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To start, revisit a thoughtful piece by critic Aaron Betsky in which he links Mies’s Tugendhat House to the slider frenzy that typifies so much high-end residential
design today. And learn from a case study by AN’s managing editor Emily Conklin that visits two recent, glassy projects for Luxottica in Milan by Park Associati.
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4 Editorial
One-Percent Flex
The six-figure window wall has been in high-demand, challenging architects and fabricators to innovate. Now that they’ve attained sustainable specs, are wealthy clients ready for the next trend?
Blurring the boundary between inside and outside has been a central aim of modernism since 1929, when Ludwig Mies van der Rohe designed one face of the Tugendhat House in Brno to slide down below the living area’s floor level. Recent developments in glass and construction technologies, including almost tintless glass products like Starphire from Vitro (formerly PPG), and similar products, have made that ideal ever-more attainable—if you have the funds. Architects around North America are using floor-to-ceiling telescoping, accordioning, and even simple sliding doors to open the already expansive, loftlike living areas for the minus-one-percenters to deliver the spectacular views their
often seven-figure homes command. Is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars per wall worth it?
Certainly, the results are dramatic. Seeing a whole wall disappear with the push of a finger, either through the use of a well-balanced slider or electronic controls, elicits gasps even from those used to the effect. Some architects think that the opening achieves a more fundamental good. The Tugendhat House itself was designed for a client who had asthma; the opening, as well as the house’s hidden filtration system, was in service of the client’s health concerns as much as Mies’s idealization of “almost nothing.”
“If we have blurred the line between the inside and outside, we will have achieved something,” Las Vegas architect Eric Strain told AN. As well as designing homes with budgets of multiple millions, he has been the architect for schools and community centers that have very restricted budgets. “For years, Las Vegas schools did not have windows, mainly because of cost, but also supposedly
because of security. Since using large windows in some of our schools, we are getting reports that students there are less stressed and more productive, and absenteeism is way down. I think the same is true in homes. You don’t feel as confined and stressed, you can breathe, you feel the space around you.” Moreover, Strain explained, the connection “helps change the attitude toward living with, not away from, the outdoors and climate.” As an architect, Strain believes that he demonstrates that with proper shading you can open up a house and enjoy the outdoors even when it’s 110 degrees.
In a completely different climate, architects Lisa Bovell and Matthew McLeod open the homes they design in North Vancouver to views of the Burrard Inlet, the Strait of Georgia, and the downtown skyline across the water. Here, it’s not so much the tinting and shading that is an issue as the frames of each window. Framing must be able to withstand the bite of the sea air over time, as well as the frequent storms that sweep through the area.
For McLeod, it is all about what makes the opening possible. He told AN that “we are actually more interested in the reduction of the reading of the window details and materials associated with glazing.…Most of the frames end up ‘buried’ in ceiling, walls, and floors.” he said. As a result, McLeod has
also experimented with eliminating the frame (and window frame supplier) altogether. “By making our own enclosures out of industrial aluminum or GRP [fiberglass] profiles for simple fixed units, they are then completely buried in adjacent assemblies.”
Jonathan Feldman, working in the temperate climate of
the San Francisco Bay Area (though also with its strict energy and earthquake codes), similarly aspires to the fluidity that large and operable windows provide. But he’s slightly more nuanced in his approach. “While we do consistently create designs that emphasize indoor/outdoor connections, which typically translates into large areas of glass walls that open or retract, we have come to realize that many architects overdo glazing as a default strategy,” he told AN. “It’s often the contrast between solid and void, with carefully considered choreography, that creates a more dramatic and controlled effect.”
Max Strang, whose practice is producing multiple large homes across Florida, often designs living areas along the coast or inland waterways. An openness to the water and its breezes is central to the design process—as is the requirement to lift buildings off the ground. In coastal and low-country regions, local codes tend to prohibit build-
ing permanently occupiable rooms on current or future floodplains. These constraints mean Strang’s designs have a spectacular sense of continuity, which he admits “comes with a pretty decent price.” He has recently sensed a reaction against these kinds of reductive structures: “I think the pendulum might swing back to more punched openings and enclosure.”
With a single double- or triple-paned window and its enclosure often costing well over $10,000, a whole assembly, including reinforcements that allow for the spans, can claim up to 15 percent of a total (multimillion-dollar) budget. As an observer, I have to wonder whether it is worth it. The effects can be spectacular. That designers can do so while still answering to ever stricter energy codes, and perhaps even reduce reliance on heating and cooling because of that fluidity, is certainly laudable. But with the effect coming at a cost that only few can afford, and that also depends on manufacturing processes that use ever more steel, glass, and chemicals, the achievement becomes more questionable.
Throughout the modernist period, the single-family home for the wealthy client on a privileged site has allowed architects the chance to experiment with new techniques, forms, and materials. Whether there will be a trickle down from the suburbs of Las Vegas, the hills of Napa Valley, the seaside of Miami, or the rocky shores of the Georgia Strait to the places where most of us live will be the real test of whether the ideal of a physically, as well as notionally, open architecture is possible.
