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Crisunid laminated frosted glass

Staff

June 1, 2005

Building Design and Construction

Manufactured by Spanish glassmaker Cricursa, Crisunid is a translucent glass that provides improved acoustical and visual privacy over standard float glass, yet permits daylight to pass. The unit is composed of two lites of 1/8-in., low-iron glass bonded with a 0.03-in. polyvinyl butyral (PVB) frosted interlayer.

Crosby recently specified Crisunid for the Kansas City office of law firm Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin, where privacy was crucial for attorney offices, conference rooms, and phone rooms. Clerestory windows fitted with Crisunid glass top the interior walls of the perimeter offices, allowing 62% of daylight to enter the central office spaces.

Why Wesley Crosby likes Crisunid

"You can control the amount of translucency of the glass by specifying a different opacity for the interlayer. This allowed us to maximize daylight transmittance while maintaining visual privacy."

"We used low-iron glass because we wanted a white glass. The green tint inherent with standard float glass was not acceptable with our finish palette."

"It has sound transmission loss performance nearly equal to that of monolithic glass twice as thick."

"Laminated glass is easier to clean than standard frosted glass, which can collect dirt and grease on the frosted side."

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The Professional

Wesley Crosby, Director of Design, Interior Architecture, HNTB Architecture, Kansas City, Mo.

Wesley Crosby is design director for HNTB Architecture's Interior Architecture practice. He specializes in corporate work, and has designed more than one million sf of space for law firms since 1997. He is also active in the firm's convention center practice. Current work includes a ballroom addition to the Kansas City Convention Center.

A practicing designer for 14 years with a bachelor's degree in interior architecture from Kansas State University, Crosby believes in embracing the unique personality and culture of each client by creating individually tailored environments. His design philosophy centers on creating beautiful, functional spaces that facilitate productive use of the built environment.