Michigan Central Station
Rendering courtesy of Neumann Smith
Installer: Curtis Glass
In Progress · 2026
VS1-A100 recladding of 1914 Beaux-Art carriage house
Innovation Glass is proud to be involved in the renovation and renewal of Michigan Central Station, a site on the National Register of Historic Places.
VS1 was selected to enclose the original carriage house structure at the west of the main train depot building. The space will be a cocktail lounge and event space for the new NoMad Detroit hotel, which will occupy the previously unfinished top five floors of the main building. The 60-acre complex was bought by Ford Motors in May of 2018. Today it is a hub of innovation in the Corktown district.
The VS1-A100 scope will anchor to the original wrought iron structure with fitting extender struts, a strategy first developed for a VS1 scope on the Friar Development Center. The walls will utilize the R5 and R8 mullions, which are rectangular 5” and 8” profiles.
Michigan Central Station, built in 1914, was designed by architecture firms Warren & Wetmore and Reed & Stem, who together also designed Grand Central Station in New York City. Both were built in the Beaux-Arts style of architecture, which draws from French neoclassicism, and Renaissance and Baroque influences. VS1, which can readily accommodate as-built conditions, preserves that timeless style and brings the space into the 21st century.
West elevation, exterior. August 2025.
West elevation, exterior. Rendering, courtesy of Neumann Smith.
VS1 has aided in the renovation of many landmarks across America, including: a wraparound curtain wall on the Richmond Main Street Station; a faceted wall on the recently renovated Lord & Taylor building in Manhattan; and the streetside walls of the Tenement Museum in NYC’s lower east side.
Innovation Glass is grateful for a first-time collaboration with Neumann Smith, and for our ongoing partnership with Curtis Glass, with whom we built the Dow Visitor Center in Midland, Michigan.
2001 15th St, Detroit, MI 48216
