Architectural Glass & Metals worked with the design and construction team in a collaborative format post-bid to help refine the process associated with removing and replacing 1960s aluminum curtainwall with new high-performance thermally broken curtainwall and custom-fabricated ACM panel assemblies while the facility remained operational and fully occupied.
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Submitter: Architectural Glass & Metals, Inc.
Architect: DLZ
Title: Michael E. Kobza Hall of Justice
Size: 24,000 SF
Location: Muskegon, MI
Date contract completed: November 2024
Final contract value: $4,000,000
Project manager’s name: Mitch VanderArk
Superintendent’s name(s): Joe Murry
What percentage of the work scope was self-performed by your company? 100%
Architectural Glass & Metals worked with the design and construction team in a collaborative design assist format to work through multi-material interface conditions for all building envelope assemblies, including a custom-designed 50 feet wide by 12 feet tall hydraulic door clad with matching curtainwall materials at the Performance Center portion of the project.
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Submitter: Architectural Glass & Metals, Inc.
Architect: HKS
Title: Corewell Health — Orthopedic Surgery
Size: 160,000 SF
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Date contract completed: September 2024
Final contract value: $5,000,000
Project manager’s name: Bryan Dennis
Superintendent’s name(s): Nick Mainstone
What percentage of the work scope was self-performed by your company? 100%
Studio Park Tower is a 16-story apartment tower atop a six-story podium, featuring an 80,000 SF window wall system. Vos Glass delivered this complex and tallest project to date on a demanding schedule through precise planning, custom safety solutions, and in-house fabrication and labor.
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Submitter: Vos Glass
Architect: Integrated Architecture
Title: Studio Park Lofts & Tower
Size: 224,000 SF
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Date contract completed: December 2024
Final contract value: $8,000,000
Project manager’s name: Paul Marckwardt
Superintendent’s name(s): Paul Haynes
What percentage of the work scope was self-performed by your company? 97%
Corewell Ambulatory featured 125 aluminum doors, 5,600 SF of half-inch tempered glass, and a five-story handrail system. Completed in 8,000 man hours, the project highlighted Vos Glass’s precision and coordination in delivering high-end interior glazing systems with exacting standards for safety, aesthetics, and quality.
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Submitter: Vos Glass
Title: Corewell Health — Ambulatory Care Center
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Date contract completed: December 2024
Final contract value: $4,000,000
Project manager’s name: Adam Mainprize
Superintendent’s name(s): Paul Haynes
What percentage of the work scope was self-performed by your company? 95%
AGM secured the exterior envelope package through the competitive bid process, which included a four-sided structural glazed curtainwall, multi-story interior atrium curtainwall, & monumental glass skylight systems, along with ultra-high-performance concrete wall panels, insulated metal wall panels, & glass-clad rain screen panels.
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Submitter: Architectural Glass & Metals, Inc.
Architect: TowerPinkster
Size: 165,000 SF
Title: Judge Charles A. Pratt Justice Center
Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan
Date contract completed: September 2023
Final contract value: $9,800,000
Project manager’s name: Jon Mutual, Marty Yager
Superintendent’s name(s): Huston Malone
What percentage of the work scope was self-performed by your company? : 100%
The Corewell Health – Center for Transformation and Innovation boasts an array of glazing products, including a four-sided SSG Cassette wall entirely fabricated by Vos glass to meet schedule constraints, inside set curtainwall to accommodate site logistics, glass handrails, & aluminum entrances. Systems were third party tested to ensure compliance with performance requirements.
Facts
Submitter: Vos Glass
Architect: NBBJ
Size: 27,000 SF
Title: Corewell Health – Center for Transformation and Innovation
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Date contract completed: April 2024
Final contract value: $3,800,000
Project manager’s name: Cody Groulx
Superintendent’s name(s): Pete Kenny
What percentage of the work scope was self-performed by your company? : 100%
Otter Air Services is a private hangar on the grounds of Gerald R. Ford International Airport. Vos Glass worked in a design-assist role to meet all performance, design, & schedule goals while still meeting the engineering challenge of a functioning curtainwall assembly on an operating hangar door; the first of its kind in the region.
Facts
Submitter: Vos Glass
Architect: Integrated Architecture
Size: 40,000 SF
Title: Otter Air Services – Hangar & Corporate Office
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Date contract completed: April 2024
Final contract value: $1,700,000
Project manager’s name: Jack Johnson
Superintendent’s name(s): Pete Kenny
What percentage of the work scope was self-performed by your company? : 95%