Hanging Glazing in the Kaiser Centre/ Ordway Building Oakland/ Calif.
Construction: The entire exterior wall of the ground floor atrium of the high-rise building is formed by suspended glazing of the patented system by Glasbau Hohn, Frankfurt (Amer. Potent 2907078). The work was carried out by Cobbledick-Kibbe in cooperation with the Collyer-Sparks Company, Inc. The 12.5 mm thick mirrored glass panes had the following dimensions: 32 panes 220 x 665 cm; 8 panes 254 x 665 cm; 6 panes 205 x 440 cm; and 4 panes 140 x 665 cm. The 22 mm thick mirrored glass stabilizers consisted of: 152 pieces 24 x 665 cm; and 24 pieces 24 x 440 cm (DBP 1 (J)9 318).
