Tesla windscreen factory in Peru features coloured glass fittings



  • A strip of double insulated U-glass brings natural light into the production hall from the south, while protecting it from summer sun exposure.
  • Black glass walls enclose a showroom where a movement-activated system plays atmospheric music when someone enters the space.
  • “The white walls, floor and ceiling polarise the dark entry funnel.”
  • Tinted and textured glass delineate areas inside this office and factory completed by V.oid Architecture for the Lima-based company that manufactures car windscreens for Tesla (+ slideshow).
  • The production offices are suspended over the vast machinery hall, giving employees clear views of the production line.


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Timothy Hatton designs floating stairs for Deirdre Dyson gallery



  • London firm Timothy Hatton Architects has added a burnished steel staircase to rug designer Deirdre Dyson’s Chelsea carpet gallery as part of a renovation of her studio.
  • The rest of the building has been transformed into a gallery, with rugs displayed hanging on metal frameworks.
  • Lighting for the gallery was provided by Lighting Design International, who treated the building as an art gallery rather than a carpet showroom.
  • Deirdre Dyson had previously used the building as a studio and showroom, but decided to overhaul the space to incorporate a gallery that could also display rugs as works of art.
  • The architects added glass bricks to the back wall of the gallery, to bring additional natural light into the space.


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