South of Downtown Orlando complex
Posted
06/9/2011
Known as
SoDo, the 70,000-square-foot South of Downtown Orlando complex is a
mixed-use, "livework-play" development that seamlessly integrates
marquee retailers alongside luxury residential units, office space
and restaurants. Located in one of the fastest growing U.S. cities,
the 22-acre development helped to transform an industrial block in
Orlando into a thriving urban activity center.
Moon Township, Pa.-based CENTRIA supplied 11,745 square feet of
22/26-gauge Formawall Dimension Series 2-inch horizontal and
vertical wall panels in Fashion Gray; 8,515 square feet of
22/26-gauge Formawall Dimension Series 2-inch horizontal and
vertical wall panels in Chromium Gray II; and 5,877 square feet of
22/26-gauge Formawall Dimension Series 2-inch horizontal and
vertical wall panels in Dove Gray. All panels were finished with a
smooth Fluorofinish coating.
The building team chose metal since it could be adapted to meet
the project's multiple aesthetic and performance needs. The three
alternating gray tones on CENTRIA's Formawall Dimension Series
panels create a subtle contrast that gives the development a unique
and distinctive visual appeal. The gray metal panels also blend
well with the other neutral-hued building products used on the
development.
CENTRIA,
www.centria.com
Since SoDO is a major component of the Orlando area's recent
transformation and renaissance, the building team needed the
development to look trendy and modern. Also, to keep it looking
contemporary, the building team needed a product that would look
good over the building's life cycle.
The project also presented some design challenges in that it
required a building material that could be curved as well as formed
into sharp corners.
The complex is owned by a joint venture of Kimco Realty Corp.
and North American Properties Inc. Cupkovic Architecture LLC,
Cleveland, was the architect; Hoar Construction LLC, Orlando, was
the general contractor; and Five-T-Co. Inc., Sarasota, Fla., was
the dealer.
www.centria.com