New Exterior Construction Materials

I really would like to keep to the original brick, however, I want my new construction to have a very hip and modern lift.

 

I really like this application. The glass manufacturer is called Benheim Wall Systems, using Channel glass, a translucent U-shaped cast glass produced in several widths ranging from 9" - 19" and lengths to 23 feet. The basic ingredients of LINIT channel glass are - sand, lime, soda, and carefully recycled glass. The mix is combined in a highly sophisticated oxygen-fired melting furnace to emerge as a ribbon of high quality molten glass. It is then drawn over a series of steel rollers to form a continuous glass channel of specific dimensions and surface finish. The endless ribbon of channel glass is carefully cooled and cut prior to custom processing and packaging for dispatch.

Check out their website:

http://www.bendheimwall.com/channel-glass.htm 

A storefront (in this case, lobby) designed with these materials in mind with help play into the modern components of the design.