Vandalia Tower, St. Paul, Minn.

by Rosa Soto | 15 July 2022 12:00 am

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the 205,000-square-foot Vandalia Tower, completed a significant renovation to meet the modern needs of its commercial, nonprofit and artistic tenants, and the approval of the State Historic Preservation Officer and National Park Service.

To maintain the 1920s, industrial, brick building’s architectural heritage, the property owner sought to replace the broken and missing windows with ones that replicated the look of their original, large, steel-framed, divided lite appearance with new units that would improve energy savings and comfort.

Linetec finished and thermally improved 290 aluminum-framed replacement windows manufactured by St. Cloud Window. NewStudio Architecture specified them with a Sherwin-Williams Coil Coatings’ 70% PVDF resin-based Fluropon architectural extrusion coating in Black to resemble the color of old steel windows.

Casey Mahon, president at St. Cloud Window, says, “A magnificent project like Vandalia Tower speaks logically to the application of state-of-the-art, high-performing aluminum windows, coatings and glass for responsible landmark building renovation. This property has, at once, become highly efficient and environmentally sustainable, while preserving the bespoke elegance of legacy architecture; and thus, serves the evolving needs of its owners, tenants and community for many generations to come.”

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