Wavy FaçadeAdvanced Curtain Wall

2010. MArch. Columbia University

critic: Robert Heintges

Advanced Curtain Wall

site: Seattle, WA

quick project description: The panels

meet the slab at a straight line while

projecting in between slabs along an un-

dulating line up to 20” away from edge

of slab. Structural glazing eliminates

the visual presence of mullion lines on

the façade, and the sizing and general

pattern is designed to reduce IGU warp-

ing requirements to a minimum. The

unit system is composed of aluminum

extrusions with one fixed part and the

other hinging against it.

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