Aaron Betsky is a critic of architecture, design, and art who lives in Philadelphia. His book Don’t Build Rebuild will be published by Beacon Press this fall.
Early modernist homes popularized the ribbon window.
Assemblage Studio’s residences seamlessly transition outside. Jonathan Feldman’s glassy facades make a fast impression.
Assemblage’s Glass walls contrast nicely with water elements.
Max Strang uses glass as a light counterpart in modern homes.
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5 Case Study
Architect: Park Associati
Interior design: Park Associati
Landscape architect: Arch. Franco Giorgetta
Structural/civil engineering: MSC Associati
Electrical engineering: Deerns
Lighting design: IN-VISIBLE Lab
Facade consultant: Deerns
General contractor: Borio Mangiarotti, SMV Costruzioni
Glazing Contractor: Stahlbau Pichler
Facade Installer: Stahlbau Pichler
Facade system: Stahlbau Pichler
Glass (facades): Sedak
There are workplaces that boast about amenity gardens and greenspaces. Then there is the new Luxottica headquarters, which is literally in a garden. The eyewear company’s effortlessly light glass volume is enclosed in a private courtyard in the heart of Milan. There is no noise from the street, no disruptive passersby or bus stops, only the peace and tranquility of its very own secret garden.
The headquarters is just one part of an architectural duo that Park Associati delivered for the iconic brand. Also in Milan, it completed a bold adaptive reuse scheme on Via Tortorna, transforming an abandoned factory into Luxottica’s new Digital Factory. Each building is a master class in architectural glass and a testament to the rewards of ambitious and attentive customization.
Park Associati fitted the headquarters with the lightest touch—hardware, structure, and attachment mechanisms are essentially invisible. The building resembles a tall glass of water.
“We started with a low-iron base, created by Saint-Gobain, and then that glass was treated with a product by Sedak: This was the only company willing to experiment with the four layers of stratified, vertical glass fins in the facade,” said Lorenzo Merloni, a designer and studio leader at Park Associati.
Typically the double-height fins used here would result in lots of torsion, and traditional methods to stop this would involve adding more structural supports. But this would of course impede the designer’s clear vision. Filippo Pagliani, partner and cofounder of Park Associati, added that “in this collaboration, we were able to really push the calculations to assure the structural strength of our glass fins and the very big transparency you see today.”
The nearly all-glass envelope makes the new architecture feel barely there. You can see the old-growth trees and greenery through it, whether walking from the adjacent office or sitting at your desk. But it’s not without environmental sensibility. In true European form, the building can adjust to natu-
ral ventilation, but rather than using the traditional operable window approach (which, again, might impede absolute transparency) Merloni explained that “the double-skinned facade is engineered so we can adjust the internal facade temperature: cool outside air flows through in the warmer months, naturally ventilating that space and the interior of the building.” In the winter, however, this ventilation is closed, forming a tight seal to retain heat in the colder months.
At the same time, Park Associati was working on another aspect of Luxottica’s spatial needs: the Digital Factory. The luxurious new showroom on the fashionable Via Tortona welcomes special clients and passersby alike and also houses the brand’s Digital Lab, a “high-tech innovation center.”
The new showroom revitalizes an abandoned factory, keeping key moments of the building’s past to evoke a feeling of lineage. The designers also show great reverence for the simplicity and power of the existing “shed” form.
To respect this shed form, the team retained the original roofline. And the pieces of glass that connect the showroom floor to the Via Tortona were actually the largest in the world upon completion. Each measures 3.2 by 10 meters. A courtyard was also carved out here, as at the headquarters, and ghosts of the sawtooth roofs remain overhead, punctuated by treetops.
Working with a client who so clearly understands the power of glass, light, and craft made Luxottica a unique partner in these two elevated designs. From eyeglass frames to facade systems, Park Associati connected the dots. Bringing the craft of a product into the architectural expression of a company requires astute attention to detail, lightness, and flexibility—but above all, a fine sense of style. The team delivered not just once, but twice. Emily Conklin
Above: Luxottica’s new headquarters in Milan extends an existing office into the courtyard with a light-as-air glass envlope.
Right Top: Located in the heart of a tranquil courtyard garden, there is no covered walk from street to new headquarters: Rather, employees are encouraged to enjoy the landscape around them.
Right Middle: Luxottica’s new headquarters in Milan extends an existing office into the courtyard with a light-as-air glass envlope.
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Right Bottom: The glass panels that line Via Tortona were manufactured by Sedak, and are some of the largest ever created.
Create lasting moments.
Facades
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Metals
Whether showcasing a metal finish or emulating another material, these metal claddings offer a range of solutions for any budget or project scope. Rita Catinella Orrell
KS Vektra | Kingspan Insulated Panels kingspan.com
KS Vektra insulated metal wall panel introduces subtle v-grooves and customizable features such as trimless ends and preformed corners, providing a polished and seamless appearance while maintaining high thermal-performance standards.
ForMe Aluminum Extrusions | Omnis omnisusa.com
ForMe is an Italian manufacturer of aluminum extrusions for cladding and battens that will be officially launching in the U.S. this year at the AIA conference in Washington, D.C.
