Ngokugqitywa kutsha nje kwe-Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art yeprojekthi entsha yokwandisa amaphiko, uyilo lwayo olulodwa lolwakhiwo lutsale umdla obanzi. Phakathi kweempawu zayo, ukusetyenziswa okutsha kweIglasi yeProfayile yeU ibe ngumxholo ophambili kwinkalo yezokwakha.​

Isakhiwo esingasentla sephiko elitsha sineebhokisi zeglasi ezintlanu eziguquguqukayo zeemilo ezahlukahlukeneyo, ezibizwa ngokuba "iilensi" ngabaqulunqi. Ukwandisa ukusuka emantla ukuya emazantsi, ezi "lens" zinethala leencwadi kunye nevenkile kwimigangatho yazo emibini engaphezulu komhlaba, ngelixa inxalenye ephambili yephiko elitsha iphantsi komhlaba. Lo mmandla ungaphantsi komhlaba uquka iigalari zokwenza imizobo yala maxesha, ukufota, nobugcisa baseAfrika, kunye neeholo zemiboniso zexeshana. Izinto ezikumgangatho ophezulu ezisetyenziselwa iindonga zeglasi zeglasi entsha-Iglasi yeProfayile yeU-ibalasele njengembalasane yesakhiwo siphela.​

IsiXeko saseKansas, esikumbindi we-United States, siqhelene nenkanyamba, nto leyo ebeka iimfuno eziphezulu kakhulu kukumelana nomthwalo womoya wesakhiwo. Ukongeza, esi sixeko sifumana ukuguquguquka okukhulu kobushushu bonyaka, kufuna ukuba izinto zokwakha zibe ne-insulation egqwesileyo ye-thermal kunye neendawo zokugcina ubushushu. Ngaphaya koko, akukho kukhanya kwendalo kwangaphandle okanye izibane zangaphakathi ezinokukhupha imitha enokuthi yonakalise imisebenzi yobugcisa exabisekileyo yemyuziyam. Ngenxa yezi mfuno zikhethekileyo, abaqulunqi basebenzise ngononophelo olukhulu ekukhetheni izinto zeglasi.​

Iindonga zeglasi zangaphandle ze "lens" nganye zamkela isakhiwo esiphindwe kabini, kunye nabaqulunqi bakhetha ukuthungwa okukhethekileyo komphezulu okwaziwa ngokuba yi "solar." Ukudibanisa kwe-prismatic texture kwiglasi yangaphandle yeglasi kunye nenkqubo ye-sandblasting esetyenziswe kwindawo yangaphakathi ye-shape "U" inika iglasi i-silky luster evela ngaphandle. Olu yilo luthintela ngobuchule ukukhanya kwelanga ngaphakathi, luthintela ukukhanya okunzulu ukuba kungonakalisa imisebenzi yobugcisa. Ngaphezu koko, ngexesha lenkqubo yokuvelisa, ubuchule obukhethekileyo busetyenziselwa ukususa i-iron oxide-icandelo eliphambili elinika iglasi itinti eluhlaza-okukhokelela kumbala okhaphukhaphu, iglasi ecace kakhulu ephucula ngakumbi umboniso wobugcisa效果.​

Ukuhlangabezana neemfuno zoxinzelelo lomoya kunye nokuqinisekisa ukhuseleko lofakelo lwe-facade, iprofayili nganye yeglasi ifumana unyango "olunzima", oko kukuthi, ubushushu kunye novavanyo lobushushu. Emva kolu nyango, ixabiso le-flexural lamandla eglasi liphezulu ngokuphindwe kahlanu kunomgangatho owenziweyoIglasi yeProfayile yeU, eyenza ukusetyenziswa okuzinzileyo kweeprofayili zeglasi zeLINIT 400 millimeters ububanzi kunye neemitha ezi-7 ubude kwi-facade yesakhiwo.​

