
KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY SOLAR TOWERS • Thuwal – KSA
KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY SOLAR TOWERS • Thuwal – KSA
2009
HOK (Saint Louis – Missouri -USA)
Oger International
University Campus
Double Skin Facade + Point Fixed + Stainless Steel Structures + Ventilated Glass Cladding
10.300SQM Glass Façades
110.000SQFT Glass Façades
The towers envelope consists of a double glass curtain wall skin. The outer skin is fully transparent to allow as much solar energy through as possible while providing an insulating layer to protect the interior. The inner skin consists of a highly absorbent (tinted) glass which captures solar energy and heats up.