
large-scale multi-span glass roof
a large-scale multi-span transparent roof, ideal for public accommodations, enabling people to enjoy the sky in the morning, during the day, in the evening and at night.
Engineering & realisation
of all your architectural glass projects
Vitroplena, or free translated from Latin: 'completely out of glass' is a consultancy office specialised in expertise, design, engineering and realisation of architectural glass applications.
Vitroplena was founded as a Ghent University spin-off by dr. ir. Kenny Martens, after receiving a Ph.D. for his work on structural glass beam systems. Vitroplena is a dynamic, flexible and thrustworthy consultancy office that realizes, through innovation, a strong material knowledge and significant calculation power, tomorrow's structures.
Our mission is to boost the construction world to a new level by integrating glass in the structural system of buildings and realizing maximum transparency.
Companies as well as private persons can appeal to us for:
for interior as well as exterior applications, from a glass parapet, structural glass wall or an all-glass stairs to fully load-carrying glass floor- and/or roof structures and all-glass façades, pavilions and greenhouses.
More about Vitroplena
a large-scale multi-span transparent roof, ideal for public accommodations, enabling people to enjoy the sky in the morning, during the day, in the evening and at night.
waarin u maximaal kan genieten van het uitzicht terwijl u zweeft in de lucht
structural glass walls make interior supporting columns redundant and hence enable the creation of large, free spaces
26-6-2019
On June 26th - 28th 2019, Vitroplena will attend Glass Performance Days 2019 at Tampere, Finland. Visit us at stand 34!
21-6-2019
Read the story of Vitroplena! What is our mission? What is our vision?
25-5-2019
Promenade Z, a local design fair on May 25th - 27th at Zwevezele, will be hosting Vitroplena's mock-up of an innovative glass floor system. "Amazing people of the strength of glass... A full time hobby"
fracture analysis of a swimming pool glass wall and design of a new, fulfilling glass package for the existing situation
Design of glass walls for the new set of the VTM news studio
design review of glass laminates for the glass domes of the new train station at Mechelen.