
VS1 Civic & Transportation Projects

Designed by Henning Larsen, installed by A1 Glass & Aluminum
This new government building in the heart of Raleigh will welcome visitors with a 36’ VS1 lobby facade. That entry wall is achieved with the 12.75” rectangular “jumbo” VS1 mullion, with the glass direct-glazed to the face of the mullion.
➤ More about this long span glass lobby wall in Raleigh, NC
➥ Direct Glaze · Shading Elements ❍ VS1-A
Designed by Perkins & Will, installed by Christopher Glass & Aluminum
❝This new state-of-the art, multi-modal station features a modern, light-filled design.❞ -Perkins & Will
➤ Read more about this glass-enclosed transportation hub
➥ Canopy · Direct Glaze ❍ VS1-A100 & VS1-A200
The entrance facade spans 16', and the gallery wall reaches 30' clear via a sloping ground elevation transition.
➤ Read more about this glass curtain wall envelope
➥ Bird Safe Glass · Long Spans · Toggle Fittings
Designed by Gensler, installed by Harmon
The mullions are unspliced, spanning the full height and supporting extra wide glass with bays that are 10-foot on center. The all-glass corner, a standard VS1 detail, is supported by a tension rod.
➤Read more about this super transparent courthouse lobby
➥ All-Glass Corners · Jumbo Glass Sizes · Long Spans ❍ VS1-A
Designed by Cartwright Pickard, installed by Glass Solutions
A six-story glass atrium in London. The 24m VS1 facade; features exterior mullions and "smart glass."
➤ Read more about this long span smart glass curtain wall
➥ Electrochromic Glass · Exterior Mullions ❍ VS1-A
Designed by HLM Architects
A multi-story facade renovation, brought to life with the standard VS1 and toggle fittings system.
➤ Read more about this glass curtain wall renovation in Leeds, UK
➥ Toggle Fittings ❍ VS1-A
Designed by SMBW, installed by American Door & Glass
This historic renovation features three VS1 facade scopes, which were engineered and built around the existing 1905 structure.
➤ Read more about this curtain wall restoration and renovation
➥ Historical Renovation ❍ VS1-A
Designed by Henry J. Lyons
Two atrium VS1 end walls transition into a glass roof to create a transparent spine to this civic building in Dublin. A dramatic triangular wall curtain wall geometry was developed with the architect.
➤ Read more about this feature atrium glass wall
➥ Complex geometry · Slanted mullions ❍ VS1-A110
Designed by Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates
The headquarters of the Security and Exchange Commission in Washington, DC features a hyperbolic shaped tension cable net structure, the first of its kind ever built.
Read more about this hyperbolic shaped tension cable net wall
➥ Safford as Principal in Charge ❍ Bespoke