Panelized system provides pattern and depth

by Jonathan McGaha | January 31, 2009 12:00 am

More than 50,000 square feet (4,645 m2) of PACCLAD flat stock from Petersen Aluminum Corp., Elk Grove Village, Ill., was used to create flat seam panels that provide a striking look for Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in Plymouth, Minn. Approximately 1,200 sheets of 4- by 10-foot (1- by 3-m) PAC-CLAD material in Colonial Red and Weathered Zinc were used to create 22-foot- (7-m-) wide by 116-foot- (35-m-) tall flat seam panels. The project was part of a Phase II expansion of church facilities to include a new 900-seat sanctuary, administrative offices and classroom space. The Phase I structure’s façade was primarily brick with areas of stucco wall covering.

 

According to Charles Stoffel, AIA, LEED AP, with Cuningham Group: “We wanted the new sanctuary to be distinctive and stand apart. The design team considered various materials for the expansion, including brick and a cement board type of product. We decided upon metal partly because of budgetary reasons but mostly because we liked the way we could make a panelized system that would give us a good pattern and good depth. We reviewed exactly how the patterns would be configured and how the shadow lines would appear. We were very confident that Atomic knew exactly what our intent was.” Atomic Sheet Metal, Vadnais Heights, Minn., fabricated and installed the panels.

“It was a massive installation but very economical,” said Russ Schmitz, Atomic Sheet Metal project manager. “Everything was fabricated in our shop, and there was literally no waste from the PAC-CLAD sheets we were provided. We worked closely with Cuningham Group to develop the seaming of the panels that would look good and perform well in our high-wind area.”

Cuningham Group Architecture, Minneapolis, was the architect.

Petersen Aluminum Corp.

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