David Geffen Hall

Architects specified a wall of custom architectural glass from Bendheim to meet complex challenges at David Geffen Hall, the newly renovated home of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. A 12-foot high band of ceramic fritted glass is framed by the distinctive tapered pillars of the concert hall’s portico, providing a projection screen for lighting along the top tier. However, this colorfully-lit band of glass also serves as the windows for a row of offices, occupied by New York Philharmonic staff.

The challenge was to support the desired illumination of the exterior while also allowing a view and protecting the comfort and privacy of the staffers inside. The solution was ceramic fritted glass,  fully opaque from the exterior, which was laminated to Bendheim’s proprietary “vision glass”, creating the one-way view from inside. The glass was produced in 5′ x 12′ panels totaling approximately 8,000 square feet.