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Originally Posted by sox102
CK2 posted a performance mockup picture on their LinkedIn page. For those that aren't familiar with CK2, they are an installer/contract glazier. They will install just about anything glass related for anyone. They work for general contractors and glaziers. On their glazier side, they do mostly window wall work using OldcastleBE framing systems.
So, it sounds like this is still moving along behind the scenes. BV Glazing out of Canada is providing the unitized curtain wall frames for this project and my assumption is McHugh bought them direct and hired CK2 to install.
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Looks VERY similar to 50 West St's curtain wall in NY... not surprising. I can't see if BV did 50 West St too, but it wouldn't surprise me if Jahn replicated a successful detail and manufacturer from another project.
The only difference is that some of the spandrels have horizontal fluting like the side of an L car, and they do appear to be stainless steel rather than aluminum, again like an L car. I dunno if that's what Jahn was going for, but it looks like the fluted panels will be used on the back of building facing Wabash and the L tracks, so
He seems to like that material on a few of his more recent Chicago projects (IIT dorms, Mercy Lakefront SRO, etc).