Envello Décor | Millboard millboard.co.uk
Linarte Wood Design | Renson renson.net/en-us
Series of metal composite materials: Japanese Birch and Wild Plum. The panels are available in either classic or fire-retardant cores for both interior and exterior cladding systems, modular buildings, canopies, and more.
mm ( Scale 1 : 11 )
The new Millboard Envello Décor is a decorative and structural aluminum trim designed to enhance siding installations. Available in bronze, carbon, or gold, the Envello Décor fits into the groove of the Envello Shadow Line+ Millboard composite siding, adding a metallic band between each vertical board that can be used to accent pop-outs, rooflines, or as a whole house statement.
The Linarte range of vertical aluminum facade cladding from Renson is expanding with new Block profiles. With the appearance of wood and the ease of maintenance of an aluminum facade, Linarte Block profiles are available in light and a dark Wood Design variants.
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Glass & Glazing Systems
These glazing and window solutions prioritize safety, thermal performance, daylight control, and customization. RCO
Reliance-TC LT | Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope obe.com/products/reliance-tc-lt
Reliance-TC LT leads the industry in thermal performance with a U-Factor as low as 0.29, without the need for triple glazing. Performance is matched with aesthetics through a 2-inch sightline and dual-finish option.
SunGuard SNX 70+ | Guardian Glass guardianglass.com
The newest addition to Guardian Glass North America’s commercial range of triple-silver-coated glass, SunGuard SNX 70+ coated glass combines high visible-light transmission, a neutral aesthetic, and strong thermal performance.
Bird Safe First Surface Etch | GlasPro glaspro.com
Bird Safe First Surface Etch products comply with the 2x2 rule for bird-friendly glazing. The etched dot and linear patterns on the exterior surface are visible to birds, including small songbirds, and help prevent collisions with glass.
YHS 50 TU | YKK ykkap.com
YHS 50 TU is a high-performance storefront system designed for insulating glass 1” to 1-5/16” thick. This thermally broken, impact-resistant, and blast-mitigating system can be preglazed or field glazed.
Custom Glass Mural | Pulp Studio pulpstudio.com
Artist Justin Kim created a playful mural for The Alley Pond School in Queens, New York, using seven panels of Pulp Studio’s 9/16inch D2G Custom Graphic Tempered Glass, a digitally printed image that uses ceramic inks fired onto the surface.
Glass | Halio halioinc.com
Smart glass powered by Halio enables maximum daylight control to reduce glare for occupant wellness while blocking infrared light for energy savings.
Ah!SW | Panoramah panoramah.com
With the same aluminum core as the ah!38 series, ah! Superwood windows incorporate wood for excellent performance. The pinewood species is subjected to a chemical structure reorganization process that improves its properties and is suitable for both interior and exterior cladding.
Smart
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Biomaterials & Recycled Content
Whether recycled or sustainably harvested, these materials try to reduce the amount of waste in the building process. RCO
Old Souls Reclaimed Wood | Delta Millworks deltamillworks.com
Old Souls Reclaimed Wood is old-growth wood recovered from structures like barns, horse corrals, and fencing. Shown here is Terlingua wood cladding applied to the Timberlakes Residence in Utah by ADDvirtue.
Polygood Material | The Good Plastic Company polygood.com
This range of 100-percent-recycled and recyclable plastic panels offers designers a 100 percent circular alternative to conventional surfacing materials. Its life cycle assessment enables projects to score points in green building and construction rating systems such as BREEAM, LEED, and WELL.
Ambara | Nova USA Wood Products novausawood.com
This lightweight, low-density thermally modified West African tropical hardwood for siding, ceilings, trim, beams, and pergolas has a consistent caramel color throughout the wood.
Thermowood Ayous | Novawood North America thermowood.com
Harvested from young-growth trees, Thermowood Ayous blends premium wood aesthetics with Novawood’s cutting-edge thermal-modification technology to ensure a drier product and precise control over the color of the lumber for ceilings, walls, and rainscreens.
LDCwood ThermoWood | BPWood ldcwood.com
LDCwood is a Belgian producer of ThermoWood thermally modified timber with a range of wood types, patterns, finishes, and fire-retarded treatments. All LDCwood species are available certified with a transparent chain of custody.
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Paints, Coatings & Weather Barriers
Behr’s 2024 Exterior Stain Color of the Year is Tugboat, a delicate blend of brown and gray tones offering a timeless finish that enhances the natural beauty of wood grain while providing protection on exterior surfaces. Emulate | Sherwin Williams coil.sherwin.com
Emulate is a new collection of printed metal coatings that uses a solid base coat and layers of ink to create unique patterns and multilayered effects for wood, stone, and metal. By utilizing a rotogravure printing process, these coatings are applied with an impression roller for the desired look.
Tugboat | Behr behr.com
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Ceramics
These terra-cotta and porcelain stoneware exterior cladding options provide aesthetic sparkle as well as practical solutions. RCO
Mottled Glaze | Shildan shildan.com/longotoncolorsandglazes
Shildan’s Mottled Glaze imparts a subtle depth and organic texture, creating movement and light across the terra-cotta surface. These organic and visually unique patterns evolve depending on the angle, lighting, and panel shape.
