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Museum at Prairiefire

Designed to reflect the imagery of the surrounding tall grass, the Museum at Prairiefire's exterior gives the illusion of the prairies on fire. The shifting colors of the Dichroic glass and iridescence of the stainless steel create a vibrant animated glow of color around the building.

Exterior Projects

Abraham Lincoln Elementary Dichroic Glass
Dichroic Laminated Glass

Abraham Lincoln Elementary School

When designing the new wing for the Abraham Lincoln Elementary in Chicago, Muller+Muller architects wanted to maintain the original design while adding a modern flair. The architectural dichroic glass facade highlights the rooftop play area, and adds color to the building's exterior.
Alberta Children's Hospital Parkade Glass
Silkscreened Ceramic Frit

Alberta Children's Hospital

The Alberta Children's Hospital was designed with substantial input from young patients, as well as families, physicians and staff of the hospital. The result was a colourful building closely resembling toy building blocks.
Silkscreened Ceramic Frit

Barnard College Diana Center

This award-winning project features a seven-story multi-use arts center with an ascending, double-height atrium allowing for natural light to flood the interior. Located just steps from the Hudson river, the Diana Center at Barnard College, is nestled on the historic Columbia University Campus, in New York City.
Silkscreened Ceramic Frit

Blackhawks Flagship Store

Following their 2013 Stanley Cup victory, a renovation was planned for the art deco office tower housing the Blackhawks flagship retail store. The results include an elevated shopping experience that displays the spirit of the team, as well as that of the past, present and future fans.
Silkscreened Ceramic Frit

Burberry Chicago

For Burberry's Chicago flagship location, located on busy Michigan Avenue, the building design matched Burberry's new brand strategy: modern-meets-heritage. The building's stunning decorative glass facade plays with the scale of Burberry's signature check, recreating the pattern in illuminated, three-dimensional forms.
Silkscreened Ceramic Frit

California Transit Authority

When designing decorative glass signage and traction control flooring for the Caltrans District 7 Headquarters in California, Goldray Glass had to ensure both glass makeups were able to pass stringent performance criteria provided by the State. This was done by using tempered, laminated glass for both applications, as tempered glass offers superior tensile strength and laminated glass provides additional protection against fallout in the event of a break.
Laminated Art Glass

Calgary Firefighters Memorial

To honor the fallen hero of the Calgary Firefighters and Police force, a glowing, translucent lantern was erected in a downtown plaza. This marks a place of memory, celebration and hope where annual remembrance ceremonies take place.
Technographic Interlayer

Fort Calgary

In 2014, five red pillars were built on the edge of the East Village, and are known as the Fort Calgary Sentinels.
Backlit Digital Ceramic Printing

Hanover Post Oak

Goldray’s glass panels create a decorative canopy staggered from the rest of the building’s facade. The multiple patterns provide a focal point directing visitors towards the lobby. The horizontal lines of each pattern vary in thickness, however when displayed together in a dual-row installation add character and intrigue.
Digital Ceramic Printing

Moraine Valley Community College

The glass art facade of this facility was created using Goldray’s Digital Ceramic Printing process. The colorful mural depicting athletes in motion helps to tell the story of the purpose of this state of the art rec center at Moraine Valley College.
Dichroic Laminated Glass

Ohio State University Chiller Plant

The dichroic fins animate the exterior using sunlight, and are used as a means of recording the time of day and season. The dynamic expression changes as the observer’s perspective shifts. The desired effect created a technical challenge
Dichroic Laminated Glass

Museum at Prairiefire

Designed to reflect the imagery of the surrounding tall grass, the Museum at Prairiefire's exterior gives the illusion of the prairies on fire. The shifting colors of the Dichroic glass and iridescence of the stainless steel create a vibrant animated glow of color around the building.
Dichroic Laminated Glass

Southstar Lofts

Designed by well-known public art specialists, Mags Harries and Lajos Heder, LightPlay uses dichroic glass panels to capture the vibrant lifestyle of the Avenue of the Arts, while complimenting the architecture of Southstar Lofts.
Digital Ceramic Printing

Staten Island Zoo Carousel

The Staten Island Zoo Carousel features 25 remarkably hand-carved animals statues from around the world, many of them endangered or vulnerable in the wild. The exterior of the glass carousel depicts miniature versions of these animals using Goldray’s digital ceramic printing to produce transparent images against a frosted background.
Dichroic Laminated Glass

