The
Washington Glass Studio recognizes that the integration of art with
architecture turns public spaces into people places.
Our philosophy is to “balance creativity with function”
embracing the realties of design and construction while ensuring
the highest level of creativity and innovation integral to each
project’s success.
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The
Washington Glass Studio will design and fabricate your entire project
from conceptual brainstorming and site assessment to design development,
fabrication and finished artwork. Our primary objective is the sympathetic
integration of its glass work with architecture to make it more
exciting, dynamic and ultimately more meaningful for those who experience
and use it.
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below to see exmples of installed projects.
Click
below to see exmples of proposed projects.
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EPA Headquarters
The Environmental Protection Agency's headquarter Ariel Rios Building new low-impact courtyard in Washington, DC features recycled cast glass sculptures and signage. |
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Palomar
Hotel, Washington DC
The new luxury
boutique hotel in Dupont Circle wanted to project its high-end art
house design commissioned the Washington Glass Studio to provide
the signature lobby sculpture as part of the hotel’s “Art
In Motion” theme.
Made of cast glass, glass with fused imagery and steel, the sculpture
was coordinated to enhance the ‘modern elegance’ of
the dramatic two-story hotel lobby. Adriane Quinlan, writer of the
Washington Post wrote that our sculpture titled ‘The Gravity
Between Us” was ‘beautiful’ and that it ‘characterizes
the Palomar in a really perfect way’. |
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National
Institutes of Health (NIH)
The newly completed
Hatfield Clinic at the NIH campus in Bethesda, MD incorporated cast
glass panels between the reception and the patient consulting area.
The deep relief panels were made with ‘healing’ imagery
and were designed to form a privacy break while being artwork in
its own right. The staggered arrangement of the panels allows for
cleaning and maintenance of the glass wall. |
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Liberty
Park
Part of the
development of a new office/retail and residential development,
a public access park is being created in Ballston, VA. Working with
the designers, developers and consultants, Washington Glass Studio
created artwork for the park and plaza that reinforced the theme
of ‘Liberty’. The artwork design incorporates special
lighting effects, allowing the artwork to create visual drama in
the evening as well as during the day. |
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Prince
George’s County Courthouse
The new Marbury
wing of the expanded Prince George’s County Court complex
recycles copper from the historic Duvall wing that was destroyed
by fire in 2004. Abstracted and direct imagery from the Prince George's
County, the surrounding area and state were integrated into the
recycled glass and steel artwork as a way of making the artwork
resonate with the community. |
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Automotive
Aftermarket Industry Association
Artist Erwin
Timmers created artwork for the Automotive Aftermarket Industry
Association (AAIA) by casting glass auto parts. The panels are mounted
in the Bethesda, MD head office of the association whose member
companies manufacture, distribute and sell motor vehicle parts. |
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Warehouse
Gallery and Arts Complex
Washington
Glass Studio artists created cast glass logo insets for Washington,
DC alternate arts complex ‘Warehouse Arts’ . The illuminated
floor and bar glass panels are part of the arts center desire for
strong visual effects featured throughout the space. |
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Gaylord National Hotel
Gaylord's new National Convetion Hotel at the Washington Harbor features works from WGS in many locations throughout the property.
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Office Lobby
Refurbishment of existing Washington, DC office lobby incorporates art into the lobby architecture.
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Adele
The developers
and designers of the new Silver Spring, MD commercial and residential
project called the ‘Adele’ sought out the Washington
Glass Studio to create the signature artwork for the building. Working
on themes relating to the diversity of the area, the artists are
creating large scale cast glass panels. This project is scheduled
to be completed in 2008. |
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  APS
The American
Physical Society commissioned Washington Glass Studio to create
an educational artwork to be featured in its commemorative poster
for the ‘World Year of Physics’. "A New World View"
is now on display at the group entereance of the Maryland Science
Center in Balimore, MD |
Rosedale
Community Park
Cast glass benchfronts
and gate inset panels and concrete with glass pattern inset benchtops
and feature walkway |
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Art
Glass for Strathmore Hall
Proposal for
wall hung glass for the interior of Strathmore Hall, Bethesda, MD |
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