Atlantic Fields — private golf community glazing package, Hobe Sound, FL

Project facts

Scope narrative

Atlantic Fields is one of the major private golf community developments in Florida in recent years — a Discovery Land Company project bringing the developer's signature private club standard to Hobe Sound on Florida's Martin County coast. The development spans approximately 1,500 acres and includes multiple occupied structures, each with independent architectural character and glazing requirements.

American Commercial Glass was selected as the glazing subcontractor for the Atlantic Fields development through Proctor Construction, ACG's GC partner on the project. The ACG scope covers four distinct project phases and structures: the main clubhouse glazing package, the golf house, the performance center, and the member sales and welcome center. Each structure is documented as a separate case study in the ACG portfolio (see related pages), with this page covering the overall development context and ACG's multi-phase role.

The Atlantic Fields glazing scope represents one of ACG's larger private club engagements — a multi-building, multi-phase package for a developer with exacting architectural standards and a schedule tied to the community's membership opening program. Discovery Land Company projects carry high design expectations; every glazing detail must read at the quality level the brand's membership expects.

Martin County is a Florida WBDR coastal jurisdiction. All exterior glazing across the Atlantic Fields development required Florida Product Approval-documented impact systems rated to the calculated design pressures for each structure's exposure and height. ACG prepared FPA submittal documentation for each structure's permit package and coordinated with Proctor Construction's preconstruction team to align submittal timelines with the permit schedule for each building.

ACG's multi-building relationship at Atlantic Fields allowed consistent quality and coordination across the development. The same ACG project team managed submittals, procurement, and field operations across all four structures — reducing coordination friction and ensuring consistent detailing standards across the community.

Technical highlights

Atlantic Fields glazing technical summary across all structures:

• Impact-rated throughout: All exterior glazing across the development was specified and installed as Florida Product Approval-documented impact systems. Martin County WBDR coastal exposure requires impact compliance on all glazed openings — no exceptions.
• System diversity: The four structures at Atlantic Fields each had distinct architectural characters requiring different glazing system types — curtainwall at the main clubhouse for large glass spans, storefront systems at the golf house and welcome center, and specialty glazing elements at the performance center.
• ESWindows product line: ACG's primary manufacturer partner ESWindows (Tecnoglass) provided the majority of the glazing systems across the Atlantic Fields scope. ESWindows impact-rated curtainwall and storefront systems carry Florida Product Approval for Martin County WBDR use.
• Thermal performance: Insulating glass units with low-E coating and thermally broken frames consistent with Florida Energy Code requirements for the climate zone and occupancy types across the development.
• Architectural finishes: Frame finishes coordinated with the architectural design team for each structure — consistent with Discovery Land Company's design standards and the coastal setting of the Hobe Sound community.

Schedule, safety, and coordination

Multi-building private club developments require glazing contractor engagement across multiple permit and construction phases, each with independent schedule drivers. ACG coordinated with Proctor Construction across the Atlantic Fields development timeline — providing preconstruction submittal support, material procurement management, and field crew planning for each structure as it reached glazing readiness.

Private club opening schedules are driven by membership commitments, which creates firm end-dates for each structure. ACG factored membership opening milestones into installation scheduling and provided Proctor Construction with advance notice of fabrication lead times at each project phase.

Safety on multi-building club construction sites involves active coordination with other trades working simultaneously across the development. ACG maintained its zero OSHA recordable incident record across the Atlantic Fields work through daily safety briefings, proper glass handling equipment, and coordination with the GC's site safety plan.