Tsawwassen Mills

A unique public art piece at Tsawwassen Mills is the Fish Icon sculpture that greets visitors as they enter the Coast Salish Neighbourhood. The sculpture holds cultural significance as salmon are deeply tied to the local community. The artists selected dichroic glass panels to represent fish scales and add life and movement to the structure.
Amazon Vulcan Block 44 Architectural Glass Canopy
Technographic Interlayer

Amazon Vulcan Block 44

The colorful glass canopy at Amazon's Seattle headquarters gives visitors the feeling of a walk in the woods, and offers an urban oasis for both building tenants and the public. Designed by Spencer Finch, the circular patterned glass uses five different hues and opacities, to filter the light and create the forest canopy effect.
Technographic Interlayer

Boston Walk to the Sea

Partnering with Chan Krieger Architects and local glazer K&G Entrances, Goldray’s Technographic Interlayer columns illuminate historical locations throughout Boston. Visitors can view maps and images of old photographs while they stroll along Long Wharf in the evenings. Danielle is responsible for monitoring projects as they are manufactured, but she rarely gets to see the finished product.
Digital Ceramic Printing

Winnipeg Women and Newborn Hospital

Creating the mural on the building's facade took planning and precision during production. Digital Ceramic Printing was chosen for the application, which allowed the designer to achieve a photographic quality image. When all of the pieces were lined up and installed, the glass portrays a seamless vision.

Interior Projects

Apache Corporation Back Painted Glass
Backpainted Glass

Apache Corporation

Apache Corporation's new Calgary office was designed to promote employee wellness and satisfaction. A combination of colored backpainted glass and metal wall cladding were used to aid wayfinding and add life to the space.
Traction Control Flooring

Aspen Ski Lodge

Keeping the sight lines to a minimum, the LED lit floating glass stairs at the Aspen Ski Lodge is considered a functional work of art. This architectural glass staircase invokes a feeling of creativity, using the colors, light and shadow, and structure to it’s benefit.
Silkscreened Ceramic Frit

California Transit Authority

When designing decorative glass signage and traction control flooring for the Caltrans District 7 Headquarters in California, Goldray Glass had to ensure both glass makeups were able to pass stringent performance criteria provided by the State. This was done by using tempered, laminated glass for both applications, as tempered glass offers superior tensile strength and laminated glass provides additional protection against fallout in the event of a break.
Colored Interlayer

Cannon Design Lobby

Cannon Design Chicago transformed their office space by incorporating architectural decorative glass elements into their design. Goldray Glass worked alongside Cannon Design to develop a custom glass elevator lobby and a projection glass wall to complete their office entryway.
Backpainted Glass

Cheniere

When designing their new office space, Cheniere Energy in Houston, Texas went with a minimalistic approach, utilizing materials such as back painted white glass and wood throughout. The simple white decorative glass wall cladding was repeated in the custom elevator lobby to unify the common areas, while keeping the maintenance level to a minimum.
Silkscreened Ceramic Frit

Northern Trust Bank Lobby

With softly illuminated glass panels, the Northern Trust Bank architectural glass canopy creates a lantern-like glow, flooding the space with warm, white light. The backlit glass panels provide a bright contrast to compliment the dark wood accents throughout the lobby and keep with the understated grace and poise of the company.
Digital Ceramic Printing

Chicago O'Hare Terminal 5

When updating the Chicago O'Hare Airport Terminal 5, Goldray's digital ceramic printing process was used to create an innovative glass curtain wall that combined both functionality and design.
Technographic Interlayer

Old Town School of Folk Music

To create the unique glass staircase railings at the the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago, over 40 custom decorative laminated glass panels were used. Each piece portrays the likeness of a prominent or influential musician to pass through the school and works to tell the story of the building.
Backpainted Glass

Radisson Blu in Mall of America

The sleek, opaque black backpainted glass walls frame the stairwell and surround the sophisticated sitting area and concierge. To contrast this, on the reverse of these partitions is a glossy, white backpainted glass application, creating a monochromatic effect in the space.
Dichroic Laminated Glass

Reunion Tower

The Reunion Tower curved glass wall recreates the Dallas skyline using architectural dichroic glass combined with several other application techniques. The design is intriguing as an art installation, and functional as it serves as a space divider.