A facade system consisting of two layers of glazing separated by an air cavity, creating an environmental buffer zone that can improve thermal performance, acoustics, and natural ventilation while maintaining transparency.
Descriptive compound referring to the 'two skins' of glass that characterize this system. The concept emerged in European architecture in the 1980s as architects sought to combine the benefits of natural ventilation with the aesthetic of glass facades.
Double-skin facades are like architectural thermoses - they use the insulating power of trapped air to make buildings more comfortable! The GSW Headquarters in Berlin pioneered this approach, showing how you could have a fully glazed building that still breathed naturally and used less energy than conventional air-conditioned towers.
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