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Glulam Walls In Recital Hall

The Music Center at Indian Hill is going the extra mile to ensure that audiences enjoy the very best acoustics when they attend performances. The wall structure in the Recital Hall is marked by 'tuning...

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Glulam Orchards Grow At Music Center

The design team has referred to the classroom and exterior spaces at the Music Center at Indian Hill as orchards. We've manufactured hundreds of glulam 'trees' for these orchards over the past year and...

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The "Octo-Tree" Glulam

This steel base connection stands out in the orchard at the Music Center at Indian Hill because of the eight individual connection plates welded at different angles. These are the roots of what the...

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Another Glulam Fabrication Detail

This may simply look like a glulam beam with a hole in it, but this beam went into the Recital Hall at the Music Center at Indian Hill.This beam was installed below the balcony of the Recital Hall, and...

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Glulam Arches Create Unique Church Space

We often manufacture Tudor arches for churches. This church used a unique arch plan to create a more open feel in the space.This project also featured a side chapel with gable/clerestory windows that...

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The Journey Church, St. Louis, MO

These photos come courtesy of Jonathan McKee, AIA from JEMA in St. Louis, Missouri.The interesting thing to note is that these UNALAM Glulam beams and arches were retrofitted to fit an existing...

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TEMPLE BETH TZEDEK WINS BRICK X BRICK AWARD!

     500 FAMILY JEWISH TEMPLE IN BUFFALO, NY ADDS NEW 300 SEAT SANCTUARY     FINEGOLD ALEXANDER ARCHITECTS IN BOSTON EXECUTED  THE DESIGNTHE 25-FOOT-HIGH STAINED GLASS WALL LOOKS BEAUTIFUL WITH UNALAM...

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FROM FAB TO FUN TIMES IN THE SUMMERTIME AT THE KARTRITE in Monticello, NY

                                                  Kartrite Arch on the Glue Forms in the Unalam Maufacturing Plant                            125' Arches Head Down the Road By Twos...

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Iron Chef Jose Garces Opens Stella in New Hope, PA

Iron Chef Jose Garces Opens Stella in New Hope, PAThe Site is the Former Playhouse InnDesign by Ralph C. Fey, AIA  Architects PC in Doylestown, PA                 Glulam Beams by Unalam

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It's the 50th Anniversary of the Woodstock Music & Art Festival "Three Days of Peace and Music"!  August 15-18, 2019 at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts! The site of the 1969 Woodstock Festival!...

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GIMMEE SHELTER!

Hot Time in the Summertime & Sometimes We Need Shelter! Shelters byUNALAMThe Eastwind Village Gazebo in Wading River, NY stands ready for summer shoppersThis Pergola in Niagara Falls invites...

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Update on the Music Center at Indian Hill in Groton, MA

Many thanks and best wishes to ALL of our Unalam employees for a Safe and Happy Labor Day! We couldn't produce an excellent quality project like The Music Center at Indian Hill without YOU!As our...

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UNALAM Incorporated for 110 years!

Unadilla Silo Company began in 1892 & Incorporated in September 1909! Here are just a few of our projects over the years!1982-The USS Cairo Ironclad Gunboat at the Vicksburg National Military Park,...

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Summer vacation is over, but the party continues at the Rutgers Club Bar in...

School is back in session and the Rutgers Club Bar is an amazing meeting place for students and faculty! The Rutgers Club Bar, designed by architects at Michael Graves Architecture & Design in...

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National Awards Winner for Green Building with Wood : Patrons Oxford...

Green, Sustainable, Wood. Scott Simons Architects of Portland, Maine were recognized for their design work and sustainable solutions. Becker Structural Engineers,Inc.of Portland, Maine were recognized...

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Parsons School of Design Paggnuck Pavilion & Lab at the Urban Farm on...

Designed by students at the School of Construction Environments at Parsons School of Design in collaboration with The Trust For Governor's IslandStudent designers and professors at opening...

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Sheraton Suites & Aloft Hotels in Philadelphia, PA

These two hotels near the Philadelphia Airport both boast glulam by UNALAM!Vector Restaurant, Bar & Atrium in the Sheraton...

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The Last Tuning Forks Have Struck a Chord in Our Manufacturing Plant!

Phase II of Our Amazing Project with the Music Center at Indian Hill in Groton, MA nearing completion today.Our Finishing Team Members Lillian Fredella & Rob Robertson expertly work on completing...

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It's Fall & We Can't Bring Spring Back Yet, But Our Engineering Team Can...

Music Center at Indian Hill Groton, MA                                                        photo courtesy of Tom HargeonesOne of the technical hurdles in producing curved shapes is Springback....

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Reinforcing Hardware At Work

When doing curved projects out of species other than Southern Yellow Pine you can run into issues with radial tension. Radial tension occurs when forces cause a curved beam to straighten, resulting in...

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