Flushing Plaza

2018

Nov 23

Written By Digsau

WHO

Architects: STUDIO C

  
WHERE & WHEN

Brooklyn, NY ·
Americas

Completed · 2018

WHAT & HOW

Retail · New Build
VS1 retail lobby wall; transition to parapet

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, which produces a seamless connection between the interior and the street.

VS1 allows designers to seamlessly transition from facade to handrail or parapet. This approach enhances the visual cohesion of a glass curtain wall scope while also simplifying a vendor’s package for the general contractors. The facade-to-handrail detail was also used on the Hiscox Building, SNN Clermont, and the Simons Center at Stony Brook University.