This large-format porcelain recreates the look of cement,
Custom Terra-Cotta Panels | Boston Valley Terracotta bostonvalley.com
These custom terra-cotta panels feature a custom glaze for the new 60 Curzon residential building in Mayfair, London, completed in 2023 by PLP Architecture.
Materia Slabs | ABK Group abkgroup.it
Materia provides large-format slabs for ventilated rainscreen facades and exterior cladding. The high-performance porcelain stoneware is nonabsorbent, resistant to frost and UV rays, and produced with top-quality raw materials.
NeXclad | Ludowici ludowici.com
This small-format terra-cotta wall cladding is manufactured in Ohio from locally sourced raw materials and can be easily installed directly to structural wall sheathing or over a rainscreen framing system with two mechanical fasteners.
Xlight Facades | Porcelanosa porcelanosa.com/us
marble, stone, wood, and metal and is available in extra-slim
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Ceramics,
continued
Cosmo | Cercom cercomceramiche.it
Cercom took inspiration from the lunar surface for this collection of stone-effect porcelain floor and wall tiles in four lunar shades and four sizes up to 48” x 48”.
Porcelain Tile Panels | Florim usa.florim.com
The design team at Habitat to Art selected 63-by-126-inch porcelain tile panels from Florim for the exterior facade of this apartment complex in Brooklyn. Connected by a sturdy metal structure that anchors directly onto the building, the porcelain panels create a ventilation chamber that causes a cooling effect during the summer and allows room for insulation in winter.
Cannè | Ceramica Rodine ceramicarondine.it
The Cannè porcelain collection was inspired by the look of grooved wood planks. They are available in five colors and in a single 24” x 48” format.
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Mineral-Based Cladding
Durable options in natural, sintered, and composite stone. RCO
Limestone | Solancis solancis.com
Completed in 2022, the Lantern project in London (formerly known as Stephenson House) uses a ventilated exterior facade in Solancis Rosal Dunas natural limestone from Portugal.
Natural & Sintered Stone Facades | Megaker megaker.com
Megaker offers high-performance natural stone and sintered stone facades that deliver a diverse range of construction solutions, including ventilated walls, cladding, and curtain walls.
Sintered Stone | Lapitec lapitec.com
Made in Italy, this 100 percent sintered stone is resistant to extreme temperatures, thermal fluctuations, UV rays, and corrosion from saltwater or chlorinated water. Its large slabs can reach up to approximately 5’ x 11’ to reduce joints and seams.
Sistema Strongfix | Neolith neolith.com
The Strongfix system is a mixed hidden longitudinal fastening system that works by the compression exerted by the system on the back of the Neolith tile. The combination of the Strongfix system and the sintered stone panel creates a rainscreen system that is fireproof, waterproof, graffiti-proof, and
Petrarch Composite Stone | Petrarch Panels onmisusa.com
Petrarch Composite Stone Rainscreen Cladding is composed primarily of reconstituted marble that is recycled instead of discarded. Like natural stone, Petrarch exterior architecture panels will endure extreme environmental conditions, vandalism, and exposure for years.
Monolithic facade panels made of concrete skin.
made in the US
rieder.cc
Shay Grange Crematorium, Bradford, UK, Robertson Group
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Composites
Mixing different materials together makes these cladding and facade systems as strong and durable as your project demands. RCO
Matrix 3.0 | Rieder rieder.cc/de
On its way to climate neutrality, Rieder developed Matrix 3.0, a CO2-neutral material for sustainable facade elements. Fifty percent of the conventional cement was replaced by pozzolana, which has excellent structural density and hardening properties.
Fiberon Wildwood Composite Cladding | Fiberon fiberoncladding.com
Available in a variety of board lengths and widths in two natureinspired colors, Wildwood cladding cuts and installs similarly to real wood but does not require the same staining and painting maintenance.
Bamboo Composite Cladding | VistaClad eva-last.com
VistaClad cladding boards in Infinity co-extruded capped bamboo composite offer a low-maintenance, ecofriendly alternative to conventional cladding in a selection of natural finishes.
Artisan Lap Siding | James Hardie jameshardie.com
Relaunched earlier this year, Hardie Artisan Lap siding offers 5/8-inch-thick boards that deliver striking shadow lines.
Steni Composite Stone | Steni omnisusa.com
Steni Colour, Vision, and Nature rainscreen panels are composite stone made of a fiberglass-reinforced polymer composite with a crushed limestone core and a smooth surface made of electron beam–cured acrylic. Steni composite-stone panels are 100 percent water-impermeable.
ConcreteBoard | Nichiha nichiha.com
These fiber-cement architectural wall panels mimic the look of concrete but are easily installed on a hidden track system. They feature a built-in rainscreen that offers moisture management.
17 Resources
This listing combines companies specified in case studies; product highlights from our Contributing Products Editor, Rita Catinella Orrell; and additional recommendations, all in one place.
