New school utilizes metal building, roof and walls

by Jonathan McGaha | December 31, 2008 12:00 am

The Garfield Elementary School, Ponca City, Okla., is more than 38,000 square feet (3,530 m2) and uses more than 40,500 square feet (3,762 m2) of StarASR roof system in Terracotta from Star Building Systems, Oklahoma City. The school’s exterior is made up of brick veneer, EIFS and terracotta inserts in the EIFS façade, as well as Star Building System’s DuraRib wall system in Terracotta.

The original school was demolished and rebuilt. The project began in January 2006 and was completed in June 2007. During demolition, a number of Terracotta face panels from the old school were salvaged and reused in the new school.

The owner required a metal sloping roof and architectural design, utilizing a 2:12 roof pitch. Dutch gable and architectural standing-seam roof was achieved by using a pre-engineered building from Star. Although the Dutch gable, hips and valleys were difficult to erect, they blended well with the adjoining neighborhood. Additionally, the school’s erection was difficult as it was designed to fit on a sloped site with an elevation that changes 18 feet (5 m) from end to end. The finished floor of the south building was lowered 2 feet (0.6 m) to accommodate a small gymnasium. There was also a safe room built in at one sidewall, which eliminated the wall columns and supported the roof load.

Star builder Lambert Construction Co., Stillwater, Okla., was the steel erector and general contractor, and Lewis Associates Architects,Ponca City, was the architect.

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