Glass + Metal Craft insulated glass wall systems include everything from light and heavy glass, spandrel, vision, and point supported structure walls. Included below are just a few of our most recent examples. All G+MC insulated glass is available with the superior protective coating of Diamon-Fusion coatings.
Spartan Stadium at Michigan State University
Integrated Design Solutions of Detroit selected Glass + Metal Craft to deliver a new glass feature wall for Michigan State University’s Spartan Stadium.The roof and point-supported wall consists of laminated, insulated, screen-printed, coated glass with integrated custom stainless fittings. The glass wall extends away from the building at an angle, while also fanning out. As a result, each varying trapezoidal IG panel had to be cut to extreme tolerances. Further, the holes for the insulated point support bushings located inside the glass panels were drilled to precise specifications.
As part of this custom architectural system, G+MC also provided triple-laminated glass flooring that extends a short distance out from the wall.
G+MC delivered the system as a kit to flow installation, along with a complete set of stamped drawings.
511 Woodward
For years the four-story building sat as an empty footstool to Detroit’s historic Guardian Building, an art deco masterpiece in the heart of Detroit’s Financial District.The physical oxymoron the two buildings represented did not go unnoticed.
Then, along with the rest of the city’s downtown, the time came for its renaissance. Developer Elia Group selected architect Yamasaki Inc. to design a $10 million redevelopment of the property, which would include new beautiful glass facades and a dramatic stainless-steel sunshade formed like sails of a clipper ship.
The renovation serves as a visual statement that ties the city’s lower Woodward corridor to its central Campus Martius and the Detroit riverfront. All while taking its rightful place alongside the amazing Guardian edifice.
Glazier Modern Mirror and Glass joined the development team, who in turn chose Glass + Metal Craft to fabricate the glass. While facing – along with the rest of the world – the challenging manufacturing constraints imposed by COVID-19, we just completed the delivery of the beautifully flat exterior façade using Guardian’s SN54 on Crystal Gray and Neutral 78/65 glass.
It would always feel good to be involved in such a project, but honestly it feels great in our current climate. Helping to bring stunning new life to an overly apparent empty building, adding more energy to a city in transition during an awful pandemic … it makes us collectively smile here at G+MC.
This project may not include all of the bells and whistles of our other architectural systems – the elaborate entrances, the colorful cascading canopies, the clean crisp windscreens, and more. But it has a whole lot of heart.
It’s a story we wanted to share with you, to remind you that a better future is coming. And hopefully make you smile as well.
The Foundry
Glazier Reliable Glass Installers chose Glass + Metal Craft to fabricate the insulated glass for The Foundry. The 52,000 square foot creative incubator is built on the Herman Miller Living Office® concept.The site consists of a former gray-iron foundry and steel fabrication facility in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and new construction integrated with it. G+MC brought The Foundry to life by using SunGuard SN 54 coated glass in the insulated glass units. This perfect combination of performance, tint, and clarity perfectly compliments the buildings exposed girders and artful meeting and breakout areas. The result is one of the most engaging working environments in Southwest Michigan.
As with all insulated glass projects, Glass + Metal Craft delivered the IG units in kits packaged to minimize handling of the glass and flow installation.
Project X – Confidential
Edward’s Glass Company contracted Glass + Metal Craft to provide the insulated glass for this confidential facility located in Michigan.G+MC delivered several thousand square feet of custom-pattern, fritted, high-performance insulated glass units. The frit pattern, allowing 50% light, combined with Guardian’s premium SNX6227 on Ultra Clear, provides optimum functionality and clarity.
Within the building, Glass + Metal Craft engineered glass wall partitions and a stunning glass vestibule. G+MC’s Cuda Metals Division manufactured custom stainless steel hardware for the interior glass structures. G+MC delivered these architectural systems with stamped drawings, and kitted each to facilitate installation.
George W. Auch Company Builders HQ
Since 1908, George W. Auch has served schools, homes, and industries as one of Michigan’s premier construction companies. When Auch decided to build their new headquarters in Flint, they wanted to create a healthy,With this daunting mission, Auch selected Edward’s Glass Company as their glazier. Edward’s then turned to Glass + Metal Craft to fabricate the insulated glass walls integral to the buildings stunning design.
G+MC fabricated the insulated glass units by combining two coated glass types – Sn68 and ISO20 – for maximum clarity and outstanding performance. As always, G+MC delivered the units in kits to simplify and speed installation.
The final result is a new jewel for the Flint region.
Lumen Restaurant in Detroit
Edwards Glass Company chose Glass + Metal Craft to fabricate a folding insulated glass wall system for The Lumen restaurant in Detroit.
G+MC also provided a custom glass entrance system that was integrated into the wall. The entire architectural system was delivered with stamped drawings, and the system kitted to flow installation.
Harman Becker
Glazier Crystal Glass, Inc. selected Glass + Metal Craft to deliver a series of structural insulated glass walls that boldly wrap the new Harman Becker building in Novi, Michigan.The vision was to integrate tinted and low E coated insulated glass with a perfect combination of vision and spandrel units, paired with RAF panels, to give the building a seamless and dramatic look.
As with all G+MC projects, the glass was delivered in kits to simplify installation.
Beaumont Hospital
Madison Heights Glass, the largest glazier in Michigan, selected Glass + Metal Craft to fabricate and feed their unitized glass production line with more than 40,000 square feet of insulated glass units for an expansion at Beaumont Hospital in Farmington Hills.
The result is a stunning façade that quickly enclosed the rest of the building so that construction could continue regardless of weather.
