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Bendheim Develops Specialized 4-Layer Laminated Glass

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Gertler & Wente’s Pershing Square building renovation incorporates Bendheim custom glass wall-cladding.

Architectural firm Gertler & Wente charged Bendheim with developing a powerful custom glass as a crowning design element for the renovation of The Pershing Square Building, a 25-story office building at 125 Park Avenue in New York City.
The Pershing Square Building, owned by Shorenstein Realty Services, was originally designed by York & Sawyer in 1923. To reinvigorate its distinctive identity, the architects created a seamless transition from the entrance to the elevators through the 4,000 sq.-ft. lobby. At the lobby’s end, Bendheim’s illuminated glass wall serves as the focal point of the interior.
“We are pleased with how the glass wall draws visitors’ attention to the elevators from the entrance located 140 feet away, serving as a natural guide,” said Jeff Gertler, principal of Gertler & Wente. “The staggered slabs of glass can be clearly seen from across the street. It’s really quite an incredible view and we think it does justice to this extraordinary building.”
Created specifically to address the project requirements, Bendheim’s glass/acrylic combination is 2½ inches in thickness. The material is hand-silvered, laminated through a proprietary process, and water-jet-cut to its final size.
“With more than 2,000 glass varieties in stock and in-house production capabilities, Bendheim was able to find a solution to The Pershing Square Building’s design challenge and create a truly unique product,” said Steven Jayson, Vice President of Bendheim.
The 150-sq.-ft., 2½-inch thick wall features a glass, deeply engraved with an organic texture, creating a strong sensation of movement, depth, and luminescence, reminiscent of massive blocks of ice. The perimeter of the glass is carefully illuminated, amplifying its dimensional properties.

Titanium® SatinTech® Glass in “Metropolitan Home” Showtime House by Jamie Drake

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Bendheim’s SatinTech® architectural glass is featured in Metropolitan Home’s Showtime House, a much anticipated transformation of a 19th-century New York City townhouse into a contemporary masterpiece. The project was inspired by several Showtime® original TV series, including “Californication,” “Dexter™,” “The L Word®,” “The Tudors” and “Weeds.” The Showtime House renovation is featured in the December 2008 issue of Metropolitan Home magazine.

The Bendheim installation is part of the designer’s vision of fictional writer Hank Moody’s dream study; a concept inspired by the “Californication” series, starring David Duchovny. Designed by Jamie Drake of Drake Design Associates, this modern home study has a unique luminescent quality that evokes tranquility and comfort. Drake’s design accentuates the fireplace with a wall of Bendheim’s gently reflective SatinTech® decorative glass, making it the room’s focal point and brightening the space. The SatinTech® glass feature wall offers beauty and radiance. Its permanent, maintenance-friendly surface resists fingerprinting and stains and is easily cleaned with commercial cleaners.
Bendheim’s SatinTech® family of architectural glasses gently diffuses light through a soft, silky, acid etched finish. SatinTech® glass is available in various patterns, colors and levels of translucency for dramatic visual effects. It can be ordered in standard annealed, safety-tempered and laminated forms.

Two Bendheim Wall Systems’ Channel Glass Projects Win 2008 American Architecture Awards

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The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Bloch Building in Kansas City, Missouri, and the Santa Monica Civic Center Parking Structure in California, two projects featuring Lamberts channel glass provided by Bendheim Wall Systems Inc., have received 2008 American Architecture Awards for the best new building design in the United States.

The American Architecture Awards honor the most outstanding accomplishments for new architecture and urban planning projects designed and built in this country. This year’s jury conferred in Athens, Greece, and selected winners from hundreds of submissions from American architects and international firms practicing in the U.S.

“We are extremely pleased that the American Architecture Awards program has recognized these two projects featuring Bendheim Wall System’s channel glass,” said Robert Jayson, President of Bendheim. “Both (projects) are strong examples of the dynamic design possibilities that can result when channel glass is used.”

Designed by Steven Holl Architects, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art features five lenses of custom glass channels in a double glazed curtain wall application. Earlier this year, the project received the AIA National Honor Award and was selected as the # 1 Best (New and Upcoming) Architectural Marvel of 2007 by Time Magazine. The Santa Monica Civic Center Parking Structure, designed by Moore Ruble Yudell Architects, is the first LEED-certified parking structure in the United States. Bendheim’s tempered, back-painted Lamberts Prismasolar® texture channel glass set in a custom frame system earned the project a 2007 “Design in Glass” Award from the Glass Association of North America.

