"Glass can be more than just the transparent shell."
  • Colour Activity House
  • Großes Tropenhaus
  • Heliumverflüssigungsanlage IFW
  • Baumhaus Hotel Vieux Manior
  • Pfaffensteinstraße
  • Siemens Headquarter
  • Nordsilo
  • 1a Page Street
  • Joseph Pschorr House
  • Hans Otto Theatre
22. August 2018

Move to new offices

Move to new offices
Following long, complex renovation work, the Glasfaktor team is now working in its new offices in the “social building” of the old Lahmann sanatorium in Weisser Hirsch, Dresden. We look forward to welcoming you here for consultations!The Lahmann sanatorium was opened in 1888 and used as a spa resort until 1939. After decades ...
10. October 2016

Glass façade of the Busmann chapel now fitted

Glass façade of the Busmann chapel now fitted
The memorial for the St. Sophia Church in Dresden, a state-of-the-art three-dimensional reproduction of the Busmann chapel, has now been given its glass protective cover. The slightly abstracted concrete element cubature of the Busmann chapel covers a base area of 22 by 12 metres and is enclosed by solid roof on four steel ...
26. May 2015

Glass cover for the Busmann Chapel

Glass cover for the Busmann Chapel
Construction work is underway on the Busmann Chapel Memorial at Postplatz in Dresden. The glasfaktor engineering office carried out the dimensioning and technical planning, as well as acquiring permission from the building authorities for the fully glazed façade. The memorial, with a ground plan measuring 22 m x 12 m, will be ...
07. May 2015

“glass meets architecture”

At the second event in the “glass meets architecture” series at the Saxon glass works Thiele Glas in Wermsdorf, engineer Sebastian Rücker, glasfaktor's managing director, informed the 35 architects and planners involved about the latest glass specifications standard, DIN 18008. Among other things, other presentations at this ...
20. March 2015

2015 Glass Construction Conference in Dresden

The 2015 Glasbau (Glass Construction) conference was held in Dresden from 19 to 20 March 2015. Some 200 participants gained insights into current issues around architectural glass construction. Glasbau 2016 will also be held in Dresden.www.glasbau-dresden.de
05. January 2015

Glazing structure now in line with DIN 18008

From January 2015, the new glass dimensioning standard DIN 18008 will come into use at glasfaktor. When the standard has been added to the list of technical construction specifications, DIN 18008 can be described as an approved technological rule, meaning that it must be taken into account for building specifications, even if ...
26. March 2012

2012 Glass Construction Conference in Dresden

The 9th specialist “Glasbau” glazing conference took place in Dresden from 29 to 30 March 2012. Every year, the event welcomes some 400 guests from Germany and abroad. www.glasbau-dresden.de
01. January 2012

The constant in constructive glass work!

There are changes, which guarantee stability while also leaving room for innovation. The Dresden office of GSK – Glas Statik Konstruktion GmbH – runs under a new name now and is called glasfaktor Engineers GmbH from January 1, 2012 on.The reliable and motivated team is at your service with the usual contacts.We are looking ...