VS1 facades enhance government buildings and cultural landmarks around the world. Our technology can meet the rigorous building codes and sourcing guidelines for government projects without compromising on design flexibility and aesthetic.
Designed by Henning Larsen, installed by A1 Glass & Aluminum
This new government building in the heart of Raleigh will welcome visitors with a 36’ VS1 lobby facade. That entry wall is achieved with the 12.75” rectangular “jumbo” VS1 mullion, with the glass direct-glazed to the face of the mullion.
➤ More about this long span glass lobby wall in Raleigh, NC
➥ Direct Glaze · Shading Elements ❍ VS1-A
Designed by GWWO, installed by Hogan Glass
VS1 was selected for the glass perimeter of the new Niagara Falls Welcome Center. The entrance facade spans 16', and the gallery wall reaches 30' clear via a sloping ground elevation transition.
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➥ Bird Safe Glass · Long Spans · Toggle Fittings
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.
➤Read more about this super transparent courthouse lobby
➥ All-Glass Corners · Jumbo Glass Sizes · Long Spans ❍ 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.
➤ Read more about this iconic museum project on Liberty Island
➥ All Glass Corners · Bird-Safe Glass · Jumbo Glass Sizes ❍ VS1-A
Designed by Cartwright Pickard, installed by Glass Solutions
A six-story glass atrium in London. The 24m VS1 facade; features exterior mullions and "smart glass."
➤ Read more about this long span smart glass curtain wall
➥ Electrochromic Glass · Exterior Mullions ❍ 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 Henry J. Lyons
Two atrium VS1 end walls transition into a glass roof to create a transparent spine to this civic building in Dublin. A dramatic triangular wall curtain wall geometry was developed with the architect.
➤ Read more about this feature atrium glass wall
➥ Complex geometry · Slanted mullions ❍ VS1-A110
Designed by Newman, installed by Glass Projects Resource
➤ Read more about this stunning glass facade in Norfolk, VA
➥ All-Glass Corners · ❍ VS1-A · RS8.6
This project is in the category of “structural art” as it is comprised of sculpted steel in the literal sense. The end plates that terminated at the intersection of two tapering steel members required a mutli-axial CNC machine of which only a few exist in the US.
➤ Read more about these steel banner structures in NYC
➥ Specialty Steel Structures ❍ Bespoke
Designed by Perkins Eastman, installed by Shuldiner
This iconic landmark in New York City’s Times Square is the first all-glass structural envelope in the United States and one of the only ones in the world. This project was one of the most valued collaborative experiences of Franz Safford’s career and it enabled him to work closely with Nicholas Leahy, now co-CEO of Perkins Eastman.
➤ Read more about this NYC cultural landmark in Times Square
➥ All-Glass Structures ❍ Bespoke
Designed by Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates
The headquarters of the Security and Exchange Commission in Washington, DC features a hyperbolic shaped tension cable net structure, the first of its kind ever built.
Read more about this hyperbolic shaped tension cable net wall
➥ Safford as Principal in Charge ❍ Bespoke
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
