Bendheim’s Glass Rainscreen System Makes Buildings Glow
The newly completed Inova Schar Cancer Institute glows in its 117-acre site in Fairfax, Virginia. Previously serving as Exxon Mobil’s corporate HQ, the 40-year-old campus has been reimagined by Wilmot Sanz Architecture into a modern, patient-focused research and treatment center. The main building uses the Glass Rainscreen System, a glass over-cladding product from Bendheim. Bendheim’s Glass Rainscreen System has been used all over the world, but there are only three buildings that have used it to create a shingle glow effect – one in Switzerland, one in Germany, and now the Inova Schar project in Fairfax, Virginia. The building’s luminous exterior is striking, and we wanted to learn more. We spoke to Said Elieh, VP of Systems and Development at Bendheim, about the glass rainscreen system and Bendheim’s design process working with clients. From project notes: “The architects revamped the existing structures and added a new two-story proton therapy facility on the north-east end. The new addition houses …
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