Isigaba sofakelo senza imingeni ebalulekileyo ngenxa yeshedyuli eqinileyo, ubude obukhulu beepaneli zeglasi ezizimeleyo, kunye nesidingo sokusika i-diagonal. Ukujongana nale miba, iinkampani ezifanelekileyo ziye zasebenzisana ngokusondeleyo, zilungisa kwaye zilungelelanisa zonke iinkqubo eziqhelekileyo eziqhelekileyo. Ukuqala ngesicwangciso sofakelo olunzima, baphuhlise imveliso engqongqo kunye neeshedyuli zokulayisha ezikhokelwa ziimfuno zofakelo-kubandakanywa nokuphawulwa okukhethekileyo ukuququzelela ukuchongwa ngokukhawuleza kweeglazi kwisiza-kwaye yenzelwe iinkqubo zothutho ezikhethekileyo kunye neengcamango zokuqinisekisa ukuphunyezwa ngokufanelekileyo kunye neendleko ezifanelekileyo zomsebenzi wofakelo.​

Ngokusetyenziswa okusebenzayo,Iglasi yeProfayile yeU ibonisa iziphumo ezibonwayo ezizodwa. Ukubengezela kwayo okufana nesatin kuyahluka kwisipili esifana nesipili seglasi ethe tyaba, eyivumela ukuba ibonise imibala yesibhakabhaka esiyingqongileyo okanye imbonakalo-mhlaba ngomphezulu wayo. Phantsi kweemeko ezahlukeneyo, ezi "lens" zibonakala zibamba ukukhanya ngelixa zixubana nesibhakabhaka. Xa ukukhanya kudlula kwi-multi-layered structure eyenziwe ngonyango lweglasi, iyahlukana kwaye ihluke, idala i-ethereal, i-mist-like texture eyongeza umoya oyingqayizivele kwindawo. Emini, isibane somjelo "iilensi" zeempawu ezahlukeneyo kwiigalari, ukuhlangabezana neemfuno zokukhanyisa umboniso wobugcisa; ebusuku, igadi eqingqiweyo ikhazimla ngokukhanya kwangaphakathi. Ukusebenzisana phakathi kweglasi kunye nokukhanya kuvelisa izinto ezingalindelekanga ezifana nokusabalalisa, ukuphazamiseka, ukuchasana, ukubonakalisa, kunye nokufunxa, ukunika isakhiwo sonke ngekhubalo elahlukileyo emva kobumnyama.​

Ngaphezu koko, i-cavity ephindwe kabini ye "lens" iqokelela ukukhanya kwelanga-okufudumala umoya ebusika ukubonelela nge-insulation, kunye nokukhupha umoya oshushu ehlotyeni ukufezekisa umoya wendalo wokupholisa. Ngokusebenzisa izikrini ezilawulwa yikhompyuter kunye nezixhobo ezikhethekileyo zokugquma okuguquguqukayo ezifakwe kumngxunya weglasi, amanqanaba okukhanya afanelekileyo aqinisekiswa kuzo zonke iintlobo zobugcisa okanye ukufakwa kwemidiya, ngelixa ikwahlangabezana neemfuno zokuguquguquka kwexesha lonyaka.​

Ukusetyenziswa ngempumelelo kweIglasi yeProfayile yeU kwiMyuziyam yaseNelson-Atkins yoBugcisa iprojekthi yolwandiso lwamaphiko amatsha ayidali nje kuphela uhlobo olutsha lwamava okwakha oludibanisa ulwakhiwo kunye nenkangeleko yomhlaba kodwa ikwabonelela ngomzekelo ogqwesileyoIglasi yeProfayile yeU isicelo kwintsimi yezokwakha. Ibonisa izinto ezinokwenzeka ezingenasiphelo zeIglasi yeProfayile yeU ukuhlangabezana neemfuno zesakhiwo esisebenzayo ngelixa unikezela izakhiwo ezinomtsalane wobugcisa obukhethekileyo. Njengoko itekhnoloji yezokwakha iqhubela phambili, kukholelwa ukubaIglasi yeProfayile yeU iya kubonisa ixabiso layo elikhethekileyo kwiiprojekthi ezininzi zokwakha, yongeza amagqabantshintshi amatsha kubume boyilo lwedolophu.​