VS1 Office & Retail Projects

Designed by KPF, to be installed by Harmon

This new building will welcome visitors with a 30’ VS1 facade on four elevations. Exterior mullions create strong vertical accents while the all-glass corners, a standard VS1 detail, contribute to the high transparency of the facade.

➤ Read more about this curtain wall installation in Dallas
➥ All-Glass Corners · Long Spans ❍ VS1-A

Designed by GFF, installed by Harmon

The remarkable transparency of VS1-G200—which swaps a structural glass fin for the original aluminum mullion and uses no visible metal fittings—helps to visually taper the building’s silhouette down to its core at the lobby level.

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➥ Long Spans ❍ VS1-G200

Designed by HGA Architects, installed by National Enclosure Company.

The 26’-high lobby wall was achieved using the 10” rectangular VS1 mullion with compression struts at mid-span. Armatures, a standard VS1 detail, help support the 10’ wide glass panels.

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➥ Jumbo Glass Sizes ❍ VS1-A

Designed by Stucky Vitale, installed by Christopher Glass & Aluminum

The curving façade was created to be the feature entrance for this upscale retail mall, and the design was achieved with the standard VS1 aluminum system and patch fittings.

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➥ Curved Glass ❍ VS1-A

Designed by Gensler, installed by Lunstrum Windows

VS1 can accommodate long spans without the need for secondary structural reinforcement, and thus Innovation Glass was able to achieve Gensler’s vision and accomplish the 28’ span with the slender 10” VS1 bullet mullion.

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➥ Seismic Drift Adaptations · Targeting LEED Zero ❍ VS1-A

Designed by HLM Architects, installed by Hansen Facades

This hub for manufacturing innovation in Glasgow is enclosed by a 10 meter VS1 facade. The largest glass utilized are 2m by 4m panes, and awning windows are integrated directly into the facade.

➤ More photos of this 10m VS1 glass curtain wall
➥ Toggle Fittings ❍ VS1-A110

Designed by ZGF, installed by Harmon

Amazon’s Virginia campus now features a 42’ VS1 facade enclosing a meeting hall. Dual laminated IGUs are supported by rectangular jumbo VS1 mullions. Toggle fittings are used, creating a flush exterior.

➤ More photos of this flush glass envelope curtain wall project
➥ Toggle Fittings ❍ VS1-A110

Designed by Pickard Chilton, installed by Harmon

This impressive 54’ clear span is achieved without any steel reinforcement or backing structure and will be a new world record for an unreinforced aluminum curtain wall.

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➥ Long Spans ❍ VS1-A

Designed by Kengo Kuma, installed by Harmon

As you travel around this Kengo Kuma-designed building, the façade’s glass fin steps up from the first floor to the second floor through a series of integrated interior/exterior landscaped steps. Also integrated into the façade are two all-glass vestibules.

➤ Read more about this VS1-G all-glass lobby atrium
➥ All-Glass Vestibules ❍ VS1-G

Designed by Elkus Manfredi, installed by Massey’s Plate Glass

❝ This building has achieved LEED Platinum certification and employs strategies to cope with rising sea levels.❞ -Elkus Manfredi Architects

➤ Read more about this new glass wall lobby in the Boston Seaport
➥ All-Glass Corners · LEED Platinum ❍ VS1-A

Designed by Goettsch Partners, installed by Ventana

This project involved the lobby renovation-upgrade using the direct glaze version of the VS1 system which eliminates the gap between the inside surface of the glass and the face of the mullion.

➤ Read more about the Chicago Architecture Center lobby wall
➥ Direct Glaze · Long Span ❍ VS1-A230

Designed by HOK, installed by Flynn Midwest

A 24' VS1-G lobby facade using full-height unspliced fins will replace the original entryway of this American Century office building. The roof of an all-glass vestibule cantilevers to the exterior to create a canopy.

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➥ All-Glass Vestibule · Canopy ❍ VS1-G

Designed by Montalba Architects, installed by Trü Architectural

This project features two VS1 curtain wall installations: at 1800, a 26' ground floor wall using 8" T-shaped mullion; and at 1900, two 20' entry facades using 10" t -shaped mullions.

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❍ VS1-A

Designed by Gensler, installed by Action Store Fronts

This project features two VS1 installations: a 30' wall and a 40' wall, each utilizing our 12¾" mullion on the building's exterior.

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➥ Long Spans · Exterior Mullions ❍ VS1-A

Designed by Studio Gang, installed by AGW.

At the base of the tower, a 10-story glass cube protrudes from the structure. A unique exoskeletal frustum geometry is achieved by the use of a two-way VS1 jumbo mullion structure with internal star nodes.  

➤ Read more about this truly unique glass atrium curtain wall
➥ Complex Geometry · Exterior Mullions · Slanted Mullions ❍ VS1-A

Designed by HED Architecture, installed by Christopher Glass & Aluminum

The two facades at 155 N Wacker were achieved with un-spliced, full height glass fins spanning 50' clear, a record for Chicago and the US.

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➥ Long Span ❍ VS1-G

Designed by Gensler, installed by Permasteelisa

VS1 was selected for two facades on the new 1150 Eastlake Avenue, Seattle development. Both scopes are 21-foot clear spans of curved glass which are supported by the 10-inch heavy VS1 mullion.

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➥ Curved Glass· Segmented Wall ❍ VS1-A100

Designed by Browning Day, installed by Architectural Glass & Metal

This project is a performance hall renovation featuring the addition of a VS1 facade.

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❍ VS1-A

Designed by Hicock Cole, installed by PCC Construction

VS1-A110 was selected for the renovation of this office tower lobby.

➤ Read more about this all-glass lobby wall renovation
➥ All-Glass Corners · Toggle Fittings ❍ VS1-A110