Unlimited possibilities in glass. 'Difficult challenges are just what we like'

For 25 years, Interior Glassolutions has specialized in glass systems within interiors. And in this, the company goes far: from engineering to execution. The client gets a handsome piece of glass that also meets the highest safety standards.

Great examples of projects that were fitted with glass by Interior Glassolutions are AFAS Software in Leusden, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam and The Louvre in Paris. But high-end homes and hospitals also knock on the company's door, because it goes further than other companies in coming up with appropriate solutions. "We don't shy away from a challenge and continue where the rest stop," says director Geurt Roelofsen. Although Interior Glassolutions does offer standard solutions, almost all projects consist of custom work. "We pay attention to sound, fire and security. In 25 years, we have learned a lot and gained experience. The company emerged from the Saint-Gobain Group and focuses specifically on architects and other clients looking for a special solution."

Technical Solutions

At Boijmans Van Beuningen, they had an idea of what the display cases should look like, but they didn't know how to make it. For that, they came to Roelofsen and his team. They elaborated on the entire technique, Roelofsen says. "It's exactly such challenges that we find cool. This involved enormous display cases that had to protect the works of art and the architect knew exactly how it had to look. How we would solve that technically, that was our problem. Such assignments are exactly what we like."

The glass facade at AFAS was also quite a challenge, as it is 6 meters high and curved 180°. The facade is draped like a curtain and is therefore called a curtain facade. In addition, Interior Glassolutions made the glass work for the interior and entrance here.

Guaranteed quality

These examples show that the company's goal is not to put away meters for the lowest possible amount of money, but rather to deliver quality to special projects. That quality is guaranteed with certificates, because all designs are tested beforehand at the Peutz Group, among others. These tests sometimes produce surprising results, Roelofsen reckons. "At the request of the Public Library in Amsterdam, we developed a soundproof wall. When we started measuring it, it turned out to have an R-value of 60 dB. Actually, that's an impossible result, but we managed it anyway. We also developed a door with an R-value of 50 dB."

Showroom

Much of the glass is supplied by parent company Saint-Gobain. This is then processed in the factory in Veenendaal. The showroom is also located there, where you can see what the possibilities are, for example in terms of sound and fire resistance. "In terms of burglary prevention, you can't see much, but we have some pieces of that on display as well. For example, you can see there how thick the bullet-resistant glass is," Roelofsen said.