Skip links

Member Login

Bendheim

Header Right

Find a Representative
Close
Menu
MyBendheim
City University of New York (CUNY) | Curved Glass Walls
View All Projects
  • Categories:
  • Colored Laminated Glass
  • Colored Glass
  • Channel (U-Shaped) Glass
  • Etched Glass
  • Textured Glass
  • Decorative Laminated Glass
  • Flat Glass
  • New Construction
  • Educational & Museums
Share
Pinterest
 Share to Pinterest
LinkedIn
 Share to LinkedIn
Share to Facebook
Share to Twitter
Send by Email
City University of New York Science Campus, New York, NY by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC. Photo by Said Elieh.
Project Info
  • Location
  • New York, NY
  • Completion Year
  • 2015
  • Approx. Surface Area
  • 15,000 ft² (1,500 m²)
  • Architect
  • Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
  • GC
  • Skanska

Project Description

Working on two high-profile new buildings for CUNY, the largest urban university in the US, design architects at Kohn Pedersen Fox, with Flad as architects of record, selected Bendheim to realize thousands of square feet of building-defining, curving glass walls.

Tall, floor-to-ceiling glass partition walls are a perfect fit for channel glass.  The segmented glass channels turn curves and corners without the need for vertical metal framing or complex glass bending – an exceptionally elegant and budget-smart solution.

Complementing the translucent channel glass walls, Bendheim’s triple-laminated Optichroic® dichroic glass guardrails are custom-curved to hug the contours of an interior six-level staircase. The ultra-fine etched surfaces resist fingerprints & stains – the perfect choice for high-traffic areas. The subtle iridescence of the glass, shifting hues as the viewer’s angle changes, answers the client’s desire for “color without color,” making it a key design element.

Curved Solar and Clarissimo channel glass walls, mounted in our I-60 framing system,  carry seamlessly to the exterior, where the structural properties of the glass permit remarkably tall openings under the imposed forces of nature. Here, the design-forward Bendheim frame system seamlessly integrates insulated glass units (IGU’s). The result is a unified wall appearance with minimal metal framing and speedier installation.

Testimonials

From the Architect:
“Owing to its integral structural qualities, channel glass offered the continuity of surface that we were after to create a seamless wrapping of the interior public spaces, much like a continuous winding ribbon leading you inside, starting at the base and entry point of the buildings, up through the connected social spaces lining the central atrium and culminating at the top floor. The diaphanous visual quality also added to the sense of meandering space we were seeking... Both the channel glass and the dichroic glass diffuse the natural light and create a sense of fluidity and ribbon-like continuity that we used to define the interior public and social spaces... beginning at the entrances and reaching in a spiraling, upward fashion towards the light of the central vertical spaces in both buildings.” — Hana Kassem, AIA LEED AP, Director, KPF

Specified Products

"Solar" Channel Glass
Solar™ Channel Glass (Ultra-Brilliant Low-Iron or Regular)
View Product
"Clarissimo" Channel Glass
Clarissimo™ Channel Glass (Ultra-Brilliant Low-Iron or Regular)
View Product
I-60 Channel Glass Frame System
I-60 Interior Channel Glass Frame System (Double-Glazed)
View Product

Related Projects

Missouri State University - Meyer Library | Bendheim Channel Glass Project
Missouri State University | Meyer Library
Springfield, MO
Sainsbury Wellcome Center | Bendheim Channel Glass Project
Sainsbury Wellcome Center | Writable Undulating Glass Facade
London, England
University of Iowa, Medical Alumni Auditorium | Bendheim Channel Glass Project
University of Iowa | Medical Alumni Auditorium
Iowa City, IA

Awards & Recognitions

AIA New York State Excelsior Award for Public Architecture 2015