Biomaterials & Recycled
Content
BPWood ldcwood.com
Delta Millworks deltamillworks.com
Novawood North America thermowood.com
The Good Plastics Company polygood.com
Ceramics
ABK Group abkgroup.it
Boston Valley Terracotta bostonvalley.com
Ceramica Rodine ceramicarondine.it
Ceramics of Italy ceramica.info
Cercom cercomceramiche.it
Daltile daltile.com
Ergon emilgroup.com
Florim usa.florim.com
Frontek frontek-usa.com
GV Facades gvfacades.net
Laminam laminam.com
Ludowici ludowici.com
MSI Surfaces msisurfaces.com
Porcelanosa Porcelanosa-usa.com
Shildan shildan.com
Composites
Abet Laminati abetlaminati.com
Alpolic alpolic-materials.com
American Fiber Cement americanfibercement.com
Elemex elemex.com
Fiberon fiberoncladding.com
James Hardie jameshardie.com
Kingspan kingspan.com
Moistureshield moistureshield.com
Nichiha nichiha.com
Omnis omnisusa.com
Owens Corning owenscorning.com
Slenderwall slenderwall.com
Steni omnisusa.com
Sto Corp. stocorp.com
Glazing Systems & Glass
AGC agc.com
C. R. Laurence crlaurence.com
ENVELON envelon.net
Extech extechinc.com
Faour Glass Technologies faourglass.com
FHC fhc-usa.com
GAMCO gamcocorp.com
GGI generalglass.com
GlasPro glaspro.com
Glasswerks glassworks.com
Guardian Glass guardianglass.com
Gutmann gutmann-na.com
Halio halioinc.com
HB Fuller hbfuller.com
Interpane interpane.com
Kawneer kawneer.com
Kuraray kuraray.us.com
NorthGlass northglass.global
Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope obe.com
Panoramah panoramah.com
Pilkington pilkington.com
Pulp Studio pulpstudio.com
RAICO raico.de
Safti First safti.com
STI Firestop stifirestop.com
Tubelite tubeliteinc.com
Viracon Viracon.com
Vitro
vitroglazings.com
YKK AP ykkap.com
Metals
ALPOLIC alpolic-americas.com
ALUCOBOND alucobondusa.com
Aluflam aluflam-usa.com
American Metal Craft americanmetalcraft.com
ATAS atas.com
Bōk Modern bokmodern.com
Centria centria.com
Drexel Metals drexmet.com
Dri-Design dri-design.com
Hendrick Metals hendrickcorp.com
Hydro hydro.com
Kingspan kingspan.com
Kriskadecor kriskadecor.com
Longboard longboardproducts.com
Metl-Span metlspan.com
Millboard millboard.co.uk
Omnis omnisusa.com
Pure + Freeform purefreeform.com
Renson renson-outdoor.com
Reynaers reynaers.com
Rigidized Metals rigidized.com
Zintek zintek.it/en
Mineral-Based Cladding
American Fiber Cement americanfibercement.com
Cosentino cosentino.com
Equitone equitone.com
Exagres exagres.es
Terracore by Fiandre granitifiandre.com
Florim florim.com
Lapitec lapitec.com
Megaker megaker.com
Neolith neolith.com
Rieder rieder.cc
Shildan shildan.com
Solancis solancis.com
Swiss Pearl swisspearl.com
TAKTL taktl-llc.com
Terreal North America terrealna.com
Paints, Coatings, & Weather Barriers
Akzo Nobel chemcraft.com
Axalta axalta.com
Behr behr.com
Dow dow.com
DuPont dupont.com
PPG ppgindustrialcoatings.com
Rockfon rockfon.com
Rockwool rockwool.com
Sherwin Williams coil.sherwin.com
Sto Corp. stocorp.com
Tamlyn tamlyn.com
Tremco tremcosealants.com
TYPAR typar.com
Valspar valspar.com
COURTESY LAPITEC
COURTESY RENSON
From their unparalleled range of flush pulls and pocket door locksets to their collection of modern stair rail brackets, Halliday + Baillie is devoted to offering iconic architectural hardware for every corner of your project. Made entirely in New Zealand to the
Windows, Walls & Doors
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Marvin Ultimate Sliding Doors | Marvin marvin.com
The Ultimate Sliding Door is built on the same design platform as Marvin’s Ultimate swinging door counterpart, ensuring a seamless and consistent aesthetic across different door types. The slider features 3-inch stiles and rails with standard square glazing profiles.
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Interior Walls
Sottsass Grey | Treefrog treefrogveneer.com
Treefrog has revamped its entire collection, adding 11 new FSCcertified prefinished woods, including seven new Designer Veneers. Designed by the late Ettore Sottsass, Sottsass Grey was recently reintroduced in more muted wood tones by Treefrog’s Italian supplier.
Sliding Stacking System | PK-30 System pk30system.com
Shown here in the Hafele New York showroom by Perkins + Will’s New York studio. The PK30 12-foot-tall sliding stacking system requires no floor track for installation. The system’s panels are made of wood, glass, and metal.
