King David Tower

Tbilisi, Georgia

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Information about the reference project

Type of building:	Office and Business
Products:	Sliding doors, Doors, Façades, Windows
Series:	ASS 50, FWS 50, AWS 65, ASS 70.HI
Location:	Tbilisi, Georgia
Completion:	2020
Architects:	Fr. Nino Ghoghoberidze
Specialist company:	Schüco International KG Representative Office Georgia
Picture credits:	© Schüco International KG

King David Towers

Nino Ghoghoberidze, Tbilisi/GE. In Transcaucasia, at the border between Europe and Asia, is the Georgian capital of Tbilisi. Lying somewhere between the East and the West, between traditional and modern, the architecture of the city is characterized by the Orthodox style, striking Art Nouveau buildings and modernistic Soviet-era constructions. Now, however, high-rise buildings also punctuate its urban skyline. In the centre of the city, the King David towers, two architecturally impressive skyscrapers, stretch skywards. The mixeduse complex houses a business centre, a hotel and restaurants, as well as high-end apartments with a spa area and swimming pool. The load-bearing structure consists of a monolithic, reinforced concrete frame with rigid joints and cores in the centre of the building due to the wind loads present and the required earthquake protection. The floor-to ceiling glazing captures the breathtaking panorama all the way up to the snowcapped peaks of the Caucasus.

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Product information

ASS 50

Thermally insulated sliding and lift-and-slide construction with attractive design options and comfort features

The Schüco ASS 50 sliding and lift-and-slide system combines thermal properties with a broad spectrum of architectural options and a high degree of flexibility specifically for commercial projects.

With its narrow face widths and large-scale vents, the thermally insulated system enables attractive solutions to be created for rooms that are flooded with light – with easy, almost silent operation and outstanding weathertightness.

The wide range of fittings, handles and colours guarantees that the system can be perfectly adapted to individual design requirements.

High-performance mullion/transom façade with 50 mm face width – the basis for a variety of solutions

The Schüco FWS 50 façade system is an impressive basic system for façades and skylight areas with a high level of flexibility and attractive design options, including optimised fabrication and installation processes. Thanks to a broad system range, solutions for the most varied requirements and applications can be implemented.

A transparent system solution integrated in the profile for spandrel safety barriers blends seamlessly and elegantly into the external façade appearance.

High-quality aluminium system with comprehensive range of solutions

As part of the Schüco AWS system platform, the thermally insulated window system offers an extensive range of solutions for the 65 mm basic depth to meet a variety of building envelope requirements.

It is based on the functional, energy-efficiency and design properties of the aluminium construction: perfectly tailored components combine benefits such as good thermal insulation, narrow face widths and concealed, standard manual or electromechanical fittings for inward and outward-opening windows.

The high level of flexibility of the system enables a wide variety of uses as a punched opening, ribbon window or façade insert unit, as well as in combination with Schüco door systems.