All VS1 Projects
V&A Museum Dundee
Designed by Kengo Kuma, installed by Glass Solutions UK
VS1 was used by Glass Solutions, a subsidiary of Saint Gobain, for seven facades on the exterior. Due to the building's location on the mouth of the River Tay, the walls were built to withstand large waves.
➤ Read more about these Kengo Kuma–designed facades
➥ Toggle Fittings · Triple IGU
Dow Visitor & Heritage Center
Designed by Kirksey Architecture, installed by Curtis Glass Company
This 19’ span is composed of 12’ and 7’ stacked panels of glass. The all-glass entry vestibule is a standard detail in VS1 facades.
➤ Read more about this VS1 lobby and all-glass vestibule
➥ All-Glass Vestibule ❍ VS1-A
McDonald's Global Flagship Chicago
Designed by Ross Barney, installed by Christopher Glass & Aluminum
Built on the site of the classic Rock N Roll McDonalds, the new location is a 19,000-square-foot timber, steel, and glass building occupying an entire city block.
➤ Read more about this LEED Platinum glass curtain wall
➥ All-Glass Corners · All-Glass Vestibules · Toggle Fittings ❍ VS1-A110
Flushing Plaza
Designed by Studio C
This sleek storefront on Barclay Avenue is set between two adjacent brick buildings and features an all-glass parapet and timber panels between VS1 mullions.
➤ More photos of this seamless transition from facade to parapet
➥ Handrails & Parapets ❍ VS1-A
Trammel Crow Center
Designed by HOK, installed by Steel Encounters.
❝Key to the redesign is a new 50-by-80-foot glass and metal facade below the third floor that reaches out to Ross Avenue and floods the building’s lobby with daylight. ❞ -HOK
➤ Read more about this glass atrium renovation
➥ Long Spans ❍ VS1-A
New Merrion House
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
McDonald’s World Corporate Headquarters
Designed by Gensler, installed by Ventana
Two VS1-A scopes: a 14’ lobby canopy and a 26' unreinforced facade in the "Innovation Center."
➤ Read more this VS1 canopy and curtain wall installation
➥ All-Glass Corners · Canopy ❍ VS1-A