Mirabella Retirement Community
Posted
06/9/2011
Anticipated to reach LEED Platinum Certification,
the Mirabella Retirement Community is located in the heart of
Portland's South Waterfront. The project was completed in October
2010, and features a black anodized custom-designed aluminum
railing system, aluminum trellis and a matching barbeque canopy
from Portland-based Sapa Architectural Products.
The custom-designed top rail has a flat top with a 4 percent
inward slope, allowing for easier water run-off. The infill
consists of 1/8-inch stainless steel cable. A heavier wall bottom
rail extrusion was needed because of the tension in the cable runs.
The project plans required three custom aluminum trellises to be
design. Sapa's design team used SolidWorks to create a visual 3-D
model of each custom trellis and barbeque canopy. Each trellis was
built with 6-inch square aluminum posts and Epi wood across the
top. To remain consistent with the railing system, the trellis was
anodized black. The barbeque canopy was designed using 1/2-inch
clear laminated and tempered glass.
In addition to allowing for a certain ease of manufacturability
and design flexibility, the aluminum products from Sapa earned LEED
points for regional manufacturing and regional extraction.
Aluminum's recyclability, along with the extruder using 25 percent
recycled aluminum also contributed LEED points.
The project utilized Sapa's in-house capabilities for design,
drafting, engineering, extrusion, anodizing, fabrication and
installation. Having these resources with one supplier allowed the
construction manager the flexibility and reliability with
construction schedule challenges, rather than having to deal with
several different companies. Ankrom Moisan, Portland, was the
architect, and Hoffman Construction Co., Portland, was the
construction manager.
Sapa Architectural Products,
www.sapaap.com
www.sapaap.com