fabric. Interior
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window sill openable for access of technical
03 services components behind the sill.
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Integration of technical services components
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02 3 10 Wooden substructure
11 Glare shield, fabric spanned above and below in
a at bronze section and mounted on bronze
11 brackets
12 Natural stone window ledge
13 Cast zinc gure
14 Metal covering for ledge

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19 / Technical drawing showing the
modication of the existing window
into a composite window: The
original oak frames were preserved
and an extra layer of glass with a
thermal break was inserted.
20 / The 19th-century museum
rested on timber piles sunk into the
sandy riverbed. Many devices
were used to keep the building
lightweight including hollow,
terracotta pot domes and
vaults. A fabricator was sought
to replicate the pots used in
the restoration of the partially
surviving vaults.
21 / Construction of a clay pot
ceiling: Before construction began
a prototype was built to test how
much load the vault could bear
before breaking.
22 / Vaults in the Medieval Room:
Originally the pots would have been
covered in plaster. One of the
principles was to show the layers of
construction while avoiding harsh
contrast. Wherever plaster was
extant, the substrate was left
visible but was washed with lime, so
the plaster does not stand out too
violently, in this case against the
terracotta colour of the clay pots.