a high-rise is defined by the mix of glass metal and stone that is the face
glass metal and stone that is the face
glass metal and stone that is the face it shows to the world
it shows to the world
it shows to the world [Music]
[Music]
[Music] Evos exterior began with its architects
Evos exterior began with its architects
Evos exterior began with its architects this is just much more appropriate lead
this is just much more appropriate lead
this is just much more appropriate lead design architect Robert Thompson wanted
design architect Robert Thompson wanted
design architect Robert Thompson wanted a building that took full advantage of
a building that took full advantage of
a building that took full advantage of the California signing this is gonna be
the California signing this is gonna be
the California signing this is gonna be pretty incredible to have this whole
pretty incredible to have this whole
pretty incredible to have this whole taut glass facade and then have the
taut glass facade and then have the
taut glass facade and then have the rhythm of these elements marching their
rhythm of these elements marching their
rhythm of these elements marching their way down
way down
way down you know the facade I think this is
you know the facade I think this is
you know the facade I think this is gonna really create a pretty cool
gonna really create a pretty cool
gonna really create a pretty cool pattern you know on the building he
pattern you know on the building he
pattern you know on the building he chose more to ceiling windows combined
chose more to ceiling windows combined
chose more to ceiling windows combined with sleek aluminum panels the best way
with sleek aluminum panels the best way
with sleek aluminum panels the best way to achieve this look was to use a
to achieve this look was to use a
to achieve this look was to use a curtain wall a curtain wall is a system
curtain wall a curtain wall is a system
curtain wall a curtain wall is a system of prefabricated non-structural panels
of prefabricated non-structural panels
of prefabricated non-structural panels that hang on the building like a curtain
that hang on the building like a curtain
that hang on the building like a curtain we have I think more flexibility in
we have I think more flexibility in
we have I think more flexibility in terms of creating a much tighter more
terms of creating a much tighter more
terms of creating a much tighter more elegant more sophisticated type of skin
elegant more sophisticated type of skin
elegant more sophisticated type of skin in this process and it’s far more
in this process and it’s far more
in this process and it’s far more waterproof another major advantage to
waterproof another major advantage to
waterproof another major advantage to using a curtain wall is that it can be
using a curtain wall is that it can be
using a curtain wall is that it can be assembled off-site in a controlled
assembled off-site in a controlled
assembled off-site in a controlled environment
for the curtainwall contractor benson
for the curtainwall contractor benson industries this was the best way to
industries this was the best way to
industries this was the best way to tackle Evo’s many design challenges
condominiums are very very complicated
condominiums are very very complicated from a design standpoint because they
from a design standpoint because they
from a design standpoint because they don’t have a lot of balconies but a lot
don’t have a lot of balconies but a lot
don’t have a lot of balconies but a lot of doors which are very difficult to
of doors which are very difficult to
of doors which are very difficult to seal against air and water the design
seal against air and water the design
seal against air and water the design specs require the panels to resist rain
specs require the panels to resist rain
specs require the panels to resist rain driven by 75 mile-per-hour winds rubber
driven by 75 mile-per-hour winds rubber
driven by 75 mile-per-hour winds rubber gaskets and silicone seals provide a
gaskets and silicone seals provide a
gaskets and silicone seals provide a first layer of protection any water that
first layer of protection any water that
first layer of protection any water that gets past them will be drained away by
gets past them will be drained away by
gets past them will be drained away by gutters built into the aluminum frame
gutters built into the aluminum frame
gutters built into the aluminum frame the panels also need to stay put during
the panels also need to stay put during
the panels also need to stay put during high winds and earthquakes in 1972 the
high winds and earthquakes in 1972 the
high winds and earthquakes in 1972 the glass panels and a Boston skyscraper
glass panels and a Boston skyscraper
glass panels and a Boston skyscraper began to mysteriously pop out crashing
began to mysteriously pop out crashing
began to mysteriously pop out crashing into the street below there were
into the street below there were
into the street below there were hundreds of pieces of glass fell out of
hundreds of pieces of glass fell out of
hundreds of pieces of glass fell out of the building essentially what had to
the building essentially what had to
the building essentially what had to happen is they had to put up sidewalk
happen is they had to put up sidewalk
happen is they had to put up sidewalk barricades go in and replace all of the
barricades go in and replace all of the
barricades go in and replace all of the of the failed product with plywood and
of the failed product with plywood and
of the failed product with plywood and then try to find out what was wrong
then try to find out what was wrong
then try to find out what was wrong though the official cause was never
though the official cause was never
though the official cause was never released
released
released some believe that wind blowing across
some believe that wind blowing across
some believe that wind blowing across the glass created a suction effect
the glass created a suction effect
the glass created a suction effect pulling the panel’s
pulling the panel’s
pulling the panel’s out of their frames
to prevent this from happening on Evo
to prevent this from happening on Evo the glass is held in place using
the glass is held in place using
the glass is held in place using structural caulking unlike metal
structural caulking unlike metal
structural caulking unlike metal fasteners silicone can stretch to absorb
fasteners silicone can stretch to absorb
fasteners silicone can stretch to absorb forces from wind heat even an earthquake
it’s the only thing holding the glass in
it’s the only thing holding the glass in place
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