{"id":7179,"date":"2015-08-19T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-19T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/architizer.wpengine.com\/glassy-acts-ceramic-printed-glass\/"},"modified":"2022-05-31T10:30:29","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T14:30:29","slug":"glassy-acts-ceramic-printed-glass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/glassy-acts-ceramic-printed-glass\/","title":{"rendered":"Glassy Acts: 4 Inspiring Ceramic-Printed Glass Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"

Take a second look: this Dutch \u201cfarmhouse\u201d isn\u2019t what it seems, but a glass building that houses commercial and recreational spaces. The technology that enabled architecture firm MVRDV to conjure this illusion is actually none other than digital ceramic printing, which, by fusing ceramic inks to glass via firing or tempering, is more commonly used to produce light-diffusing, solar-control, privacy, or bird-safe glass for curtain walls, windows, and interior walls, doors, and partitions.<\/p>\n

One of the leaders in this industry, Dip-Tech<\/a> creates glass-printing machines that have enjoyed use in projects by the likes of Pritzker Architecture Prize laureate Shigeru Ban and the aforementioned cutting-edge Rotterdam firm MVRDV. Here\u2019s a small sampling of Dip-Tech-enabled projects \u2014 from the intriguing to the practical \u2014 to inspire your own.<\/p>\n

\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n
<\/i>Printed by Metro Performance Glass; photographs courtesy Bridgit Anderson.<\/i><\/p>\n

Cardboard Cathedral, Christchurch, New Zealand<\/b>
The Shigeru Ban<\/a>-designed structure was originally meant to serve as an interim church while the congregation rebuilt its earthquake-damaged church. Seating up to 700, it is constructed of coated cardboard tubes, timber, steel, polycarbonate, and concrete. But, like a traditional house of worship, it also boasts stained glass. Metro Performance Glass transformed triangular panes of clear insulated glass into tinted and translucent glass emblazoned with images pulled from photos of the original church\u2019s rose window.<\/p>\n

\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n
Photo courtesy Jeroen Musch, MVRDV, Persbureau van Eijndhoven.<\/i><\/p>\n

Glass Farm<\/b><\/a>, Schijndel, the Netherlands<\/b>
MVRDV<\/a> collaborated with artist Frank van der Salm to capture images of historical farms in the region. Approximately 19,375 square feet (or 5,000 panels) of insulated glass was digitally printed by AGC Glass Europe in full color and high resolution for the final farmhouse composition, which offers varied opacity and transparency for views, realism, and solar control.<\/p>\n

\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n
<\/i>Photo by Steve Hall \/ Hedrich Blessing.<\/i><\/p>\n

O\u2019Hare International Airport, Chicago
<\/b>To enliven different sections of the airport \u2014 from a security checkpoint area to a corridor \u2014 Epstein Architects worked with graphic design firm Thirst on a range of colorful visuals that were recreated in 13-millimeter laminated glass. A total of 120 panels were processed for this project by Goldray Industries. The innovative and appealing installations resulted in a 2014 Glass Magazine<\/i> Award.<\/p>\n

\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n
Gensler\u2019s Columbia College features a bird-friendly glazed fa<\/i>\u00e7<\/i>ade by Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope<\/i>\u00ae<\/i>.<\/i><\/p>\n

