The 12,000-square-foot (1,115-m2) Dr. Thomas Haas Surgical Center in Louisville, Ky., is an aesthetic plastic surgery center in a two-story building where the design reflects the leading edge techniques performed within. The doctor worked closely with the architects to develop a progressive building form that would be both a powerful advertisement for his practice and a carefully abstracted analogy of the work he performs. The building exterior is marked by three dominant features: an overlapping, softly curving RHEINZINK-clad shell enclosing the treatment rooms and waiting areas; a two-story glass entrance atrium bounded by a sculptural slate wall and elevator tower; and a monolithic operating- room suite block that anchors the building’s other two elements.
The building utilized 4,600 square feet (427 m2) of 22-gauge, 0.03-inch (0.8-mm) preweathered Blue Gray and bright rolled flat-lock tiles and s-lock tiles by RHEINZINK America Inc., Cambridge, Mass. In addition, 2,700 square feet (251 m2) of 22-gauge, 0.03-inch preweathered Blue Gray angled standing-seam panels were used.
JRA Architects, Louisville, was the architect; JC Industries Inc., Louisville, was the fabricator and installer; and Brasch Barry General Contractors Inc., Louisville, was the general contractors.
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