We’ve talked about our new pre-engineered architectural systems for several weeks now. However, as with any game changer, I still get a lot of “what’s THAT again?”
A picture says a thousand words, so I snapped a few when traveling this week to downtown Chicago. While there, we visited the site of the installation of one these new systems – an engineered glass vestibule – at 800 West Fulton.
The vestibule is one of our pre-engineered OSTIUM™ designs. The OSTIUM family features three “tiers” of designs. First, we offer simple, beautiful glass boxes with minimal hardware. Second, we provide designs featuring supporting glass fins and stainless hardware. Third, we fabricate systems featuring a stainless steel cage, cladding, and a myriad of other hardware. Each is a modular, scalable design that installs “as is” or customized to meet the architect’s intent.
Specifying a OSTIUM design saves time and cost elsewhere in the project – and still deliver a stunning result. Plus the glazier benefits because OSTIUM because we kit for flow, and thus faster installs.
The Fulton vestibule is a great example of customizing a design, taking our Tier Three OSTIUM product and adapting it to install halfway into the building.
Our Fulcrum Architectural Design Assist Division made all required engineering changes, delivering the vestibule with stamped drawings. Moreover, our Project Management Team guided the project through fabrication, and was on call for on-demand support.
Further, through our strategic partnership with Guardian Glass, we quickly and reliably sourced the low-iron laminated glass featured in the design. A strong working relationship with a local major glass producer is critical to success. If someone drops a load of glass (and we all know that can happen), there’s no waiting on a ship from China to replace it.
OSTIUM is just one of a family of pre-engineered architectural systems envisioned at G+MC. These systems range from a family of canopies and structural walls, to guardrails and windscreens, and more.
Look, here, for updates on all of them!
