Metal panels meet environmental needs
by Jonathan McGaha | December 31, 2008 12:00 am
The new Natural Sciences Building at South Puget Sound Community College in Olympia, Wash., features 6,592 square feet (612 m2) of Kalzip TF800R on its exterior walls from Kalzip, Michigan City, Ind.
The 52,000-square-foot (4,831-m2) three-story building was designed to complement an existing science lab and classroom building on the western edge of the campus. The Kalzip 0.040-aluminum décor helped fulfill both aesthetic and functional needs. Kalzip also provided extruded aluminum flashings to color match the panels.
Completed in October 2008, Ben Dalton of Miller Hull Partnership, Seattle, was the project manager and the firm was architect of record for the project.
“Our design started with a fiber composite panel that was rather high end,” Daltan said.”The change to metal was actually a value added decision initiated by the owner. We chose Kalzip because it was unique and reinforced the linear building elements. It was something we hadn’t used before and turned out to be less expensive. The panels were very easy to install and the panel profile does a great job of concealing the fasteners. We’re very pleased with the final result.”
Kalzip’s TF800R system offers a twin-triangular micro ribbed profile that creates a sleek appearance through the interplay of light and shade to highlight the individuality and character of a building. The Kalzip products provide color fastness, adhesion and resistance to extreme weather conditions, and can be reused or recycled at the end of the building’s life cycle.
South Puget Sound Community College sits in a natural wooded environment. Its buildings, surface parking lots and other improvements are designed to sustain a close relationship between natural and built elements. The new Natural Sciences building is targeting LEED Gold certification, said Daltan.
The new building provides specialized instruction for geology, physics, anatomy, chemistry and microbiology. It also helps create a Natural Sciences Complex that is purposefully clustered around a storm water detention pond, which encourages using the site’s water management as an active educational tool.
Mortensen Construction, Ocean Park, Wash., was the general contractor, and Architectural Sheet Metal Inc., Puyallup, Wash., installed the Kalzip metal products.
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