CaptiveHook® Seismic Glass Mounting Systems
McGrory Glass is dedicated to helping bring your vision to life with our innovation and experience. The CaptiveHook® Seismic Glass Wall Mounting System, recently used by Gensler San Francisco in the Embarcadero Center project, is just one of our latest products.
Designing lobbies & interiors with glass walls and ceilings can be challenging. The CaptiveHook® architectural mounting system is patented, proprietary and stamped by Eckersley O’Callaghan Engineers. Our single-source solution allows you to mount glass panels of any dimensions – up to and beyond +85sqft / +500lbs – and it’s also available in AAMA 501.6 compliant (seismically rated).
Product Overview
- AMAA 501.6 compliant (seismically rated)
- Mounts large format glass panels quickly and securely, every time
- Mount glass panels of almost any size — up to and beyond +85sf/ +500lbs
- Doesn’t compromise on aesthetics (minimal reveal and infinite design options)
- Modular construction arrives ready to hang
- Reduces install time, labor costs, and provides peace of mind
- Delivers fully manufactured panels that arrive on site ready for clean installation
- Is produced in a humidity and temperature controlled environment, comprehensively fabricated and adhered in the McGrory Glass factory
- Allows individual panels to be removed singly and easily re-installed for simple maintenance
One Embarcadero Center
“We have a high level of confidence in the performance of CaptiveHook®… Achieving a system to accommodate some of the highest seismic loads and inelastic seismic movements in the world using innovative hidden seismic restraint mechanisms is unmatched with current glass-cladding systems.” – Phil Khalil, Principal of Eckersley O’Callaghan & Partners
Read About the Birth of CaptiveHook®Explore CaptiveHook® Mounting Systems
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CaptiveHook® Wall Glass Mounting System
Mount glass wall panels of almost any size — up to and beyond +85sf/ +500lbs.
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CaptiveHook® Ceiling Glass Mounting System
Many of the same great benefits of the wall glass mounting system are now available for your ceiling installations.
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CaptiveHook® Seismic Glass Mounting System
AAMA 501.6 compliant (seismically rated.)
The Only Seismically Rated Glass Wall Mounting System
After a 2018 visit to the Fresno testing site (see above), CaptiveHook® became the only glass wall-mounting system to earn the distinction of being rated AAMA 501.6 compliant. Read more.
CaptiveHook® gives you freedom of design, and the security of working with a field tested system approved by Eckersley O’Callaghan engineers.
