Gravity loads from the corner glass panels are supported by a tension rod or 1”x1” tube along the vertical corner joint, while lateral forces are transferred around the corner via structural silicone. The tension rod option requires the vertical corner glass edges to be offset while the corner tube detail allows standard glass edges to be used.
Pictured Above: M1 Bank Renovation
Designed by Ayers Saint Gross, CO Architects, Neighboring Concepts; installed by Harmon
The Howard R. Levine Center for Education will welcome visitors with a 30’ VS1 facade on four elevations. Exterior mullions create strong vertical accents.
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➥ All-Glass Corners · Exterior Mullions ❍ VS1-A
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 Venkatraman Associates
VS1 breaks another clear span world record for an un-reinforced aluminum curtainwall for Boeing’s new India HQ.
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➥ ·Exterior Mullions ❍ VS1-A
Designed by KPF, installed by Meta Facades
VS1 was selected for the entry facades of this exciting new project in central London. The 40-story building will offer student housing and communal spaces, and is targeting BREEAM Excellent Certification.
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➥ All-Glass Corners · Jumbo Glass ❍ VS1-A110
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 core10Architecture, installed by NNG
VS1 was selected to wrap all four elevations of the existing M1 Bank building in Kansas City, M). The architect’s design goal for a “glass box” aesthetic was achieved using aluminum VS1 blade mullions and all-glass corners, which are a standard VS1 detail.
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➥ All-Glass Corners · Historical Renovation ❍ 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.
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➥ 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
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➥ All-Glass Corners · LEED Platinum ❍ VS1-A
Designed by Gensler, installed by Harmon
The mullions are unspliced, spanning the full height and supporting extra wide glass with bays that are 10-foot on center. The all-glass corner, a standard VS1 detail, is supported by a tension rod.
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➥ All-Glass Corners · Jumbo Glass Sizes · Long Spans ❍ VS1-A
Designed by Perkins Eastman, installed by DM Products
The flush exterior of the 25’-high lobby wall is achieved using the VS1 toggle system, which eliminates the need for external pinch plates. The smooth transition from wall to ceiling and the all-glass canopy and vestibule details are standard features of VS1 facades.
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➥ All-Glass Corners · All Glass Vestibules · Facade-Skylight Transition · Toggle Fittings ❍ VS1-A
Designed by FXCOLLABORATIVE, installed by Josloff Glass
The new Statue of Liberty Museum, which opened in 2019, features two VS1 walls and a VS1 all-glass elevator enclosure.
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➥ All Glass Corners · Bird-Safe Glass · Jumbo Glass Sizes ❍ VS1-A
Designed by Hicock Cole, installed by PCC Construction
VS1-A110 was selected for the renovation of this office tower lobby.
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➥ All-Glass Corners · Toggle Fittings ❍ VS1-A110
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.
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➥ All-Glass Corners · All-Glass Vestibules · Toggle Fittings ❍ VS1-A110
Designed by Kirksey, installed by Harmon
Located in Houston’s Energy Corridor, Energy Center 5 is a 19-story, LEED GOLD Certified office building featuring a VS1 facade at the podium. That lobby wall is a curving, 42’-high clear span.
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➥ Segmented Wall ❍ VS1-A
Designed by Gensler, installed by Permasteelisa
The 27-story building features a 38’-high VS1 lobby wall with all-glass corners and a VS1 entry vestibule.
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➥ All-glass corners · All-glass vestibules · Long spans ❍ VS1-A
