Case Studies in Brief 46
Windows & Walls
Case Study
The Architect’s Newspaper
These projects demonstrate innovative applications of windows and walls across building types as diverse as ADUs and sports stadiums. By Gabrielle Golenda
123 North Wacker Chicago
Architect: Wright Heerema Architects General contractor: Leopardo Companies
Product: NanaWall SL70 folding glass wall
On the top floor of the 30-story 123 North Wacker office building in Chicago, a recently renovated community space provides open-air views of the Windy City. Chicago-based practice Wright Heerema Architects punctured the east side of the floor with three 10-foot-high,
26-foot-wide NanaWall SL70 folding glass wall systems to provide daylight and ventilation. The glass doors open to reveal nearly invisible glass railings; visitors can step right up to panoramic views of the cityscape beyond.
COURTESY WRIGHT HEEREMA ARCHITECTS
Riverdale Country School The Bronx, New York
Architect: PBDW Architects Glass consultant: Forst Consulting and Architecture Acoustic consultant: Longman Lindsey Audiovisual consultant: Cerami & Associates
Construction manager: Shawmut Design and Construction Glass installer: Diversified Glass & Storefronts Product: Custom faceted monolithic glass panel assembly with DuPont SentryGlas interlayers
In the Bronx, New York, at the Riverdale Country School, Manhattan, New York–based PBDW Architects designed The Egg, an elliptical 400-square-foot meeting space nestled in the center of a lobby. The Egg, which contains an array of LED monitors visible to passersby, is fashioned from 18 uniquely shaped floor-to-
ceiling glass panels. Each panel comprises two half-inch-thick, heat-strengthened, lowiron laminated glass pieces with a 0.09-inchthick Dupont SentryGlas interlayer with a custom ceramic frit. The frit pattern is illuminated by floor LED strip lighting, accentuating the structure’s geometry. COURTESY FR ANCIS DZIKOWSKI PHOTOGR APHY
Landscape Forms Headquarters Outdoor Office Kalamazoo, Michigan Designer: Landscape Forms internal design team Glass installer: StruXure
Product: Landscape Forms Upfit adaptive outdoor structure system
Outdoor furniture purveyor Landscape Forms wanted to give employees at its Kalamazoo, Michigan, headquarters a place to work outside during the few warm months of the year. The resulting space features semi-enclosed work areas shaped with the company’s Upfit adaptive structures, which are made of base units that measure 16 by 16 by 10 feet and support a set of interchangeable wall panels,
tables, seating, roofing, power modules, and lighting. Wall and roof panel options include louvers, slatted glass, and mesh growing panels with integrated weather sensors. Landscape Forms outfitted the 903-squarefoot arrangement with interstitial partitions to create a comfortable and quiet alternative to the open floor plan inside. COURTESY PETE MCDANIEL , STUDIO DVDP