Structural glass solutions
Sentech Architectural Services assist architects in the design of custom, state-of-the-art structural glass applications that push the boundaries of the imagination. Sentech is the industry leader in the design, engineering and manufacturing of structural glass systems that range from jumbo glass facades, jumbo glass fin walls, curved glass systems, double-skin facades, cable net walls, overhead skylights and atriums, all-glass storefronts and specialty glass applications.
Edify Studios leverages Sentech’s product systems, glazing and glass fabricator partnerships and engineering expertise to assist architects in conceptualizing and assessing all options during the design phase, and these services are offered as a complementary service to architects. We offer many services to accomplish architectural goals, including design assist, budget pricing, in-house design, engineering and manufacturing, construction and installation management and AIA continuing education seminars.
ZURICH NORTH AMERICA HQ | Schaumburg, Illinois
WESTFIELD OLD ORCHARD GLASS CUBE | Skokie, Illinois
GLASS FIN WALLS
Sentech’s Glass Fin Walls provide highly transparent and cost-effective façade design solutions. These systems are designed to utilize glass fins as the main structural support element, and are used for large façade applications and high-end storefronts. Their innovative glass fin solutions allow for the design of walls that absorb large loads and have a high level of structural redundancy. They can be used for jumbo glass panels and jumbo fin applications, and can handle large building displacements without compromising structural integrity.
CLEAR SPAN WALLS
Sentech’s Clear Span system, VetraSpan, offers unobstructed views and is the leading trend for minimalist, jumbo glass applications. Our VetraSpan product offers maximum transparency and a clean look.
Free of visual impediments like connections and hardware, these Clear Span Systems continuously span entire openings by joining panes along vertical joints. They are ideal for jumbo glass applications to maximize light and the surrounding elements. This proprietary system can be used to design Facades Applications, Overhead Applications, Floor/Step-on Applications, and can even be applied to Blast and Bullet-resistant Applications. It can be used with insulated glass with any type of soft coating; this feature enables the design of walls with the highest performance values.
SKYLINE COLLEGE B12N | San Bruno, California
CONCHO TOWER III | Midland, TX
METAL FIN WALLS
Sentech offers a variety of metal fin wall types and fitting options. These structural glass systems can be designed utilizing aluminum fins, stainless steel fins, or stainless steel trusses in vertical or horizontal patterns. They allow for unparalleled flexibility in material selection, design, support and finish options, and can be used with almost all glass types.
Sentech offers 4 proprietary Metal Fin Wall Systems, in combination with our VetraPoint and VetraPatch Series fitting options: VetraFin A-Series, VetraFin H-Series, VetraFin T-Series and VetraFin S-Series.
CABLE NET WALLS
Dynamic and minimalist, Sentech’s VetraNet Cable Net Systems offer optimally transparent solutions on walls up to 100-feet tall. Through the use of pre-tensioned cables in one or two-way cable arrangements, an optical “net” effect is created. Inherently flexible, incredibly durable and resistant to high environmental loads, VetraNet facades efficiently transfer gravity, wind and seismic loads to the perimeter support structure.
Sentech’s VetraNet systems are used to design both flat and curved facades, multiple varieties of facade shapes and aspect ratios, as well as blast and bullet-resistant structural glass applications. Our systems are typically designed with all tempered glass types (coated-insulated, laminated, monolithic), which enables the highest performance through efficient load transfer, energy savings and maximum transparency.
The simplicity of these systems allows for the design of facades that integrate seamlessly with adjacent structures, with load carrying capacity that far exceeds the capability of conventional wall systems.
ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER | New York, New York
OVERHEAD GLAZING
Sentech’s overhead structural glass applications afford design flexibility and provide architects with a wide variety of solutions to enclose large overhead areas that require transparent solutions. From all glass canopies to structural glass roofs and skylights, our overhead structural glass systems are designed to address the most challenging functional and aesthetic requirements, including organic-shaped enclosures and impact-resistant glazing. Sentech offers both metal and all-glass supported systems, using patch fitting, point fitting, toggle or structural silicone glass connections. Our overhead glass systems are designed to be used with insulated-laminated or laminated glass.
SIR JOHN A. MACDONALD BUILDING | Ottawa, ON, Canada
DECORATIVE FIN STRUCTURES
Sentech’s decorative fin structures are designed to push the limits of the imagination. These decorative fin systems allow for maximum design flexibility, architectural innovation and creativity. Our parametric modeling technology enables Sentech’s team of designers and engineers to customize the fin systems’ linear forms to create curvilinear forms across the exterior of building envelope surfaces.
Sentech offers both custom aluminum and all-glass decorative fin systems. During the design process, we ensure these decorative fin structures are engineered to resist the most extreme weather conditions and environmental loads, combining safety with the aesthetic the design team is striving for. These fin systems can be designed to offer controlled shading, allowing for increased energy efficiency, and are available in an infinite variety of color and shape patterns.
MIAMI DESIGN DISTRICT | Miami, Florida
100 CONGRESS | Austin, Texas
ALL GLASS ENTRANCES & STOREFRONTS
Sentech offers a complete line of structural glass entrances and storefront solutions using jumbo glass panels and door systems to maximize transparency and energy efficiency. Our parametric engineering technology ensures the delivery of complete designs and calculations in a few hours, and allows for fabrication drawings and material delivery in short time-frames.
With emphasis on service and speed of delivery, the customizable designs afford unparalleled design flexibility. These glass entrance and storefront systems are available with or without glass fins, and are suitable for laminated, monolithic or insulated glass applications.
ALL GLASS STAIRS & WALKWAYS
Sentech offers a complete line of Step-on Glazing Systems to design, engineer and build applications as diverse as the architectural mind can create. Our VetraStep Series System is ideal for highly transparent glass staircases, pedestrian platforms, glass bridges, structural glass flooring and walk-able glass, and we offer a wide variety of connection and support options. Sentech also offers embedded connections in all of our engineered solutions for glass pedestrian applications. Our product line also includes steel structures for staircases with curves or spirals for complex geometric applications. Our systems are designed to ensure long-lasting performance and provide unparalleled elegance.
