Olive 8 in Seattle, brings a new standard for residential building in the region. It is the first LEED certified hotel/ condominium in Seattle. It’s high scale interior is matched by a variety of unique features in the curtain-wall on the exterior. These features include the blue glass canopies at the roof and street levels, the blue vertical glass fins surrounding the hotel levels, the blue glass handrails at the condominium levels, and the giant rolling olives at the ground level.
38 story unitized curtain wall system with glazed in glass fins and operable vents. The giant rolling olives just above the street level were crated using a frit pattern in the glass. Blue fins were also added to these olives to help highlight them. The fins are laminated blue glass that has been built into the curtain wall system. This same blue glass was used to create the canopies at the ground as well as the crown at the rooftop.
AGS has created a simple and creative way to conceal parking garages. The WSECU project uses two different systems to do this. We have curtain wall system that shelters the elevator loading and unloading zone and a glass screen-wall to conceal the parking stalls. The screen-wall on this project has a pattern of glass panels parallel to the side of the building and some set at a 10º angle. This screen-wall design can be installed very quickly and may also be considered for existing buildings as a cosmetic fix.
AGS has created a simple and creative way to conceal parking garages. The WSECU project uses two different systems to do this. We have curtain wall system that shelters the elevator loading and unloading zone and a glass screen-wall to conceal the parking stalls. The screen-wall on this project has a pattern of glass panels parallel to the side of the building and some set at a 10º angle. This screen-wall design can be installed very quickly and may also be considered for existing buildings as a cosmetic fix.
This LEED certified building is 38 stories. It is wrapped with our curtain wall system which includes our bi-folding windows, operable vents and glazed in metal panels. This allows the residents plenty of fresh air and the out door feeling of a breeze when desired. The large white sloping fin at the roof top helps isolate the mechanical area from the large roof top balcony where guests can barbecue and gather.
AGS’s creative design and innovation keeps us ahead of current trends. We continue to develop and improve our products to make them more energy efficient and still maintain superior performance against air and water. Our commitment to sustaining the environment and strong support of the LEED Green building rating system are just some of the ways we envision and embrace the future.
The 2200 Westlake project was completed in 2006. This complex project boast several creative uses for our glass systems. For much of the projects three towers we utilized a simple punch opening design. In simple terms we were filling an existing opening with our glazing system. At the ground level we installed several canopies including a waving canopy covering the out door escalator, as well as surrounding the elevator landing with a glass enclosure.
The Madison Tower project was the first Hotel/ Condo complete in the Seattle area in 2006. On this project we supplied and installed unitized curtainwall system glazed with precast panels in addition to the typical glass curtainwall. We also supplied a large wavy canopy at the street level. Another canopy was added later covering the balcony on the 4th floor to open up more usable space.
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