41 WEST 42 ND STREET, NEW YORK – ARCHITECT: SKIDMORE, OWNINGS & MERRILL LLP, GORDON BUNSHAFT.
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GRACE BUILDING
SKYSCRAPPER - 630 Ft.
YEAR BUILT – 1971 to 1974
50 STORY BUILDING
CONSISTS OF OFFICE – 1,557 & RETAIL – 20
DISTINCTIVE FEAUTURE:
CURVED TOWER WALLTHAT ARE SET BACK TO PROVIDE AN ATTRACTIVE AND ACCESIBLE SPACE
THE WALL IS MADE OFTINTED GLASS WINDOW AND WHITE TRAVERTINE LIMESTONE – STONE PANELCLADDING CONNECTION
SIBLING OF SOLOW BUILDING
FAÇADE - DESIGNED BY GORDON BUNSHAF
W.R. GRACE BUILDING
TRAVERTINE, A FORM OF LIMESTONE, IS USED FOR THE GRID PATTERN THAT COVERS THE SPACE BETWEEN WINDOWS IN THE GRACE BUILDING
TRAVERTINE IS A TERRESTIAL SEDIMENTARY ROCK. COMMONLY USED FOR FAÇADE, WALL CLADDING, BACKSPLASH AND FLOORING.
THE USE OF TRAVERTINE MAKES THE GRACE BUILDING APPEAR MORE BRIGHTER THAN ITS SURROUNDING AND THE WHITE COLOR CONTRAST THE DARK WINDOWS
TRAVERTINE MARBLE TRAVERTINE STONE
STONE LITE PANELS
OFFERS STRUCTURAL SUPERIORITY, IT’S NATURAL, TEXTURES, COLORS, FLEXIBLE SIZES SHAPE & DESIGN, ELEGANT FINISH ANDARE GOOD FOR INCORPORATING IN CURTAINWALL RAIN SCREENS, CORNICE, BALCONIES, CANTALIEVER STRUCTURES, LARGE FREE –SPAN CEILINGS, CURVE STRUCTURE AND MORE.
AIR BARRIER SEALANTS, RAIN PENETRATION AND MOISTURE CONTROL
STONE VENEER/PANELS ARE STRONG AND DURABLE BUT THEIR WEAK POINT ARE THE JOINTS – IT NEEDS TO BE SEALED SO THAT WHEN WATER WONT SIP THROUGH OR THE WATER CANNOT DAMAGE IT
Use appropriate sealant for the environment in which it is expected to perform. Consider the environment that it will perform. Failure to consider these factors may result in adhesive failure, cohesive failure, craze cracking, hardening, disintegration, color changes, or other types of permanent failure.
Each project requires its own careful sealant consideration and application.
Work cited - http://stonepanels.com
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