Commercial building facade, digitally printed with Vibrantz's extra durable white ink
The ICEBERG in TST, Hong Kong
The ICEBERG is located at the heart of the busiest commercial district, Tsim Sha Tsui, in Hong Kong. The building was intended for “Ginza”-type food and beverage retail use. The architect’s aim was to achieve an iconic building that stands out from the aged surrounding buildings, taking aesthetic inspiration from the forms of glacier snow-white peaks.
The project was printed by Glaspedia, a South Star Glass brand, and designed by ARK Associates.
Completed: 2019
Printed area: 2000 sqm
Number of panels: 700 panels
Architect: ARK Associates
Digitally-printed white ceramic ink was used to create vertical triangles that echo the horizontal triangular terrace and setbacks. Small triangular cut-outs in different sizes form larger gradient triangular patterns. These patterns could only be achieved by digital printing as every single panel has a different pattern. Using Vibrantz's Extra Durable White Ink (part of Vibrantz's Side1 Series) made it possible to achieve the desired design of the project.
During the day, the building looks like a snow-white Iceberg with triangular lines. In the evening, it transforms into a colourful and lively architecture.
The project participated in and won several awards:
2021 | World Architecture Festival Finalist
2020 | A&D Awards Silver Award
2019 | Asia Pacific Property Award Five Stars Award
“We are always pleased to work with Vibrantz for their advanced technology, digital innovation and strong marketing support. We help designers, architects and clients achieve their design ideas through innovative ceramic printing. As a company that focuses on bringing customers innovative glass products, we truly appreciate Vibrantz’s support – whether it is super jumbo size printing, bird-friendly glass, front surface frit, high-speed appliances glass printing and more. Through different generations of equipment upgrades and marketing support from Vibrantz, we are always a step ahead of our competitors.”
Patrick Wong, Marketing Director at South Star Glass Limited
