Ray & Joan Kroc Community Center, Grand Rapid, Mich.
Posted
01/11/2012
The $65 million Ray & Joan Kroc Community
Center was funded when Joan Kroc, the late widow of
McDonald's Corp. founder Ray Kroc, gave the Salvation Army $1.6
billion to build community centers in 38 cities throughout the U.S.
Located in Grand Rapids, Mich., the facility
incorporates a 400-seat performing arts center, classrooms and
conference areas for tutoring, skills development and job training.
The building features 22,000 square feet of 0.080-aluminum wall
panels finished in Bright Silver from Dri-Design, Holland, Mich.
The facility also includes an indoor swimming pool, fitness center,
basketballs courts and climbing wall. The center also contains
outdoor facilities, including soccer fields, playgrounds and a
baseball diamond. Isaac V. Norris & Associates, Grand Rapids,
served as the project architect, and Grand Rapids-based Metal Tech
installed the Dri-Design panels.
Dri-Design, www.dri-design.com
