DESCRIPTION The Jorgensen Building at the California Institute of Technology's campus in Pasadena, California, USA. was built in the 1970s to host computational department. In 2012 the building completed a total renovation that rescued and adapted the building as a state-of-the-art research facility. The intervention in the facade included removing vertical concrete sunshades of the original building to install a thermally efficient curtain wall system. The system spans 12 feet in upper section with shorter spans at storefront level. Both systems incorporate 1-inch insulated glazing units with a low-E coating in a composition of different sizes and patterns. Some of the mullions are deeper than others, and combine with translucent glass. A new glass-enclosed entrance pavilion replaced the building's original bridge entry.
OWNER California Technology Institute
DEVELOPER
DESIGN ARCHITECT A. Quincy Jones
EXECUTIVE ARCHITECT
ENGINEER
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
FACADE CONSULTANT
FACADE CONTRACTOR
OTHER CONSULTANT/CONTRIBUTOR
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1970
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ORIGINAL FACADE DESIGN
DESCRIPTION The Jorgensen Building at the California Institute of Technology's campus in Pasadena, California, USA. was built in the 1970s to host computational department. In 2012 the building completed a total renovation that rescued and adapted the building as a state-of-the-art research facility. The intervention in the facade included removing vertical concrete sunshades of the original building to install a thermally efficient curtain wall system. The system spans 12 feet in upper section with shorter spans at storefront level. Both systems incorporate 1-inch insulated glazing units with a low-E coating in a composition of different sizes and patterns. Some of the mullions are deeper than others, and combine with translucent glass. A new glass-enclosed entrance pavilion replaced the building's original bridge entry.