Creative Manufacturing
by Jonathan McGaha | April 17, 2014 12:00 am
New facility doubles company’s space with room to grow
Charlotte, N.C.-based Scope Architectural Consulting PLLC recently completed its largest project to date, a 67,000-square-foot manufacturing facility for ANCOEAGLIN in High Point, N.C. Completed in November 2010, the new facility nearly doubled the company’s manufacturing space and has provided the additional capacity the company needs to meet its future growth from increasing sales and an expanding product line.
According to Ryan Weymann, project designer at Scope, creating a positive and lasting impression of the ANCO-EAGLIN brand was of utmost importance to the company owner, Rick Eaglin. The new facility blends a 55,000-square-foot wide-span manufacturing space with a 12,000-square-foot, two-story office area by incorporating well-chosen exterior design features, such as various geometries, roof heights, and carefully selected exterior materials and color schemes.
“When we designed the building, we wanted to step away from the typical manufacturing ‘squared’ building look and start to explore some creative options to distinguish the building from others,” Weymann explains. “Adding multiple roof heights created a more complex, bold and innovative design to the structure, while the use of multiple parapet walls served the role of generating an increase in building height and also hid the sloping roof lines while giving the building a clean and non-pre-engineered look.”
Varco Pruden Buildings, Memphis, Tenn., supplied the pre-engineered metal building that makes the best use of natural light with large insulated glass panels that surround the manufacturing area of the building. The main entrance is complete with large artfully curved storefront windows that hold a glass revolving door, as well as Lewisville, Texas-based Metl-Span’s 32- by 32-inch insulated metal wall panels in Cool Metallic Silver. Metl-Span also provided 36-inch horizontal insulated metal wall panels in Zinc Gray and 36-inch vertical insulated metal wall panels in Polar White. In addition to the metal building system, Varco Pruden supplied its 26-gauge KXL Vee Ribbed vertical metal wall panels in Regal Blue and Zinc Gray. Kawneer Co. Inc., Norcross, Ga., supplied the glass panels and storefront windows, and Pittsburgh-based PPG Industries, did the glazing.
The Metl-Span insulated metal wall panels were used to break away from the norm of a typical metal structure, Weymann says. “The Metl-Span products gave a modern and high-profile look to the building, which is what [everyone] wanted. In addition to the Metl-Span panels’ aesthetic appearance, the products also produced great R-values and saved costs by eliminating the need for additional insulation in the wall cavities, along with reducing the amount of materials and cutting labor costs.”
Weymann explains that the Varco Pruden panels were chosen to incorporate the final color scheme of the building, while also saving cost on the product and of the overall project. The panels not only gave a complementary color scheme for the building, but also provided an aesthetic appeal, reducing glare and allowing for a fast installation.
“When we designed the office area of the building with a diverse selection of shapes and geometric patterns of orientation and three roof heights; the buildings intricate design strategy fell into place and completed the final look of the facilities innovative intent,” says Weymann.
The manufacturing area supports two large bridge cranes to transport tanks and equipment from one area of the plant floor to the other. The office area includes designated spaces for departmental offices, executive offices, a break room, conference room, locker room and a library.
ANCO-EAGLIN Manufacturing Facility, High Point, N.C.
Architect: Scope Architectural Consulting PLLC, Charlotte, N.C.
Contractor: LaFave Construction, Landis, N.C.
Glass panels and storefront windows: Kawneer Co. Inc., Norcross, Ga., www.kawneer.com, Circle #60
Glazing: PPG Industries, Pittsburgh, www.ppg.com, Circle #61
Metal building and wall panels: Varco Pruden Buildings, Memphis, Tenn., www.vp.com, Circle #62
Metal wall panels: Metl-Span, Lewisville, Texas, www.metlspan.com, Circle #63
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