“Memorable in Australia.” The cover of the latest TVITEC | CRICURSA magazine opens with a powerful headline highlighting the exquisite results of the curved glass used for The Oculus. This striking 9-meter diameter circular structure marks the entrance to the Australian War Memorial, a popular monument that pays tribute to those who have died in both military and humanitarian operations, recently redeveloped in Canberra with Kane Constructions.

The installation of The Oculus was a meticulous process. TVITEC | Cricursa’s main client, Kane Constructions PTY LTD, required extensive planning to install each panel with millimetric precision on a complex structure, ensuring both structural integrity and aesthetic excellence. It’s worth noting that before the on-site installation, The Oculus was pre-assembled at Kane Constructions’ facilities to verify the perfect fit of every element.

Cricursa produced all the curved glass for this intricate structure, composed of glass “petals” with double curvature. The project required aligning complex geometries with various surface machinings and custom digital printing patterns. All elements were manufactured with the highest precision to meet the client’s demanding requirements. The imposing dome includes an exterior area made up of spherical double-glazed units and an interior zone with laminated glass featuring hyperbolic geometry.

On the outer part of The Oculus, a central spherical glass piece measuring up to 3 meters in diameter is surrounded by 16 double-curved glass units. These are double-glazed elements made of annealed, extra-clear glass laminated with SentryGlass, assembled using Edgetech’s warm-edge spacer, specifically Super Spacer Flex. The glass design includes striations with variable cross-sections and different digital print patterns on multiple surfaces. Combined with the project’s unique geometry, it demanded the highest production precision.

Inside the dome, in addition to the surface machining complexity, 16 curved glass panels were produced with opposing curvatures in each direction, requiring even greater precision at every stage. These elements, known as “Veil Petals,” recreate the look of delicate glass petals as seen in the images, and they are drawing particular attention from the thousands of visitors who pass through the site each day.

For TVITEC | Cricursa, it is an honor to have left its signature in glass on such a monumental work.

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