PPG Place - Pittsburgh PA
N 40° 26.402 W 080° 00.270
17T E 584428 N 4477074
PPG Place is the headquarters of Pittsburgh Plate Glass and consists of six buildings surrounding a plaza. One PPG Place is a 40-story glass neo-gothic tower.
Waymark Code: WM9V38
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 09/29/2010
Views: 18
PPG Place is the headquarters of Pittsburgh Plate Glass and consists of six buildings surrounding a plaza. The buildings are remarkable for being covered in glass and topped with spires. The buildings contain over one million square feet of PPG's Solarban 550 Twindow with 19,750 panes in all.
The glass exterior reflects heat in the summer, and in winter infrared heat is reflected inside. The building also recirculates heat from computers and is highly energy-efficient.
Pittsburgh Plate Glass constructed the six buildings in 1984 to serve as its headquarters and occupies about half of One PPG Place. The remaining space is leased out and maintains a high occupancy rate.
Building Name: One PPG Place
Structure Height: 635
Number of Stories: 40
Year Built: 1994
Architect/Design Firm: Philip Johnson andJohn Burgee
Style: Post-Modern
Use: Office Building
Publicly accessible areas:
The lower floors of PPG Place are retail and the plaza is open to the public.
Hours:
Regular business hours.
Address:
One PPG Place
Pittsburgh PA 15272
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) link: [Web Link]
Cost: Not listed
Building Website: Not listed
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