Form and function key to retail buildings
Posted
04/4/2011
The 26,800-square-foot
Holgate Square in Seattle is owned by Puget
Properties, Medina, Wash., and is made up of four metal buildings
with a 20-foot eave height from Memphis, Tenn.-based Varco Pruden
Buildings. The first building has a 3:12 roof slope and utilizes a
Varco Pruden SSR metal roof and R-32 Simple Saver roof insulation
from Thermal Design, Stoughton, Wis. Buildings two, three and four
have a 4:12 roof slope and utilize Varco Pruden's SLR standing-seam
roof panels and Thermal Design's R-32 Simple Saver roof insulation.
Anderson Construction Group, Seattle, was the general contractor,
and CHG Building Systems Inc., Renton, Wash., was the
installer.
Designed by Seattle-based Johnson Architecture & Planning, the
buildings fit into the industrial character of the neighborhood and
feature natural light and large volumes of space and durable
low-maintenance finishes. "The unfinished space is designed to be
flexible and can be divided into various sizes," says Steve
Johnson, principal of Johnson Architecture & Planning. "We
worked with CHG to customize the VP Buildings pre-engineered
systems that are economical and appropriate for this use. We were
able to incorporate the mezzanines, the large glazed roll-up doors
and create very useful industrial and business incubator spaces
that can accommodate what each tenant needs."
Fontana, Calif.-based AEP Span supplied its Mini-V-Beam wall
panels in Cool Metallic Champagne Kynar type paint for the majority
of the building's wall panels. Accent walls utilize AEP Span's
NuWave wall panels in Cool Zactique II Kynar type paint, applied
horizontally. Modesto, Calif.-based Kingspan Insulated Panels
Inc.'s Designwall insulated metal panels in a smooth Metallic
Champagne finish were used as accents. The wall insulation is
R-19.
While the project did not pursue LEED certification, it does
feature a number of sustainable features, including:
• recycled and reclaimed material from the existing buildings that
were demolished
• recycled content and recyclable natural of the steel building
components
• the use of glass including natural ventilation
• the canopies and sunscreens
• high insulation values
• local source of many materials
To provide the most flexibility for future owners or tenants,
the original building lot was divided into five separate areas-four
building lots and one common area for parking-providing multiple
possible configurations. The buildings are built out to nearly 100
percent coverage on the separate building lots. The broken-up wall
surfaces on the street side and on the interior lot sides provide
interest and function. The exposed wall bracing is used as a
feature, and portal frame bracing as a function, to make door and
window spaces as open as possible. The quality of the architectural
metal roofing and siding shows bold vertical lines with wide flat
insulated wall panels providing subtle features at the corners.
Additionally, the cantilevered canopies feature stainless-steel
interior gutters.
AEP Span, www.aep-span.com
Kingspan Insulated Panels Inc., www.kingspanpanels.us
Thermal Design, www.thermaldesign.com
Varco Pruden Buildings, www.vp.com