The unlimited variations and possibilities of glass are being explored by today’s artists and designers. Bold statements in glass can turn public spaces like lobbies, stairwells, and entrances into works of art. Spaces that can so easily be mundane, instead become vibrant focal points.
Kits Glass Ltd. has created such spaces throughout North America. Whatever the scale or challenge of the design, Kits Glass can execute any commercial glass project with the assurances that only an experienced and time tested company can provide.
Below are just a few examples of our Commercial Projects.
This captivating work of art named “The Great Wave” can be seen in the terminal at the Vancouver International Airport.
It measures 135 feet wide x 35 feet high, and is made up of multi-tinted layers of glass, that are stacked and laminated within a glazed framework.
Toronto’s Roger Centre interior corridors are illuminated with backlit stained glass panels, bringing life to the concrete halls.
This strong ceiling design at One Financial Place in Toronto, casts radiant colored light into the atrium while allowing the viewer to experience the external architecture.
This dramatic mural of opalescent antique glass and prisms at the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, adds a sense of motion and scale to an atrium.
As impressive inside as it is from the exterior, thousands of laminated pieces of patterned glass add a shimmering quality to the facade of the Robson Court building in Vancouver.
The original stained Glass Dome in the Palm Court of the Fairmont’s Empress Hotel in Victoria B.C was one of the hotel’s greatest treasures. It unfortunately collapsed during a snow storm on New Year’s Eve in 1968. After being concealed and forgotten for over 2 decades, it was uncovered during the Royal Restoration in 1988. Kits Glass reconstructed this masterpiece from old photographs.
This incredibly unique sculpture, named “Migration” depicts the yearly miracle of salmon migrating. Photos of the salmon were taken in Katmai National Park and were then transformed into this stunning sculpture using hundreds of strips of glass. It can be seen in the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Alaska.
“Dance of Venus” is an impressive three-storey high stained glass installation, located in the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga ON. With is vibrant bursts of color, it serves as a dramatic centerpiece in the building’s main atrium.
This impressive 30 ft x 30 ft window in the Scotia Building in Edmonton Alberta, consists of painted and leaded glass.
This beautiful installation in Thurston High School in Olympia, Washington, was created using both stained glass and mouthblown antique glass.
This striking piece was fabricated and installed by Kits Glass in SunRidge Mall in Calgary, AB.
This flowing three-dimensional glass installation named Cadenza embellishes the front of Symphony Place, located in downtown Vancouver.
This vibrant window was created and installed for a Firehouse in Washington State.
This suspended glass screen, named “Light in Equipoise” separates the spacious sky-lit foyer from the living areas of this distinctive residence. More than 8500 bevels, laminated to both sides of tempered glass panels make a stunning and lasting introduction to this home.
This one of kind dome was fabricated for a residential home in Vancouver. A dome can create beautiful lighting and is sure to make spectacular impression in any setting. If you are looking to make a bold statement, a stained glass dome will do exactly that.