VS1 Renovation Projects

Designed by FOX Architects, installed by Envision Glass.

The new 19’ 8” lobby facade is supported by 12” by 3.5” VS1-T yellow pine glulam mullions, sourced from Alabama.

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➥ All-Glass Vestibule · Jumbo Glass Sizes · Long Spans ❍ VS1-T

Designed by Lamar Johnson Collaborative, installed by Ventana

One of LJC’s primary design goals was to improve “daylighting and visual connectivity through atriums, external shading, and optimized skylight design,” and the VS1 facade on the north side of the building brings that goal to life.

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➥ Exterior Mullions · Shading Elements · Skylights ❍ VS1-A

Designed by WRNS, installed by Empire Architectural Metal

The new facade is composed of standard 5” VS1 mullions spaced at 1’ 8” apart. The mullion spacing was specifically chosen to match the 20th Century initial skylight mullion spacing to acknowledge the history of the building.

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➥ Faceted Facade · Historical Renovation · Toggle Fittings ❍ VS1-A110

Designed by AE7, installed by DM Products

This renovated space now features a 39’-2” clear spanning VS1 lobby facade. The installation includes two all-glass cube vestibules and a revolving door vestibule.

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➥ All-Glass Vestibules · Long Spans ❍ VS1-A

Designed by Gresham Smith, installed by Pioneer Glazing

The lobby renovation of this existing building used a cantilever VS1-G (which uses a glass fin in lieu of an aluminum mullion) solution to achieve the modernization goals of the architect.

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❍ VS1-G100

Designed by WRNS, installed by Empire Architectural Metal

Our team was selected to implement this all-glass “jewel box” feature above the main staircase in the iconic former Lord & Taylor Flagship store in NYC. All exterior glass is tempered insulating with a sandblasted translucent ceramic frit layer to create a muted daylight effect at the interior and a glowing lantern aesthetic at

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Designed by Lamar Johnson Collaborative, installed by Christopher Glass & Aluminum

25’ unspliced glass fins span the full height of the lobby and support full-height face glass. At the corner is a hot-bent 5’ by 25’ glass panel with a radius of 6.5’.

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➥ Curved Glass ❍ VS1-G

Designed by Bauman Lyon Architects

This renovated mill-turned-museum features a super transparent VS1 installation. “Derby’s Silk Mill is the site of the world’s first factory and a part of Derwent Valley Mills Unesco World Heritage Site.”

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➥ Historical Renovation · Toggle Fittings ❍ 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.

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➥ 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 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 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 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

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➥ Long Spans ❍ 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.

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➥ Historical Renovation ❍ VS1-A

Designed by Rudy Ricciotti Architecte

Originally built in 1905, this museum was renovated in 2014-2016 and now features a new wing with a super transparent VS1 facade composed of 7,5 m high walls with 2,1 m spans.

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➥ All-Glass Corners · Toggle Fittings · Triple IGU ❍ VS1-A110

Designed by Perkins Eastman

Architectural and structural elements, including cast iron columns and historic signage long hidden by years of renovations, were retained, exposed, and highlighted.

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➥ Historic Renovation ❍ VS1-A

Designed by Krueck Sexton Partners

A cutting edge 21st century architectural statement was made at this historic campus.

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➥ Segmented Wall ❍ VS1-A100