Nominating company: Vitralum Glass Solutions
Location: Orlando, FloridaWinning team
- Glass fabricator and installer: Vitralum Glass Solutions
- Hardware: CRL
- Photo credit: Vitralum Glass Solutions
This unique shower door design demonstrates how all spaces can be transformed using glass. The custom reeded glass design, created for a customer by glass fabricator Vitralum Glass Solutions, was tasked with matching the reeded aesthetic found in the marble of the bathroom wall, while also offering necessary privacy.
To deliver a unique look and still be able to offer privacy, Vitralum decided to innovate and cut a section of the low iron glass. This allowed them to insert a 3/8-inch low iron reeded panel into the panel of glass. The final design of this new construction proved to be original and beautiful, say officials.
Every panel was wrapped with u-channel, an aluminum profile that is used to insert glass for decorative or fastening purposes, to create a framed, transitional look. The u-channel was used in this project both to secure the glass to the wall and around the perimeter of the glass for decorative purposes. Incorporating the reeded panel inside the low iron glass required precision CNC cutting of each panel and being able to install the glass in a safe and secure manner in order to have rigidity.
The shower door also incorporated hardware by CRL to match the luxury aesthetic, including pivots and a door handle, all in brushed bronze.
“This shower is not only stunning but it represents an exceptional level of creativity in combining the patterned glass with standard float into one cohesive piece. The seamless integration speaks to the level of craftsmanship and precision required for this project,” says Glass Magazine Awards judge Tara Brummet, chief of staff, Vitrum Glass, Apex Aluminum & Lorval Developments.
