Free forms for the Sheikh Zayed mosque
A few years after its completion, the Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi, one of the largest mosques in the world, is already an attractive landmark that attracts thousands of visitors every day. Inspired by Moorish, Ottoman, Mamluk and Indo-Islamic culture, the building is not only impressive because of the craftsmanship involved, but also on account of its sheer size: the world's largest marble mosaic in the inner courtyard, the world's largest carpet from Iran, the world's largest Swarovski chandelier, handmade Iznik tiles, precious pietra dura mosaics inside the Mosque, marble and gold leaf everywhere you look. “This is the kind of order you are only awarded once in your life", enthused Heiner Berizzi, CEO of Alubat FZCO in Dubai on the work performed at the mosque. Alubat supplied and installed approx. 5,000 square metres of glass in 2,500 different shapes. A magnitude of Super Spacers® was processed here which is by no means everyday for the spacer production specialist. Edgetech experts from Germany travelled to the mosque to support in an advisory capacity with the extensive material tests. For instance, the aluminium construction of the 17-tonne sliding glass doors was not under any circumstances allowed to become at all warped during its installation. Berizzi had this to say about the cooperation with Edgetech: "Without Super Spacer® the elaborate glass elements in the mosque would not have been practically feasible. Free forms can be realised in a very time-consuming manner using rigid spacers. In the face of this huge number of differently shaped windows we needed a spacer which flexibly adapts to every form, and which is additionally suited to the climate in Abu Dhabi”.
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