Hardware for Allsteel’s Aspect and Beyond Walls has been updated to include a new 12” Value Ladder Pull that is visually consistent with other new ladder pulls.
Pink Softwall | Molo molodesign.com
Pictured: 8259-DP Steamed Luster Walnut
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Diller Corporation.
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Acoustic Treatments
These acoustic solutions offer new ways to integrate sound control in interior spaces. RCO
Ultima LEC Ceiling Panels | Armstrong armstrongceilings.com/commercial
Compared to standard Armstrong Ultima ceiling panels, Ultima Low Embodied Carbon (LEC) delivers a 43 percent reduction in embodied carbon, utilizing new technology that includes sustainably sourced, wood-generated biochar. Ultima LEC panels have USDA-verified 100 percent bio-based content.
FAZR | Fräsch frasch.com
This linear wood acoustic ceiling solution was inspired by the linear appearance of phasers from classic works of science fiction. FAZR is made of 9mm PET dovetail channels that clip onto the standard Rockfon symmetrical carrier system, mimicking the linear metal ceiling look with the benefits of
Stone Textures | TURF turf.design
Through Turf’s expert digital printing process, the three Stone Texture patterns—Marble, Travertine, and Granite—emulate the dynamic veining and intricate details of natural stone with the high performance of Turf’s acoustic range. Turf’s specialized technology creates a pattern with no repeat printed onto 60 percent recycled PET felt with water-based, UV-cured ink.
| Grains + Reeds filzfelt.com
Inspired by the foliage of the Canary Islands, these fluid, organic acoustic wall designs are made of 100 percent wool felt and are easily installed with a direct-glue application.
LumAngle 120º | Arktura arktura.com
To complement Arktura’s wide range of acoustic and metal systems, the LumAngle commercial lighting system comes in three angles—90º, 120º, and a linear 180º in a range of sizes and configurations. LumAngle 120 º complements Arktura’s SoftGrid Hex or SoundStar acoustic products.
FilzFelt
Vika | Abstracta abstracta.se
The Vika floor screen manages low- and high-frequency noise in offices, hotels, restaurants, and other interiors requiring better acoustics. The oblong floor screen is folded into the shape of a wing to absorb sound while concealing the screen’s indirect LED light source.
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Self-Latching Sliding Door Sets | Accurate Lock & Hardware accuratelockandhardware.com
This self-latching sliding door lock is an easy-to-operate privacy solution for ADA-compliant openings. The latch bolt is held back and released by pressing a button or by sliding the door closed against the jamb. Wood Cabinet Hardware | Ashley Norton ashleynorton.com
The Emtek Select platform, now available for Cabinet Knobs and Edge Pulls, provides a higher level of hardware customization. The Select Round Smooth Cabinet Edge Pull (shown here) comes in seven finishes.
Ashley Norton’s latest collection of cabinet hardware features designs made of walnut, oak, and ash with a new stained black finish. Since each piece of hardware is made from real walnut and oak, no two are identical. Select Round Smooth Cabinet Edge Pull | Emtek emtek.com
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This listing combines companies specified in case studies; product highlights from our Contributing Products Editor, Rita Catinella Orrell; and additional recommendations, all in one place.
Hardware
Accurate Lock and Hardware accuratelockandhardware.com
Allegion allegion.com
ASSA ABLOY assaabloy.com
Baldwin Hardware baldwinhardware.com
Bronze Craft bronzecraft.com
C. R. Laurence crlaurence.com
Emtek emtek.com
Formani formani.com
FritsJurgens fritsjurgens.com
Häfele hafele.com
Halliday + Baillie hallidaybaillie.com
INOX inoxproducts.com
Kwikset kwikset.com
Lowe Hardware lowe-hardware.com
Norton Door Controls nortondoorcontrols.com
Rock Mountain Hardware rockmountainhardware.com
SARGENT sargentlock.com
Schwinn schwinn-group.com
Sugatsune sugatsune.com
Sun Valley Bronze sunvalleybronze.com
Unison Hardware unisonhardware.com
Yale yalecommercial.com
Acoustic Treatments
3form 3-form.com
Allsteel allsteeloffice.com
Alpolic alpolic-americas.com
Arktura arktura.com
Armstrong Ceiling & Wall Solutions armstrongceilings.com
Delta Tecno Studio deltatecnostudio.eu
Framery frameryacoustics.com
Haworth Haworth.com
Kirei kireiusa.com
Kvernstoen, Rönnholm, & Associates kracoustics.com
Loftwall loftwall.com
Momentum Textiles & Wallcovering momentumtextilesandwalls.com
Nienkämper nienkamper.com
Poppin poppin.com
Teknion teknion.com
TURF turf.design
Unika Vaev unikavaev.comv
Interior Walls
3A Composites 3acompositesusa.com
Arden Studio ardenstudio.com
Chemetal chemetal.com
Euro-Wall Systems euro-wall.com
func. funcconnect.com
Goldbrecht goldbrecht-systems.com
Inscape myinscape.com
Lasvit lasvit.com
Modernfold modernfold.com
Naava naava.io
NanaWall nanawall.com
PurOptima puroptima.com
Operable Doors
Boon Edam boonedam.us
Brombal discoverbrombal.com
Clopay clopaydoor.com
Crown Doors crowndoors.com
