The Clarkdale Slag Recovery Unit in Clarkdale, Ariz., is a refurbishment of a mine processing building originally built in 1914. The project began in August 2007 and is an ongoing three-year project, which consists of an 11,452-square-foot (1,064 m2) building plus 3,000 square feet (279 m2) of canopies.
The architect, Architecture Works Inc., Clarkdale, and owner worked with the city to facilitate a functional and aesthetic design that would preserve the integrity of the historic site while still allowing for the incorporation of new technology. The building houses technology newly developed by Clarkdale Metals to reprocess a copper smelter slag pile that dates from the late 1800s.
Metal panels were chosen as a perfect fit for everyone’s goals, including economy, design, structural necessities and appearance. The owner was in need of a strong and economical way to clean up the old building without compromising the overall structure, while the architect needed a method to secure, as well as aesthetically enhance the old structure. The team required a product that could enable them to incorporate sound attenuation and insulation upgrades.
MBCI, Houston, supplied 16,000 square feet (1,486 m2) of 7.2 panels on the roof and another 1,000 square feet (93 m2) for the canopies. The walls featured 14,000 square feet (1,301 m2) of MBCI’s PBR and PBU panels. The 24-gauge Galvalume panels were coated in MBCI’s Signature 300 Series (PVDF) paint. The roof is custom color Redwood, the canopies are Spruce and the walls are custom color Champagne.
Talson Corp., Clarkdale, was the general contractor and metal installer.
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