unicel presentation

Unicel Architectural Corp.

Montreal, Canada

Unicel’s 3 business sectors:

1. Vision Control® louvered insulating glass units

2. Commercial Structures

-Skylights-Solariums-Curtain Walls-Louvers

3. Building envelope restoration

Windsor Station, Montreal, QCArchitect: Louis-Joseph Papineau

Aluminum skylights

Eaton Center, Montreal, QCArchitect: Lemay & Associés

Levitt Center for University Advancement, Iowa City, IAArchitect: Gwathmey Siegel / Brooks Borg Skiles

Custom-designed cantilevered sunscreens supported by outriggers

Levy Residence, White Plains, NYArchitect: Thomas Phifer & Partners

Custom-designed shading systems supported by tension rods

Municipal Library, Longueuil, QC

Custom-designed louvered sunshades

Custom-designed architectural louvers

NORTH

Unicel Architecturalpresents

Vision Control®

Insulated glass with integral cord-free louvers

Vision Control®’s unique cordless system offers perfectly aligned louvers at all times.

Thumbwheel

Modes of operation

Crank Handle

•High speed (thumbwheel)•Smooth operation•Accessible from 1 or 2 side(s)•Optional aluminum knob

Modes of operation

Computerized

• Can be hooked up to intelligent building system for optimal energy efficiency

• Rotation accurate to 1 degree

Electrical

• Out-of-reach applications• Ganging of multiple panels• Limit switches for preset positions• Timer / sun sensor

Jacobson Athletic Facility, Iowa State University, Ames, IAArchitect: Herbert Lewis Kruse Blunck

This patented design offers control of:

•Light•Energy•Sound•Maintenance•Safety

Privacy when needed…

…vision when required

Various Applications

Sound, light & heat gain control…

…plus natural day lighting, all in one complete insulating glass unit (IGU)

Exterior Installations

Ohzuma Gakuen University, Tokyo, JapanArchitect: Nikken Sekkei

Kirke-Van Orsdel, Inc., West Des Moines, IAArchitect: Environmental Design Group, Inc.

Closed Open

Conference rooms:

• Audio-visual presentations• Reduction of glare

Memorial Hospital, South Bend, INArchitect : Troyer Group

Interior view Exterior view

Turnkey solution: Vision Control® + Unicel’s skylight system

Butterfly Vivarium,Milwaukee Public Museum, WIArchitect: HGA

Curtain Wall applications

UNC Women’s & Children’s Hospital, Chapel Hill, NCArchitect: HKS

Vision Control® for institutional facilities:

Interior Installations

•Healthcare•Educational•Correctional

Lapua Music School, Lapua, FinlandArchitect: Helana Teravainen

•Doctor-patient privacy•Protection of health

information

In healthcare facilities, this is the single source that allows architects and facility managers to comply with HIPAA:

With the outburst and spread of new diseases, concern for infection control is at an all-time high

Lakeland Regional Medical Center,Lakeland, FLArchitect: HLM Design

Scrub sinks looking into operating rooms require infection control blinds

Rex Ambulatory Surgery Center, Cary, NCArchitect: HKS

William Beaumont Hospital, Troy, MIArchitect: Harley Ellis Devereaux

Vision Control® interior partitions

•Patient rooms•Nurses’ stations•Charting alcoves•ICUs

Nurses and physicians can chart and dictate patient information in the alcove while observing the patient through the windows

Oaklawn Hospital, Marshall, MIArchitect: Harley Ellis Devereaux

Discreet viewing into the rooms at night-time allow doctors and nurses to observe their patients while providing them with the privacy needed for a good night’s rest.

Greenville Hospital Systems,Greenville, SCArchitect: Design Strategies

South Jersey Regional Medical Center,Vineland, NJArchitect: HKS

Children’s Hospital, Boston, MAArchitect: Shepley Bulfinch Richardson & Abbott

Memorial Hospital, South Bend, INArchitect: Troyer Group

Vision Control can be factory-glazed in Unicel’s aluminum trim kits for1 ¾” thick doors

Memorial Hospital, South Bend, INArchitect : Troyer Group

No more curtains or shades flapping with the opening and closing of the door

Vision Control Mini:Now available with 1” or 1 ¼” thick airspace.

Specially created for doors, particularlysliding doors where face clearance is tight.

Thank you for your attention!

Let us know how we can assist you on your current projectand help you achieve your design goals.

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•Downloadable catalog including Autocad Details•Downloadable specs (CSI format)•Searchable list of completed projects•Testimonials•Performance tables•Testing•Photo gallery•….and more!