Smooth Metal Wall Panels: Mintec Corporate Offices

by Jonathan McGaha | June 30, 2010 12:00 am

Product Details

• 5,000 square feet (465 m2) of 0.024-aluminum Thermalite Omega Panels in Copper from Laminators Inc., Hatfield, Pa.

Project Fine Points:

• The architect, who was involved with the 25,000-square-foot
(2,323-m2) remodel of the original building in 1997, was commissioned in 2007 to provide corporate offices and a new image facing Fort Lowell Road.

• Since Mintec is a developer of mining industry software, it was decided that the building should reflect the mining industry. The building is a steel structure wrapped in copper panels with stone accents.

Why Metal?

• Mintec’s core industry falls squarely within the “Five Cs” of Arizona’s economy and the architects felt a metal material would best represent the client’s product.

• Copper was chosen for its natural beauty, its abundance, and the historical importance it has played in Arizona’s economy.

• In addition to being selected for its inherent beauty, copper panels give the building a high-tech finish that beautifully represents the hues of the Sonoran Desert environment.

• The client was also looking for a material that would provide a long life to the building’s exterior.

Mintec Corporate Offices, Tucson, Ariz.

Completed: May 2009
Total square footage: 30,000 square feet
Architect: ARCHwest PC, Tucson, www.archwest.com
General contractor: R.H. Construction, Oro Valley, Ariz.
Metal installer: Weather Guard S.V., Sierra Vista, Ariz.
Metal wall panels: Laminators Inc., Hatfield, Pa., www.laminatorsinc.com

Source URL: https://www.metalarchitecture.com/projects/smooth-metal-wall-panels-mintec-corporate-offices/

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