Rome Collective is a mixed-use restaurant concept in Florida — a hospitality and dining development whose architectural program depended on glazing to create the street-facing character and indoor-outdoor connection that define the concept's appeal. American Commercial Glass installed the commercial glazing package — storefront, entry systems, and specialty glazed elements consistent with the project's hospitality design program. General contractor was Tidal Construction Group. ACG completed the glazing scope with impact-rated systems meeting Florida Building Code requirements for the project's jurisdiction.
| Project Detail | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Project team confidential |
| General Contractor | Tidal Construction Group, LLC |
| Architect | Project team confidential |
| Location | Florida (FBC jurisdiction) |
| Building type | Mixed-use / restaurant / hospitality |
| Systems | Impact-rated storefront, entry systems, specialty glazing |
| Manufacturer | Not disclosed |
| Code jurisdiction | Florida Building Code — applicable impact requirements per jurisdiction. |
Rome Collective is a mixed-use restaurant and hospitality concept — a food and beverage destination designed with a street-facing commercial character that depends on glazing to create visual engagement between the dining interior and the street or outdoor dining area. This type of Florida hospitality project — a restaurant concept with an architectural ambition beyond standard retail — requires commercial glazing that meets code while delivering the design intent the concept's brand demands.
American Commercial Glass installed the commercial glazing package at Rome Collective, working with Tidal Construction Group as the general contractor. The scope included impact-rated aluminum storefront systems at the primary street-facing elevation, glazed entry systems at the restaurant's main entry and secondary entries, and specialty glazed elements consistent with the hospitality concept's design program.
The restaurant's glazing was a central element of its design identity — the storefront facade that defines the guest's first impression before they enter, and the interior glazing elements that shape the dining experience from inside. ACG coordinated with the project team to deliver glazing systems that met both the functional code requirements and the design intent the hospitality concept required.
Florida Building Code requirements for the project's jurisdiction were applied throughout — impact-rated systems with appropriate Florida Product Approval documentation where the site's location within a WBDR or HVHZ jurisdiction required them.
Technical highlights of the Rome Collective glazing scope:
Restaurant construction schedules are driven by the operator's opening date — a date that may be publicly announced, tied to lease obligations, and connected to marketing commitments the operator has made to its market. ACG coordinated with Tidal Construction Group to deliver the Rome Collective glazing on the schedule the restaurant's opening program required.
Hospitality glazing installation in occupied commercial areas may involve work outside normal business hours to minimize impact on adjacent tenants or public areas. ACG coordinated installation hours and access with Tidal Construction's site management plan.
Rome Collective is a mixed-use restaurant and hospitality concept in Florida. ACG installed the commercial glazing package — impact-rated storefront, entry systems, and specialty glazing — through general contractor Tidal Construction Group.
Florida restaurant and hospitality glazing typically includes large-format storefront at street-facing elevations for visual engagement, folding or sliding wall systems where indoor-outdoor transitions are central to the concept, and impact-rated glass throughout for WBDR or HVHZ compliance. Entry systems are designed for high traffic volume and the brand's aesthetic identity.
Hospitality glazing has higher design expectations than standard commercial — the glass is a key component of the guest experience, and the architectural character of the storefront, entry, and interior glazing elements communicates the brand. ACG coordinates glazing specifications that meet code while delivering the design intent the hospitality concept requires.
Tidal Construction Group, LLC is a Florida general contractor active in commercial and hospitality construction. ACG installed the Rome Collective glazing package through Tidal Construction Group as the general contractor.
Yes. American Commercial Glass has extensive experience with restaurant, hospitality, and mixed-use glazing projects in Florida, including storefront, curtainwall, and folding/sliding wall systems for dining and entertainment concepts. Hospitality is a core segment of ACG's Florida commercial portfolio.
Florida restaurants and hospitality buildings in WBDR or HVHZ coastal jurisdictions require impact-rated glazing with Florida Product Approval (WBDR) or Miami-Dade NOA (HVHZ) on all exterior openings. The specific requirement depends on the restaurant's location and the applicable jurisdiction's wind zone designation. ACG confirms the applicable code requirement for each Florida restaurant project's specific site.