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O wners , D evelopers & M anagers Custom architectural skylights furnished by Queens, NY fabricator Gamco skylights illuminate new Manhattan Art Gallery
LUSHING, NY — Re- gional fenestration and architectural metals specialty supplier Gamco Cor- poration recently fabricated 28 architectural skylights for the new Kasmin Gallery art exhibition space at 509 West 27th St. in Manhattan. Placed atop openings in the honey- comb ceiling, the 28 skylights illuminate the gallery space below with beautiful balanced natural light. Located adjacent to the High Line near 10th Av- enue, the new gallery building features a 5,000-ft rooftop gar- den with changing sculpture F
exhibits positioned around the 28 skylights, all of which can be viewed from the adjacent High Line pedestrian elevated walking path. Rather than an adapted warehouse space, this is a newly constructed purpose-specific facility and is the fourth Kasmin gallery in the Chelsea neighborhood. Gamco Corporation was asked to fast-track fabrication of the skylights for the new building by project developer Related Companies and gen- eral contractor IPD Partners . The developer and general con- tractor made several revisions
to the skylight specifications before final fabrication began, and Gamco accommodated all the changes with design rec- ommendations and samples fabricated for approval. The 28Gamco Series SK2000 skylights were curb mounted 5-degree slope single pitch 58” x 58” square units. The skylight structures each used 0.125” wall thickness 2” x 2” extruded aluminum perimeter rafters with integral conden- sate gutters installed atop 1-¼” x 5-9⁄16” frame base aluminum subsills. The aluminum sky- light frames feature a dark bronze anodized finish. The installer finished the skylight curb mounting with interior flashing and an insu- lated metal cladding exterior apron framing the skylight pe- rimeters. For strength, safety, and energy efficiency, the installer glazed each skylight at the jobsite with a 1-1⁄16” thick tempered and laminated dual pane insulated glass unit (IGU). A ceramic frit coating was used on one glass surface to diffuse and balance the light falling upon the interior space. The greatest challenge Gam- co experienced for the project was the extremely fast turn- around required by the general contractor. “We were asked to fabricate all the skylights within 30 days from the final sign-off on the specifications,” said Johnson Chen , general manager for Gamco Corpora- tion. “To meet this deadline, we ran double shifts and deliv- ered the skylights as they were completed directly to the job site. This project is a perfect example of how Gamco’s fab- rication expertise and adapt- able production capabilities can meet even the tightest construction schedules. We are very pleased to have contrib- uted to the successful comple- tion of this gallery in time for its opening.” The owner of the new art gal- lery building is Paul Kasmin of New York. The building was designed by Studio MDA of New York, NY. The project developer was The Related Companies of New York, NY, and IPD Partners, also of New York, NY, acted as general contractor. The skylights were installed by Seoul Metal and Glass of Jackson Heights, NY and the insulated glass units were fabricated by Oldcastle of Hauppauge, NY using Vi- tro Architectural Glass .
Gamco Corporation Series SK2000 custom architectural skylights.
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