Case Study #5
Case Study #5
Custom Alignments
Custom Alignments
I worked closely with the architect on this project to configure Fleetwood sliding doors on the 2 d floor to allow balcony access and perfectly align with the 1st floor window walls and keep minimal sightlines. Originally the architect had planned on mulling fixed windows to the sliding doors which would have had much wider sightlines.
Case Study #6
Case Study #6
Automated Sliding Doors
Automated Sliding Doors
This $30M spec home in Bal Harbour, FL had 9 automated Fleetwood sliding doors, 6 of them were pocketing. The entire first floor could be opened at the touch of a button on your smart phone.
Case Study #1
Case Study #1
38’ x 10’ 8 Panel Sliding Doors
38’ x 10’ 8-Panel Sliding Doors
The architect had originally specified three sets of folding doors for a massive indoor outdoor living area in this Boca Raton Intracoastal residence. I advised the owner on how little glass they would have in relation to the large frames and recommended Fleetwood sliding doors. Fleetwood was the only manufacturer who had hurricane testing for unlimited numbers of stacking panels in any direction with 2” vertical sightlines.
Case Study #2
Case Study #2
Miami Beach 12’ x 24’ Window
Miami Beach 12’ x 24’ Window
Multiple designs were proposed for this opening with horizontal steel beams as is typical. Design team wanted thinnest possible frames.
I proposed the Aldora front set window wall system which has a 3” wide frame that can span 12’ long up to 5’ wide. It uses 1” thick solid steel bars inside the frames for structural reinforcing. Working with a specialty fenestration Engineer, we were able to design the opening without any structural steel beams.
Case Study #3
Case Study #3
Complex Construction Coordination
Complex Construction Coordination
This very complex residence needed very precise coordination of the structural beams on the main house and steel beams at the pavilion and pocket wall. 10’ tall sliding doors wrapped around the entire rear of the residence with wood ceilings interior and exterior. Sliding doors had to align with the beams at the pavilion and the clerestory windows above wrapped around.
I was on site weekly to ensure that the General Contractor executed according to the design intent. Structural drawings indicating bottom of concrete beams were as much as 6” off where they needed to be at the head of the doors. I also engineered a custom support at the pocket beam for overhead support that minimized impact on the sightlines.
Case Study #4
Case Study #4
Beam Vertical Supports
Beam Vertical Supports
During construction I worked with our window installation manager to field measure this opening and mark exact placement of the vertical steel columns that supported the massive 40’ long steel beam. Wherever possible it is important to keep structural steel out of window walls like this to minimize sightlines.