It seems like decorative glass projects are just showing up everywhere these days. One of the most interesting ones I’ve read about lately is the new TKTS booth in Times Square. Not only does it have a cool, red glass bleacher-style staircase (check out the aerial shot on the right), it is completely made of glass--glass beams, glass walls, glass stair treads, a cantilevered canopy and glass balustrades. As if I needed a reason to visit New York …Probably the most significant feature of the TKTS booth is that glass staircase that encases the booth. The amphitheatre-style staircase is 27 steps high and has seating room for more than 500 people. The slip-resistant glass steps were fabricated by Austria’s ECKELT Glass, a subsidiary of Saint Gobain, and they are also lit from below with LED technology.
This is one project that has completely grabbed my attention. Contract glazier David Shuldiner did the installation, but they were not the company originally selected; the Scottish firm Harans Glass was. It was when Harans went out of business that the job went to Shuldiner.
And on another note, Shuldiner is now involved with the glazing that’s being installed within the new Yankees Stadium. Yet another cool New York project. Arch Deco Glass supplied some of the interior glass that’s being used there.
But New York is not the only city where you can find interesting decorative glass projects; they are all over—you just have to look for them. If you’ve got one you’d like to share, I’d love to hear about it so be sure and send pictures my way.
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