Kuraray SentryGlas® Laminated Glass
SENTRYGLAS® LAMINATED GLASS
SENTRYGLAS® LAMINATED GLASS
Laminated glass with SentryGlas® ionoplast interlayer provides hurricane impact protection, while maintaining a modern, high quality, transparent appearance for Secrets The Vine luxury hotel in Mexico.
By specifying laminated safety glass with SentryGlas® ionoplast interlayer for all its exterior hotel room windows and doors, as well as for balustrades and facades in communal guest areas, ‘Secrets The Vine’ luxury hotel resort in Mexico has ensured maximum 24/7 protection of its building and occupants from hurricanes, while also maintaining a high quality, modern, transparent look and feel for its guests.
Laminated safety glass with SentryGlas® was chosen for this project because of its high impact protection, excellent post glass breakage performance and for its superior edge stability in high humidity conditions.
INFORMATION
BRAND
Kuraray
PRODUCTION
Made in USA
MATERIAL
Glass
APPLICATIONS
Hotel and Resort
USE
- Structural glazing
- Safety glazing
- Façade
CHARACTERISTICS
- High strength
- Thermal control
- Sound control
- Sustomizable
- Energy conserving
- High wind and rain resistant
- Helps prevent debris spread.
CERTIFICATION
US Department of State FE (forced entry) and BR (bullet resistant) certified
FORMAT
- Slabs -Plates -Panels
DOWNLOADS
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BENEFITS
-Laminated safety glass with SentryGlas® ionoplast interlayer remains intact even if broken, providing a weather barrier that reduces the likelihood of total collapse of the building or widespread water damage. -The glass laminate assembly along with the interlayer absorbs the energy of the debris impact, resisting penetration. -Prevents injuries related to flying glass or exposed shards. -When a hurricane advisory warning is issued, there is no need to board up window openings or to activate/ mount shutters
DETAILS
Located on a picturesque beach on the Caribbean coast in Cancun, Mexico, Secrets The Vine is a luxury, adults-only hotel resort with 495 rooms, six gourmet restaurants, three bars and a very modern, cutting edge architectural design (by Edmonds International) throughout the resort.
The hotel is situated in a region where there is a high risk of hurricanes. Therefore, when it came to selecting a suitable glazing solution, the hotel developer, Frel Ingenieros y Arquitectos of Mexico, wanted protection for the building and its occupants without awkward, cumbersome-looking hurricane screens, which would not complement the hotel’s modern, clean, transparent aesthetics.
In total, 20,000 m2 (215,000 sq. feet) of laminated safety glass with SentryGlas® was installed throughout the hotel. Of this, 15,000 m2 (161,000 sq. feet) were used on the exterior of the building, for the hotel room windows and doors, with the remainder used internally for communal area balustrades and lobby facades.