From standard storefronts to featured retail locations, owners and designers have chosen VS1 to push the envelope in retail lobby and curtain wall design.
Photo courtesy of CD Peacock
Designed by Gensler, installed by Charlotte Glazing.
The design team was pursuing maximum transparency for this second-floor corner feature wall. The solution: a top-hung VS1-G200 wall, spanning the 22’-6” opening with no visible metal.
➤ Read more about this Gensler-designed renovation project
➥ Less Metal, More Daylight ❍ VS1-G200
Designed by Bentel Associates, installed by Innovation Glass India Pvt. Ltd.
This mall’s circular facade is engineered using 185mm (7¼”) rectangular-shaped mullions arranged in an elegant oval configuration.
➤ Read more about this stunning elliptical facade
➥ Complex Geometries · Segmented Walls ❍ VS1-A100
Designed by Page, installed by Duke Glass.
This business park in Houston, Texas—originally designed by Philip Johnson in the 1970s—will soon feature a curved VS1 facade enclosing new retail space. The 26’ vertical span is achieved with the VS1-A230 system.
➤ Read more about this curved facade in Houston
➥ Curved Glass · Direct Glaze ❍ VS1-A230 · RS10
Designed by HOK, to be installed by KC Glass Systems
The minimalist aesthetic of VS1 brings to life a pavilion in this plaza with 15’ full-height face glass. This scope is accomplished with 6” bullet-shaped mullions and our flagship curtain wall system.
➤ Read more about this super transparent curtain wall
➥ Jumbo Glass Sizes ❍ VS1-A100
Designed by Stucky Vitale, installed by Christopher Glass & Aluminum
The curving façade was created to be the feature entrance for this upscale retail mall, and the design was achieved with the standard VS1 aluminum system and patch fittings.
➤ Read more about this curved glass curtain wall
➥ Curved Glass ❍ VS1-A
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.
➤ Read more about this glass atrium curtain wall enclosure
➥ Seismic Drift Adaptations · Targeting LEED Zero ❍ VS1-A
Designed by Zaha Hadid
This street-level lobby facade is curved, matching the unique outline of the building profile above.
➤ Read more about this curving glass retail curtain wall
➥ Segmented Wall · Toggle Fittings · Glass Triple IGU ❍ VS1-A110
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.
➤ Read more about this truly unique glass atrium curtain wall
➥ Complex Geometry · Exterior Mullions · Slanted Mullions ❍ VS1-A
Designed by Gensler, installed by Permasteelisa
VS1 was selected for two facades on the new 1150 Eastlake Avenue, Seattle development. Both scopes are 21-foot clear spans of curved glass which are supported by the 10-inch heavy VS1 mullion.
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➥ Curved Glass· Segmented Wall ❍ VS1-A100
Designed by Morphogenesis, installed by Vibrant Facade.
The largest mall in Mohali features a 14.5m VS1-A110 curtain wall with canopies & vestibules. The building also features a small VS1-G100 wall.
➤ Read more about this long span curtain wall in Mohali
➥ Canopies · Long Span ❍ VS1-A110, VS1-G100
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.
➤ Read more about this LEED Platinum glass curtain wall
➥ All-Glass Corners · All-Glass Vestibules · Toggle Fittings ❍ VS1-A110
Designed by Studio C
This sleek storefront on Barclay Avenue is set between two adjacent brick buildings and features an all-glass parapet and timber panels between VS1 mullions.
➤ More photos of this seamless transition from facade to parapet
➥ Handrails & Parapets ❍ VS1-A
Designed by BroadwayMalyan
A multi-story VS1-A facade with exterior fins in England.
