Campus is one of manufacturer’s most intricate projects to date
by Jonathan McGaha | February 15, 2011 12:00 am
From a sheet with nothing more than gridlines and conceptual elevations, grew one of Houston-based Metallic Building Co.’s most intricate projects to date. Metallic’s district sales manager, project managers, engineers and draftsmen worked tirelessly with the project architect, PBK Architecture, Houston, and construction manager, Houston-based Drymalla Construction, for nearly two years to develop the massive, state-of-the-art
George Ranch High School and Antoinette Reading Junior High School campus in Richmond, Texas.
The massive complex consists of nearly 375,000 square feet of first floor space with an additional 82,000 square feet of mezzanines and second floor space. The complex also includes a 35,000-square-foot field house, as well as 15,000 square feet of canopies and a 3,500-square-foot chiller building.
The project features soaring 50-foot ceilings, mammoth arched windows and walkways, intricate ceiling finishes and features, multiple catwalks and mechanical platforms, as well as a myriad of suspended HVAC water chiller pipes and audio visual equipment.
The complex utilizes Metallic’s SuperLok standing-seam roof system finished in Metallic’s Signature 300 Rustic Red coating. The roof features over a dozen large clearstory cupolas, as well as numerous louvered 18- by 23-foot dormers which were utilized to conceal much of the HVAC equipment.
The exterior walls are finished in Metallic’s Signature 300 Snow White coating and consist of a combination of Texas stone veneer and PBU wall panels. Roof extensions and eave canopies also feature Metallic’s 12-inch-wide Artisan soffit panels.
Metallic provided a complete package for the project, including the custom-designed building system, mezzanines, catwalks, canopies, and the stairs and custom handrails. PBK Architecture, Houston, was the architect; Gilbane Building Co., Houston, was the program manager; Steel Masters LP, Houston, was the erector; and MacJr. Steel Erectors Inc., Houston, was the roofing contractor.
Source URL: https://www.metalarchitecture.com/projects/george-ranch-high-school/