All Projects
Presented in Chronological Order
Holocaust Museum Boston
Designed by Schwartz/Silver, to be installed by Karas & Karas
Above the entry will be an 18-foot VS1 facade showcasing a feature exhibit. Pointing north will be an acute all-glass corner, a standard detail of the VS1 technology. At the top floor, a 12-foot VS1 wall will enclose an event space. The mullions will be at the exterior, creating a flush interior glass surface.
➤ Read more about this museum on Boston’s Freedom Trail
➥ All-Glass Corner · Exterior Mullions ❍ VS1-A100 · B10R
Boston College Newton East
Designed by Goody Clancy, installed by Karas & Karas
At the northwest corner of the building are full-height glass panels. 11’ wide and 31’ tall, they are supported solely by perimeter steel engineered by Innovation Glass. The glass entry vestibule is also supported by a steel frame.
➤ Read more about this full-height glass wall installation
➥ All-Glass Structures ❍ Bespoke
Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport
Designed by Elkus Manfredi, installed by Karas & Karas
A two-story VS1 facade encloses an event function space, supported by the 12.75”-deep VS1 mullions on the exterior of the facade which lend a strong visual texture to the building skin.
➤ Read more about this glass curtain wall in the Boston Seaport
➥ Exterior Mullions · Jumbo Glass Sizes ❍ VS1-A
222 Jacobs St
Designed by Jacobs Consultants, installed by Karas & Karas
➤ Learn more about this glass curtain wall lobby in the heart of Boston.
➥ Canopy ❍ VS1-A
Mass Mutual
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
Boston John J. Moakley Courthouse
Designed by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, installer by Advanced Structures Inc
The geometry of the facade is an inverted, irregular cone which manipulated the surface geometry to parallel vertical lines (usually the vertical lines on a cone converge).
➤ More photos of this iconic facade in Boston
➥ Safford as Principal in Charge ❍ Bespoke