dormakaba dormakaba.com
Ellison Bronze ellisonbronze.com
JELD-WEN jeld-wen.com
Kalwall kalwall.com
LaCantina Doors lacantinadoors.com
MI Windows and Doors miwindows.com
Milgard milgard.com
panoramah! panoramah.com
Pirnar Doors pirnardoors.com
PK-30 System pk30system.com
Raydoor raydoor.com
Reveal Windows & Doors revealwd.com
Reynaers Aluminum reynaers.com
Rimadesio rimadesio.it
Schweiss Doors bifold.com
Solarlux solarlux.com
Superior Windows & Doors swdimports.com
VELUX veluxusa.com
Vitrocsa vitrocsausa.com
Weather Shield weathershield.com
WinDoor windoorinc.com
Windows
Alumicor alumicor.com
Andersen Windows andersenwindows.com
Arcadia Custom arcadiacustom.com
Crystal Window & Door Systems crystalwindows.com
Duo-Gard Industries duo-gard.com
FAKRO fakrousa.com
GAMCO gamcocorp.com
GGI generalglass.com
Guardian Glass guardianglass.com
Kawneer kawneer.com
Marvin Windows marvin.com
Mr. Glazier mrglazier.com
Pella pella.com
Quaker Windows quakerwindows.com
Reflection Window + Wall reflectionwindow.com
REHAU rehau.com
Schüco schueco.com
Skyline Windows skylinewindows.com
TubeLite tubeliteusa.com
Viracon Viracon.com
Wausau Window and Wall Systems wausauwindow.com
Western Window Systems westernwindowsystems.com
YKK AP ykkap.com
Zola zolawindows.com
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Decorative Glass
Screen-printed StoVentec Glass is a complete single-source, back-ventilated rainscreen cladding system which fuses color directly on to the backside of the glass before the toughening process, creating permanently colored images that will not wear, scratch, fade, or incur water damage. Pure Lines | OmniDecor omnidecor.it
Designed to be printed on glass, the new patterns by Lidia Covello for OmniDecor’s Pure Lines collection features understated designs distinguished by slim, square, and rectangular lines. The collection, which supplements the DecorFlou Design family of glass, includes nine separate patterns, each developed in a transparent version and in a more block colored satin finish.
Walker Textures Velour | Walker Glass walkerglass.com
Walker Textures Velour is a full-surface, acid-etched, mirror finish that is slightly more matte than a satin mirror, yet glossier than an opaque mirror. Velour mirror is offered in a 100-by-144-inch size in clear and Starphire glass, answering a demand from architects and designers for larger expanses of glass with fewer joints.
StoVentec Glass | Sto stocorp.com
Fused Glass | Lasvit lasvit.com
With a fused-glass kiln that treats glass sheets up to 3-by-6 meters, Lasvit can help its partners create bespoke outdoor skins as well as indoor installations. Lasvit’s designers work with different types of handmade molds to create many bespoke forms.
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To add the right creative touch, check out the latest direct-to-glass printing services, mirror glass designs, and glass textures and patterns. Rita Catinella Orrell
Precision Digital Printing Service | Bendheim bendheim.com
Bendheim Digital is a direct-to-glass printing service for their rainscreens, exterior railing products, Turnkey Fusion Light Wall system for interiors, and more. In addition to custom designs and artwork, the ceramic-ink-jet digital printing service will offer a range of proprietary patterns.
For the entrance of Fontainebleau Resort’s Komodo Bar in Las Vegas, Rockwell Group selected Pulp Studio’s Infinity Mirror, a product that uses a one-way reflective glass opposite to a mirror to create the illusion of an infinity object. In addition to the bronze-tinted Infinity Glass, Pulp Studio also supplied Bronze mirror wall cladding for the restaurant’s interior.
Infinity Mirror | Pulp Studio pulpstudio.com
Etched Glass Collection | 3form 3-form.com
This collection features textural glass in six new patterns ranging from delicate florals to bold curves. 3form’s unique
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High-Performance Glass & Film
True Aluminum Framing with Contraflam | Aluflam aluflam-usa.com
By combining Contraflam One interlayer glass technology with Aluflam True Aluminum Framing, architects can now design much larger openings. Significant weight savings mean this framing contains 35 percent less embedded carbon than previous generations of Contraflam.
Sungate ThermL low-e glass is engineered for use on the interior surface of a typical 1-inch IGU. When paired with a Solarban solar control low-e glass on the second surface, Sungate ThermL glass dramatically improves U-values.
Sungate ThermL | Vitro vitro.com
Entice HP+ Commercial Entrance System | C. R. Laurence Blumcraft crlaurence.com
The Entice HP+ Entrance System features a full perimeter seal around doors, structural enhancements, and thermally broken components with 1-inch insulating glass. This delivers superior thermal and wind load performance, as well as improved air infiltration resistance.
sedak Tempered+ | sedak sedak.com
Based on a revolutionary advanced tempering process, sedak now offers tempered glass with the best optical properties from every angle and under any lighting condition for fully tempered and heat-strengthened glass.
