The 7-story, 223,000-sq.ft. I.M.M. building consists of two wings, one for technology and administrative offices and one for core research labs. The facility also includes an auditorium and a large atrium for public events, as well as rooms for faculty conferences and collaborative scientific discussions. 

The space between the office and laboratory wings of I.M.M. is enclosed by a glass wall and a skylight system, creating an atrium space 90 feet tall, 50 feet wide, and 210 feet deep. The glass curtain wall utilizes a steel-profile mullion system with an ultra-slender wind load strut system extending back to walkway bridges. The skylight system is hung from an exoskeleton to minimize the visible interior structure. Custom-designed glass units control solar heat gain and condensation in this west-oriented atrium. 

To achieve maximum transparency throughout the ground level, the exterior wall is designed as a point-supported tension-steel-cable system, reducing visible structure to an absolute minimum. The glass units are also custom-designed to improve acoustic control, mitigating traffic noise from a nearby bus terminal. 

In addition to providing exceptional thermal, solar, and acoustic control, Heintges also designed, detailed, and engineered both the glass curtain wall and the skylight system to withstand hurricane-force wind loads. 

Heintges provided building envelope and curtain wall consulting services during all phases of design  and construction.