Looking for something a little less conventional? Want something that the big skylight companies aren’t interested in fabricating? Check out some of our custom work here and in our gallery.
Custom Skylights
Westin Peachtree Tower
This monumental landmark skylight was completely renovated using a Gammans Series 350 skylight framing system and GSS 518 mullions. Our system was selected for it’s flexibility of design, and performance. The re-glaze was done with a 9/16″ thick HS Lami. About 2 years following this renovation Atlanta, and this hotel suffered terrific damages from a tornado. Consulting engineers were called in to assess the damages; they were amazed at how well the skylight portion of the building had performed! Although 70 floors of curtain wall glass rained down on the skylight and cracked almost all of the skylight glass, nothing penetrated the PVB Inner-layer of the safety glass or damaged the internal framing. New caps and covers were furnished by GSS for the remedial work. In addition, Gammans was selected to provide design engineering and custom extrusions to rebuild the 10th floor swimming pool barrel vault skylight which had lost most of it’s original glazing. This unique skylight is operable over the pool.
Man in the Moon
The “Man in the Moon” was developed to be a functioning weather vane and stunning custom skylight. The skylight portion is an oculus that sits at the peak of a conical slate roof and self flashes. Due to construction conditions, it was required to be installed by crane and attached from the inside. A weather proof venting system was incorporated into the flashing flange.
The moon sculpture is comprised of an aluminum face featuring 3-D gold anodized eyes and lips. Permanently sealed bearings and stainless steel shafts allow this work of art to pivot facing with the breeze. Gammans Skylight Systems is pleased to have been selected as the skylight manufacturer of this truly unique custom skylight.
Sciport Sundial
This custom built sundial skylight is installed at the Shreveport Science Museum (SciPort). The framing is a combination of Lite-Rail and a tapered steel sub-frame to support the center hub. The center hub was also designed and built by Gammans. The Gnomon is designed to be adjustable for proper alignment with the North Star and casts its shadow around the 180 degree arc of white translucent glass. Numbers have been set inside along the short vertical wall of the skylight curb that match the time of day to the sweep of the shadow. Architect: Alliance AE.
