Since 2006, architects have used VS1 to bring to life cutting-edge glass curtain walls. Complex geometries and jumbo glass sizes are used to express and reflect the innovative mindset of academic institutions.
Designed by Perkins Eastman/Pfeiffer, installed by Alliance Exterior Construction
This VS1 facade spans 23’ with maximum bay spacing of 8’. VS1-230 removes the typical offset between the VS1 mullion and the face glass. Additionally, Innovation Glass provided the anchoring hardware for an interior glass fin assembly.
➤ Read more about this direct glaze glass lobby curtain wall
➥ Direct Glaze · Bespoke Details ❍ VS1-A230
Designed by COOKFOX, installed by National Glass & Metal
The façade is at the back wall of the stage and clear spans 26 feet with no horizontal mullions. This VS1 installation achieves acoustic isolation from the outdoors while still providing a highly transparent view of the historic campus.
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➥ Acoustic Isolation ❍ VS1-A
Designed by Holland Basham, installed by Keystone Glass
VS1 was selected for a 20’ four-sided glass box roof of a new chapel at Montserrat University, a Jesuit school in Omaha.
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Designed by Goody Clancy, installed by R&R Windows
The feature wall of the building is a 50-foot high dual VS1 facade that is proud of the brick facade creating a "glass box" aesthetic. The internal and external walls are supported by a single 10-inch rectangular mullion within the air cavity.
➤ Read more about the thermal performance of this dual wall
➥ Dual Wall · Shading Elements · ❍ VS1-A
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 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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Designed by Bjark Ingels Group, installed by Glass Projects Resource
The lobby of the building is a 62’-wide and 41’-high VS1 facade. 14’ 6”-high panes of glass are supported by the rectangular jumbo VS1 mullion. The wall, which is hung from above, accommodates 2” of downward movement.
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➥ Jumbo Glass Sizes · Long Span ❍ VS1-A
Designed by Goettsch Partners, installed by Harmon
VS1 was used for two scopes at this music school on Lake Michigan: a fanning atrium wall and an acoustically isolated theater wall.
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➥ Acoustic Isolation · Hybrid Tension Cable · Facade-Skylight Transition
Designed by Valerio Dewalt Train, installed by Alliance Glazing.
The VS1 system was used as the exterior glass facade for this extraordinary building. The geometry of the curtain wall is one of the most complex in the world but was readily solved by the VS1 system.
➤ Read more about this facade with fold lines and planar transitions
➥ Acoustic Isolation · Complex geometry · Faceted facades
Designed by Perkins Eastman, installed by Cherry Hill Glass
The feature curtain wall above the north entry to the building is a sloping wall—sill in, head out—with VS1 fittings mounted to steel framing.
➤ Read more about this glass curtain wall in The Bronx→
➥ Slanted Facade ❍ VS1-A100
Designed by Stantec, installed by Lansing Glass
VS1 was selected to bring to life this innovative curtain wall at Lansing Community College in Michigan. The saw-tooth wall is spans 27 feet and is composed of four stacked six-foot glass panels.
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➥ Sawtooth Wall
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
Designed by Valerio Dewalt Train, installed by Trainor Glass
Exterior bent aluminum perforated painted fins create a texture based on the Fibonacci sequence to communicate the educational purpose of the building.
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➥ Shading Elements · Complex geometry · Slanted Mullions ❍ VS1-A
Designed by SCB, installed by Cupples International
The VS1 system was customized to create a 10-story dual glass wall envelope with a 10’ mullion spacing on the main facade, transitioning to a lobby wall which wraps around this academic building in Chicago.
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➥ Dual Wall · Design Freedom
Designed by SCB, installed by Empire Architectural Systems
The layered facade of the Information Commons building at Loyola University provides a dynamic and transparent link between the campus and the dramatic shores of Lake Michigan.
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➥ Dual Wall · Integrated Shading · LEED Certified
Designed by Perkins Eastman
This early VS1 project was a true showcase of the system’s flexibility. Exterior louvers shade the southern facade, which transitions to a rooftop balustrade and encloses an indoor bridge.
➤ Read more about this early VS1 glass curtain wall project
➥ Canopies · Handrails · Exterior Shading · LEED Certified ❍ VS1-A
Designed by Hastings Architecture, installed by Harmon Inc
The steel tension truss glass facade was the first structure of its kind built in the US after the completion of the Louvre Pyramid in Paris. Many iterations of the original Vanderbilt project were subsequently built by ASI and led to the development of highly transparent facades that could be scaled to span great heights.
➤ Read more about this early custom glass curtain wall project
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