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ProTek Systems | YKK AP ykkap.com The new Baptist Health Care campus at Brent Lane in Pensacola, Florida, features expansive windows at the hospital entrance. Multiple ProTek Systems used in concert made this design possible, helping designers achieve performance goals like impact-resistance, blast-mitigation, and window wall systems.
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Specialty Glass
When something special is needed for a project, these products do the job —from bird-safe channel glass to highly efficient smart glass. RCO
Addressing the shortcomings of traditional smart glass technologies, Skyline Design introduces SDX3 SmartView powered by CLiC, a film-free design utilizing liquid crystal technology to set a new standard for clarity, efficiency, and design flexibility for commercial spaces. A large pane of SDX3 glass utilizes less energy than a 25-watt lightbulb, with no limitations on the duration it can remain clear.
Ocula is an ultra-streamlined windscreen system designed to divert wind while elevating architectural aesthetics. At guardrail height, the system can withstand winds loads up to 86 psf— eight times the amount of a standard windscreen.
This pivot and swing entry system is designed for captured glass, structural-silicone glazed, and multiple phenolic
finish options.
The Latitude 34° Barn Door Collection offers minimalist profiles, premium hardware, and field adjustability including door stop location, track leveling, and track height. The collection includes three distinct sliding barn door systems: Hemisphere, Meridian, and Solstice.
SDX3 | Skyline Design skyline.glass
Pivot Door | ES eswindows.com
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Bird Friendly Channel Glass | Bendheim bendheim.com
Bendheim’s Lamberts glass is the first channel glass to earn the Bird-Smart Certification from the American Bird Conservancy. With their entire channel glass line now certified as Bird-Smart, Bendheim offers an alternative to traditional opaque building walls and flat architectural glass.
Ocula | Sightline Commercial Solutions sightlinecommercial.com
Latitude 34° Barn Door Collection | C. R. Laurence crlaurence.com
This listing combines companies specified in case studies; product highlights from our Contributing Products Editor, Rita Catinella Orrell; and additional recommendations, all in one place.
Decorative
3form 3-form.com
Bendheim Bendheim.com
CARVART carvart.com
Faraone faraone.it/en
Galaxy Glass & Stone galaxyglass.com
Glas Italia glasitalia.com
Goldray Glass goldrayglass.com
Lasvit lasvit.com
Lunada Bay Tile lunadabaytile.com
Nathan Allan nathanallan.com
OmniDecor Glass Design omnidecor.it/en
Pulp Studio pulpstudio.com
SCHOTT North America shott.com
Skyline Design skydesign.com
Films & Accessories
Aluflam aluflam-usa.com
Avery Dennison averydennison.com
DuPont dupont.com
Kuraray trosifol.com
Owens Corning owenscorning.com
Poly Wall poly-wall.com
Saint-Gobain saint-gobain.com
STI Firestop stifirestop.com
Tremco tremcosealants.com
Saflex saflex.com
Safti-first safti.com
Unicel unicelarchitectural.com
High-Performance
Cardinal Glass Industries cardinalcorp.com
Eastman eastman.com
Erie AP erieap.com
ES eswindows.com
Faour Glass Technologies faourglass.com
Fenex fenex.com
GAMCO gamcocorp.com
Giroux Glass girouxglass.com
Heintges heintges.com
Innovative Glass innovativeglasscorp.com
Kinestral Technologies kinestral.com
REHAU rehau.com
Sedak sedak.com
Stahlbau Pichler pichler.pro/en
Sto Corp. stocorp.com
Technical Glass Products tgpamerica.com
Technoform technoform.com
Tecnoglass tecnoglass.com
Thermalsun Glass Products thermalsun.com
Viracon viracon.com
Vitro Glass vitroglazings.com
Specialty
Alumil alumil.com
ClearVue clearvuepv.com
Cristacurva cristacurva.com/en
Dlubak Specialty Glass dlubakglass.com
Formglas formglas.com
Guardian Industries guardian.com
Glasbel glasbel.com
GlasPro glas-pro.com
Halio halioinc.com
Interpane interpane.com
Multiver multiver.ca
North Glass northglass.global
Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope obe.com
Optima Systems puroptima.com
Pilkington Glass Pilkington.com
SageGlass sageglass.com
Seele seele.com
Standard Bent Glass standardbent.com
TGP Fireglass fireglass.com
Walker Glass walkerglass.com
Structural
C. R. Laurence crlaurence.com
Custom Metalcrafters custommetalcrafters.com
Fabbrica fabbricausa.com
FHC fhc-usa.com
Kawneer kawneer.com
Pielle pielle.tv
Protogetic protogetic.com
Reflection Window + Wall reflectionwindow.com
Shüco schueco.com
Sentech Architectural Systems sentechas.com
Tubelite tubeliteinc.com
Vitrocsa vitrocsausa.com
YKK ykkap.com
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