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In the end, everything in life comes down to details: the phrase at the start of a speech that becomes legendary, the perfect transition in a melody, the shape of a tree trunk to allow it to sway without falling… It is said that “God is in the details” and the person to whom this phrase is attributed is German-American modernist architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.

Quietly since 2006, a new curtain wall solution strategy has entered the built environment to offer better solutions to modern building envelope requirements: Hybrid Point-Supported.

Innovation Glass offers renovation services with our entire suite of curtain wall technology. VS1 is extremely well suited for building rehab projects as it is responsive to existing structural conditions and able to accommodate significant in-plane movements and large vertical live loads.

A newly launched custom projects page on the website, a sustainability workshop in NYC, VS1-g installations, and recently completed projects! Read more about all the latest VS1 news.

The many design freedoms VS1 offers designers includes the creation of multi-faceted facades: an exterior building surface with 3-dimensional texture created by multiple fold lines in the exterior skin. The results can lead to bespoke architecture as seen below whilst still achieving excellent value for the owner by using the VS1 technology.

A merit award for a dual wall at Dartmouth College, a sustainability workshop in San Francisco, and project updates! Read all the latest VS1 news!

Among the many attributes of VS1 is the ability to create segmented walls. A segmented wall utilizes incremental flat glass segments to achieve a curved, stepped, or sawtooth aesthetic. For curved walls flat glass panels are possible in lieu of costly hot bent glass.