Established more than 10 years ago, the American Architecture Awards is a prestigious awards program for the public recognition of Excellence in Architecture in the United States both among national and international firms. The Awards identify cutting-edge design direction, urban philosophy, design approach, style, and intellectual substance in American architecture today. They are awarded by the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design, together with the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and Metropolitan Arts Press Ltd.

Bendheim Project Receives Award from the Glass Association of North America (GANA)

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The Glass Association of North America recognizes this parking project for outstanding architectural use of glass, both functional and aesthetic.

Lamberts channel glass provided by Bendheim Wall Systems, Inc. for the Santa Monica Civic Center Parking Structure in California recently earned it the 2007 “Design in Glass” Award from the Glass Association of North America (GANA). The award recognizes excellence in the use of glass in architectural design.

The Santa Monica Civic Center Parking Structure is the first LEED-certified garage in the United States. Designed by Moore Ruble Yudell Architects, the building features tempered, back-painted Lamberts Prismasolar® texture channel glass set in a custom frame system. The colored channel glass pieces are angled to act as a rain screen and provide proper ventilation while adding intricacy and light to the six-story pre-cast concrete parking structure.
Colors include blues and greens reflecting the ocean toward the west, and orange and red reflecting the sunrise toward the east; neon lights installed behind every tenth channel create a glowing façade at night. Cantilevered glass canopies near the lower level project colors onto the ground surface and photovoltaic roof panels provide energy.
“We are honored to have GANA recognize Bendheim Wall Systems’ channel glass for its contribution to good architectural design,” said Robert Jayson, President of Bendheim.  “This award is a compliment to a project showcasing energy efficiency, sustainability and the first-time usage of colored channel glass in the U.S.”

Bendheim Wall Systems’ Channel Glass Projects Win Top National Awards

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Two high-profile architectural installations featuring Bendheim Wall Systems Lamberts channel glass receive prestigious AIA National Honor awards.
Bendheim Wall Systems worked closely with architectural design teams to provide Lamberts channel glass, the key exterior design element, for two AIA 2008 National Honor Award winning projects – the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Bloch Building in Kansas City, Missouri and the Shaw Center for the Arts in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The AIA National Honor Award is the profession’s highest recognition of works exemplifying excellence in architecture, interior architecture, and urban design.

“These projects show the dynamic possibilities of designing with LINIT channel glass. The five lenses of Steven Holl’s Bloch Building are formed with custom glass channels in a double glazed curtain wall application, while Schwartz/Silver’s Shaw Center of the Arts, called the “lantern on the levee,” features a single glazed rain screen with its channel glass flanges turned outward” said Robert Jayson, President of S.A. Bendheim, Co., Inc. “Illuminating the channel glass-clad structures was critical to their design, and the installations – by Carter Glass for the Bloch Building and BHN for the Shaw Center – were exemplary.”
The Bloch Building and Shaw Center for the Arts join the extensive list of Bendheim Wall Systems’ multiple-award winning, high-profile channel glass projects including:

Bendheim Precision-Cut & Edged Mirrored Glass Tiles Shine at Luxurious Christian Lacroix Clothing Boutique

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French Haute Couture designer Christian Lacroix selects specialty glass tiles by Bendheim for the design of his Las Vegas store.

Inspired by Christian Lacroix’s eclectic style, his store at Caesars in Las Vegas creates a chic modern aesthetic through the combination of contemporary elements and Lacroix’s characteristic rich French Baroque style. The design objective, to create a subway-scale, beveled glass tile wall, is successfully accomplished with Bendheim custom cut, silvered and mitered glass pieces. The end result…. a lustrous, fluid glass wall.
About Christian Lacroix
Christian Lacroix is a high-end French fashion designer and couture house with approximately 1,000 points-of-sale worldwide. The retail outlet discussed above is located in The Forum Shops at Caesars in Las Vegas, U.S., and was designed in collaboration with the Pavlik Design Team (Florida), the Kreo Gallery, and Christian Lacroix himself.
 
About Bendheim
Bendheim, the resource for specialty glass since 1927, offers more than 2,000 decorative glass types in stock and unlimited custom design solutions. The third-generation, family-owned company develops, imports, and distributes its products worldwide. Bendheim maintains production facilities in New Jersey and an extensive showroom in Tribeca, New York City. Bendheim is the exclusive importer of Lamberts glass in North America.