guardrail at level runs” (vivarailings.com).
with their order was the icing on the cake.
“The first SABRE project for us was the West Romig Library in Anchorage, Alaska. It’s actually the second biggest library in the State. We worked alongside Cor- nerstone Contractors and Kumin Architecture on this job – and it was a big one,” says Huzefa. “This library is used by the 2,500 students who make up West High School and Romig Middle School in that city. They were inter- ested in something new and unique, so we pitched our newest product. Because the school district wanted to keep the cost under control, they requested segmented as opposed to bent glass on the corners. We’re able to customize in this way for all of our customers. The final product is so impressive because we collaborated on so many levels.” “The limited competition meant, among other things, that there was room for ingenuity. I think for too long customers were taken advantage of by extremely high-priced lines that offered more or less the same old, same old. That’s how we got our foot in the door.” SABRE, in many ways, is the offspring of VIEW, an earlier Glass Railing System developed by the Tinwalas and their team. VIEW is a “system comprised of ½ inch (minimum) tempered glass and fascia mounted fixed point holders in stainless steel” (vivarailings.com) that has made trudging through campus a well-lit and aesthetically pleasing expe- rience for employees, students, and visitors at California State University and Baylor Business School, just to name a couple of campuses. And if any graduates from these prestigious institutions find themselves amongst the rank and file of folks who make the AAA (American Automo- bile Association) Headquarters in Dallas, Texas go-round, there is good reason that your workplace reminds you of your collegiate days: That is a VIEW Glass Railing System. It is these kinds of ostentatious displays that help Viva Railings grow organically. Commercial giants looking to rise higher with their very own high-rise tend to take a second look at the building down the block with the street view that includes an LED-lit path of egress – it is pleasing and assuring. The four-tier business model at Viva Railings – Design, Engineering, Fabrication, and Installation – is a winning combination. Just ask the San Diego International Airport Consolidated Rental Car Facility. They went with a BLADE Stainless Steel Railing System, “designed with two 2 in. wide vertical bars, with a cube cap at top and barrel bolts at bottom” (vivarailings.com). The accompanying Blade BIM (Building information modeling) Model that came
Viva Railings is a debt-free company operating in 14,000 square feet in Carrolton, Texas with national reach. Viva Railings also operates a satellite office in Mumbai, India that has overseen in-town projects including the Orbit Arya luxury residential tower and the luxurious Signature by Samraat development in Nashik.
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