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PROJECT
fenestration
Curtainwall, Storefront
Systems Protect
And Enhance
Preservation and adaptive
reuse delivers new life to a
New Orleans landmark.
W
alking along the bustling streets of New Orleans in the Roaring Twenties, local residents would marvel at the nine-story New Orleans Public
Service Inc. (NOPSI) building. Located in the heart of the The Big
Easy's central business district, the building was just two blocks away from Canal Street
and the French Quarter. As they walked past the main entrance and entered the lobby
Top. The nine-story New Orleans Public Service Inc. (NOPSI) building was used years ago as a payment center
for residents' electric and gas bills. Photos: JT Blatty
Above. Impact-resistant and blast-mitigating outside-glazed curtain wall was chosen to provide more exposed
glass and to strengthen the building façade through the main wind-force-resisting system. The building's farmto-table restaurant is aptly named "Public Service."
to pay their electric and gas bills, residents stepped onto glossy terrazzo floors and were
surrounded by 21-ft.-high vaulted ceilings and towering columns. In its heyday, the
NOPSI building was often referred to as a "Jazz-Age Splendor," an iconic slice of the
NOLA business community's rich history.
Built in 1927, the building was home to the city's utility company and streetcar operator. In the 1950s and 1960s, NOPSI converted most of the streetcar lines to bus services
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Commercial Architecture March 2018
The Architects
Old Buildings, Creative Solutions
Maximum Space, Tight Fit
The Art of Moisture Protection
Kansas State Calls Waterproofing Audible
Art Museum Expansion Is A Wrap
Exteriors Products
Glass Railings Complement Collegiate Gothic Structure
Arches Dominate New House of Worship
Access Floors Provide Flexbility
Interiors Products
Curtainwall, Storefront Systems Protect and Enhance
Impact Windows Featured In Apartment Renovation
Windows & Doors Products
PTACs May Hold Key To Hotel Energy Efficiency And IAQ
Visibility And Security Bank On Lighting
Lighting & Electrical Products
Building Technology Products
Showcase
Index
Portfolio
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Commercial Architecture March 2018 - Cover2
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Commercial Architecture March 2018 - The Architects
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Commercial Architecture March 2018 - Old Buildings, Creative Solutions
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Commercial Architecture March 2018 - Maximum Space, Tight Fit
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Commercial Architecture March 2018 - The Art of Moisture Protection
Commercial Architecture March 2018 - 25
Commercial Architecture March 2018 - Kansas State Calls Waterproofing Audible
Commercial Architecture March 2018 - 27
Commercial Architecture March 2018 - Art Museum Expansion Is A Wrap
Commercial Architecture March 2018 - Exteriors Products
Commercial Architecture March 2018 - Glass Railings Complement Collegiate Gothic Structure
Commercial Architecture March 2018 - 31
Commercial Architecture March 2018 - Arches Dominate New House of Worship
Commercial Architecture March 2018 - 35
Commercial Architecture March 2018 - Access Floors Provide Flexbility
Commercial Architecture March 2018 - 37
Commercial Architecture March 2018 - 38
Commercial Architecture March 2018 - Interiors Products
Commercial Architecture March 2018 - 40
Commercial Architecture March 2018 - Curtainwall, Storefront Systems Protect and Enhance
Commercial Architecture March 2018 - 42
Commercial Architecture March 2018 - 43
Commercial Architecture March 2018 - Impact Windows Featured In Apartment Renovation
Commercial Architecture March 2018 - 45
Commercial Architecture March 2018 - Windows & Doors Products
Commercial Architecture March 2018 - PTACs May Hold Key To Hotel Energy Efficiency And IAQ
Commercial Architecture March 2018 - 48
Commercial Architecture March 2018 - 49
Commercial Architecture March 2018 - 50
Commercial Architecture March 2018 - 51
Commercial Architecture March 2018 - Visibility And Security Bank On Lighting
Commercial Architecture March 2018 - Lighting & Electrical Products
Commercial Architecture March 2018 - 54
Commercial Architecture March 2018 - Building Technology Products
Commercial Architecture March 2018 - Showcase
Commercial Architecture March 2018 - Index
Commercial Architecture March 2018 - Portfolio
Commercial Architecture March 2018 - Cover3
Commercial Architecture March 2018 - Cover4
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