Columbia College, Chicago<\/b>
Gensler<\/a> renovated the historic 600 South Michigan Avenue but made sure to pay homage to the original building. A ghost-like image of the original fa\u00e7ade was printed onto the exterior by Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope\u00ae<\/a>, covering nearly 46 percent of the glazed area in order to reduce both solar heat gain and bird collisions. But there\u2019s a second twist: upon close inspection of the ceramic fritting, one sees its pixels are actually small bird graphics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Take a second look: this Dutch \u201cfarmhouse\u201d isn\u2019t what it seems, but a glass building that houses commercial and recreational spaces. The technology that enabled architecture firm MVRDV to conjure this illusion is actually none other than digital ceramic printing, which, by fusing ceramic inks to glass via firing or tempering, is more commonly used…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"architizer_featured_type":"projects","architizer_featured_image":"1285183","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,7],"tags":[23],"architizer_project":[],"architizer_brand":[],"architizer_firm":[],"architizer_product":[],"class_list":["post-7179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-inspiration","category-materials","tag-products"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nGlassy Acts: 4 Inspiring Ceramic-Printed Glass Projects - Architizer Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/glassy-acts-ceramic-printed-glass\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Glassy Acts: 4 Inspiring Ceramic-Printed Glass Projects - Architizer Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Take a second look: this Dutch \u201cfarmhouse\u201d isn\u2019t what it seems, but a glass building that houses commercial and recreational spaces. The technology that enabled architecture firm MVRDV to conjure this illusion is actually none other than digital ceramic printing, which, by fusing ceramic inks to glass via firing or tempering, is more commonly used…\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/glassy-acts-ceramic-printed-glass\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Architizer\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-08-19T19:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-05-31T14:30:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Sheila Kim\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@Architizer\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Architizer\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Sheila Kim\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/glassy-acts-ceramic-printed-glass\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/glassy-acts-ceramic-printed-glass\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Sheila Kim\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/009f90c376676dd9aa4bf56a2377547f\"},\"headline\":\"Glassy Acts: 4 Inspiring Ceramic-Printed Glass Projects\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-08-19T19:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-05-31T14:30:29+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/glassy-acts-ceramic-printed-glass\/\"},\"wordCount\":464,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"Products\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Inspiration\",\"Materials\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/glassy-acts-ceramic-printed-glass\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/glassy-acts-ceramic-printed-glass\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/glassy-acts-ceramic-printed-glass\/\",\"name\":\"Glassy Acts: 4 Inspiring Ceramic-Printed Glass Projects - Architizer Journal\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2015-08-19T19:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-05-31T14:30:29+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/glassy-acts-ceramic-printed-glass\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/glassy-acts-ceramic-printed-glass\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/glassy-acts-ceramic-printed-glass\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Glassy Acts: 4 Inspiring Ceramic-Printed Glass Projects\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Journal\",\"description\":\"Inspiration and Tools for Architects\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Architizer\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/favicon.df2618023937.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/favicon.df2618023937.png\",\"width\":36,\"height\":36,\"caption\":\"Architizer\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Architizer\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/Architizer\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/architizer\/\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/architizer\/\",\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/architizer\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/Architizer\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/009f90c376676dd9aa4bf56a2377547f\",\"name\":\"Sheila Kim\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d1ab4c3b09882b014029c3227719e16ae7c821f2d9dc92e49d8cce1ece336770?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.architizer.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Flogo-600x600-1.jpg&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d1ab4c3b09882b014029c3227719e16ae7c821f2d9dc92e49d8cce1ece336770?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.architizer.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Flogo-600x600-1.jpg&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Sheila Kim\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/author\/sheila-kim\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Glassy Acts: 4 Inspiring Ceramic-Printed Glass Projects - Architizer Journal","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/glassy-acts-ceramic-printed-glass\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Glassy Acts: 4 Inspiring Ceramic-Printed Glass Projects - Architizer Journal","og_description":"Take a second look: this Dutch \u201cfarmhouse\u201d isn\u2019t what it seems, but a glass building that houses commercial and recreational spaces. The technology that enabled architecture firm MVRDV to conjure this illusion is actually none other than digital ceramic printing, which, by fusing ceramic inks to glass via firing or tempering, is more commonly used…","og_url":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/glassy-acts-ceramic-printed-glass\/","og_site_name":"Journal","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Architizer\/","article_published_time":"2015-08-19T19:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-05-31T14:30:29+00:00","author":"Sheila Kim","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@Architizer","twitter_site":"@Architizer","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Sheila Kim","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/glassy-acts-ceramic-printed-glass\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/glassy-acts-ceramic-printed-glass\/"},"author":{"name":"Sheila Kim","@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/009f90c376676dd9aa4bf56a2377547f"},"headline":"Glassy Acts: 4 Inspiring Ceramic-Printed Glass Projects","datePublished":"2015-08-19T19:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2022-05-31T14:30:29+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/glassy-acts-ceramic-printed-glass\/"},"wordCount":464,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#organization"},"keywords":["Products"],"articleSection":["Inspiration","Materials"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/glassy-acts-ceramic-printed-glass\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/glassy-acts-ceramic-printed-glass\/","url":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/glassy-acts-ceramic-printed-glass\/","name":"Glassy Acts: 4 Inspiring Ceramic-Printed Glass Projects - Architizer Journal","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2015-08-19T19:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2022-05-31T14:30:29+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/glassy-acts-ceramic-printed-glass\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/glassy-acts-ceramic-printed-glass\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/glassy-acts-ceramic-printed-glass\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Glassy Acts: 4 Inspiring Ceramic-Printed Glass Projects"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/","name":"Journal","description":"Inspiration and Tools for Architects","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Architizer","url":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/favicon.df2618023937.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/favicon.df2618023937.png","width":36,"height":36,"caption":"Architizer"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Architizer\/","https:\/\/x.com\/Architizer","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/architizer\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/architizer\/","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/architizer\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/Architizer"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/009f90c376676dd9aa4bf56a2377547f","name":"Sheila Kim","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d1ab4c3b09882b014029c3227719e16ae7c821f2d9dc92e49d8cce1ece336770?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.architizer.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Flogo-600x600-1.jpg&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d1ab4c3b09882b014029c3227719e16ae7c821f2d9dc92e49d8cce1ece336770?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.architizer.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Flogo-600x600-1.jpg&r=g","caption":"Sheila Kim"},"url":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/author\/sheila-kim\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7179"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7179\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7179"},{"taxonomy":"architizer_project","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/architizer_project?post=7179"},{"taxonomy":"architizer_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/architizer_brand?post=7179"},{"taxonomy":"architizer_firm","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/architizer_firm?post=7179"},{"taxonomy":"architizer_product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/architizer_product?post=7179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}