Philip Johnson Glass House Ceiling Replacement, Modern Connecticut Home, America
Glass House Ceiling Replacement
20th Century American Property: Modern Connecticut Architecture – home design by Philip Johnson Architect
Apr 10, 2018
Philip Johnson Glass House Ceiling Replacement News
The Replacement of the Glass House Ceiling 2017 – 2018
The Glass House will re-open in May 2018 with a new ceiling, funded in part by Bank of America and the State of Connecticut’s Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD)
NEW CANAAN, Conn. (April 10th, 2018) – The Glass House continues their ongoing commitment to architecture and the arts with the replacement of the entire ceiling of the iconic structure. The Glass House, completed in 1949, is one of 14 structures on the 49-acre site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Photos by Michael Biondo online soon
In recent years, the ceiling of the Glass House was sagging in several areas. In 2015, the ceiling was stabilized where the decoupling from its support was most significant while a study was performed to identify the optimal repair process. Upon visual inspection, the system attaching the ceiling to the roof timbers was noted to be poorly constructed. Almost half of the ceiling was compromised. The 1,800 square foot plaster ceiling was applied in a three-coat plaster system on lath with the top coat being a self-colored plaster mixed with asbestos with a texture to appear like exterior stucco...