VS1 mullions can be positioned on the exterior of a facade with minimal additional labor or cost. Exterior mullions allow designers to create strong vertical accents while creating a flush interior wall.
Pictured Above: Brookhaven National Lab
Designed by Canon Design, installed by Harmon
This project will feature a VS1 façade with both interior and exterior mullions, wrapping around the entire building in a curved, undulating geometry with varying heights creating a spectacular visual effect.
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➥ Exterior Mullions · Segmented Facade · Toggle Fittings ❍ VS1-A100/VS1-A110
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 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.
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➥ Exterior Mullions · Jumbo Glass Sizes ❍ VS1-A
Designed by Gensler, installed by Action Store Fronts
This project features two VS1 installations: a 30' wall and a 40' wall, each utilizing our 12¾" mullion on the building's exterior.
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➥ Long Spans · Exterior Mullions ❍ VS1-A
Designed by Studio Gang, installed by AGW.
At the base of the tower, a 10-story glass cube protrudes from the structure. A unique exoskeletal frustum geometry is achieved by the use of a two-way VS1 jumbo mullion structure with internal star nodes.
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➥ Complex Geometry · Exterior Mullions · Slanted Mullions ❍ VS1-A
Designed by Perkins Eastman, installed by Massey’s Plate Glass & Aluminum
12.75"-deep exterior mullions are radially arranged to create a facade on an inverted conical surface with an elliptical base. The mullions are sloping in both section and elevation
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➥ Exterior Mullions · Complex Geometry · Offset Glass Joints · Slanted Facades & Mullions ❍ VS1-A100
Designed by Perkins Eastman, installed by Massey Glass
VS1 mullions are used on the interior in some locations, and on the exterior in other areas. In one section, exterior-facing mullions are offset 12” from the mullion.
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➥ All-Glass Vestibule · Exterior Mullions · Shading Elements ❍ VS1-A
Designed by Heery International, installed by Cupples Intl.
The curved geometry of the building called for a cladding system that responded to the transitional nature of the resulting surface geometry. VS1 solved the conditions.
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➥ Alternate Material Integration · Shading Elements · Slanted Facade & Mullions ❍ VS1-A
Designed by Arup
The Sky UK headquarters in Osterley, West London, is the tallest commercial timber frame structure in England. The interior multi-floor staircase is adjacent to a three-story VS1 wall which clear spans over 40’.
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➥ BREEAM Certified · Exterior mullions · Long spans
Designed by WRNS, installed by Steel Encounters
A unique set of design parameters presented by the architectural design team at WRNS Studios resulted in the new VS1 mullion design. 42' openings required production of an extra deep 12.75” mullion with thicker walls that would resist lateral buckling loads.
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➥ Exterior Mullions · Long Span · Seismic Drift Adaptations
