At a Glance: © Copyright 2017 Construction Specialties, Inc. CS’ sunshade louvers elegantly hid the New York Department of Sanitation’s 150 garbage trucks with a custom design in a sleek, heat-reducing and daylight-encouraging way. Design Goals Combining three separate district sanitation garages and equipment into a singular home that wouldn’t visually disrupt the neighborhood was the main concern for Dattner Architects. The 425,000 square-foot building was guaranteed to be noticed, so they wanted to create a design that downplayed its utilitarian side and focused on the appearance and functionality of the sanitation garage. Results Dattner Architects enclosed the structure in fritted glass and our perforated aluminum sunshade louvers to reduce what could’ve been an eyesore

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