All-Glass Dome for Mosque in Haarlem

The architect Fedde Reeskamp, from the ‘Architectenkamer’ in Haarlem had designed a mosque for the client ‘Islamitische Stichting Nederland Selimiye’ in Haarlem. The design consists of a blockwork mosque with a dome on top, visually apparent in silhouette of the mosque. He came with this enquiry fo...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a1bd6a708ed64a3291cfff10cd0c95532021-12-04T05:12:48ZAll-Glass Dome for Mosque in Haarlem10.7480/cgc.2.23132589-8019https://doaj.org/article/a1bd6a708ed64a3291cfff10cd0c95532010-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://proceedings.challengingglass.com/index.php/cgc/article/view/49https://doaj.org/toc/2589-8019 The architect Fedde Reeskamp, from the ‘Architectenkamer’ in Haarlem had designed a mosque for the client ‘Islamitische Stichting Nederland Selimiye’ in Haarlem. The design consists of a blockwork mosque with a dome on top, visually apparent in silhouette of the mosque. He came with this enquiry for a dome to Octatube. The contrast between the solid building block-shape and the dome on top led to the suggestion to have the dome made in glass, out of its extreme contrast. Octatube designed a self-supporting dome of solely insulated glass panels, without any frame or structure. Thanks to a hidden tensile system with corner joints, the complete dome is a reliable structure of glass and tensile spokes. M. EekhoutD. StaaksChallenging Glass ConferencearticleGlassDomeFacetClay industries. Ceramics. GlassTP785-869ENChallenging Glass Conference Proceedings, Vol 2, Iss 1 (2010)
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Dome
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Clay industries. Ceramics. Glass
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Clay industries. Ceramics. Glass
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M. Eekhout
D. Staaks
All-Glass Dome for Mosque in Haarlem
description The architect Fedde Reeskamp, from the ‘Architectenkamer’ in Haarlem had designed a mosque for the client ‘Islamitische Stichting Nederland Selimiye’ in Haarlem. The design consists of a blockwork mosque with a dome on top, visually apparent in silhouette of the mosque. He came with this enquiry for a dome to Octatube. The contrast between the solid building block-shape and the dome on top led to the suggestion to have the dome made in glass, out of its extreme contrast. Octatube designed a self-supporting dome of solely insulated glass panels, without any frame or structure. Thanks to a hidden tensile system with corner joints, the complete dome is a reliable structure of glass and tensile spokes.
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