Featured Projects

While the school’s history is at the core of its identity, the University of Virginia has maintained its status as one of America’s top public universities by having a clear forward vision. The university's Rice Hall forms a bridge between the campus’ historic structures and the building’s modern mission. The building's exterior is a combination of brick and glass adorned with ALPOLIC aluminum composite material from Mitsubishi Plastics Composites America.

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville has long had a reputation for producing some of the Midwest’s top engineering students and aims to continue that success. The school’s plan is to have Sesquicentennial Hall “transform the way UW-Platteville educates the next generation of engineering leaders.” Thanks to the use of zinc tiles on the exterior, provided by Sheet Metal Supply, the building similarly impacts the school's campus visually too.

The VA Boston Healthcare System, West Roxbury Campus was built in the 1940s and in need of a replacement for its shingled roof. As one of several Veterans Affairs hospitals in the greater Boston area, aesthetics and longevity were both important qualities for any construction materials that would be used on a project of this nature. It’s not surprising that metal roofing – supplied by The Garland Company, Inc. – played a key role in the renovation.

With the original purchase of land approved by President Harry Truman in 1946, and construction completed in 1952, the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Louisville has seen many changes over the years. None have been as dramatic as the new entryway that now greets patrons and families. The 12,600 sq. ft. expansion and renovation project creates a bold new image, partly due to the utilization of RHEINZINK titanium zinc as cladding.

Finland-based Vaisala, a global leader in weather, environmental, and industrial measurements, embarked on a visionary project to erect a cutting-edge U.S. headquarters in Louisville, Colorado, showcasing its unwavering dedication to sustainability. S-5!, a global leader in metal roof attachments, helped them to achieve their goals.

Building systems and components from NCI Building Systems, including framing by Star Building Systems, single-skin metal wall panels by MBCI and insulated metal wall and roof panels by Metl-Span formed the palette from which the bigger and better Vale Church in Bloomington, IL was designed and built. Fast-track construction of the facility began in August 2017 with completion reached in May 2018.

A longtime staple of the Bloomington, Ill. community, Vale Church has seen its congregation increase by more than a third in recent years. Their response, in addition to boosting staff, was to purchase 37 acres of land for a new facility - featuring seven steel-framed structures from Star Building Systems.

With a name based on a supernatural raven from Danish folklore, Cedar Point's Valravn in Sandusky, Ohio is the tallest (223 feet), fastest (75 mph) and longest (3,415 feet) dive roller coaster in the world. The Valravn Roller Coaster Station design incorporated several aluminum panel profiles in three colors from ATAS International.

This 55,000 sq. ft. vehicle storage/maintenance facility for the Van Buren County Road Commission is located in Lawrence, MI. It features Ridge Frame and Continuous Beam framing by VP Buildings, along with metal roofing. The SSR standing seam roofing system, also by VP Buildings in a Leaf Green color, is unusual because it has a liner installed over the purlins with a vapor retarder and rigid insulation to provide a consistent thermal barrier.

The Vancouver Aquarium’s $45-million renovation and expansion was unveiled in June 2014 in Vancouver, British Columbia’s Stanley Park. Designed to evoke the flow of water and the wonder of aquatic life, the new two-story 55,000 square-foot aquarium building features a curvilinear architectural design that is clad in color-changing aluminum composite material from 3A Composites USA, mimicking fish scales in hues ranging from green to pink.

The Vanderbilt University Medical Center recently expanded to include a new hospital tower in Nashville. As part of the building’s design, the architectural team with Blair + Mui Dowd Architects opted to incorporate a living wall into the structure. Helping with that integration was Metalwërks' Sculpted™3D Ribbon irrigated planter wall system.

When design of the VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre was awarded to Perkins+Will Canada, architects were challenged to create a building that would increase visibility and attract more visitors to the 54-acre internationally recognized garden in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, while meeting the highest goals in sustainable building design. The finished project features 12,000 sq. ft. of Alucobond® naturAL material in the custom plain mill finish.

The motivation behind DIY projects is usually, if not always, to save enough money to make the work worthwhile. In the case of one Michigan couple's project, involving zinc panels fabricated by Sheet Metal Supply, the satisfaction of a puzzle solved and a job done well were equally at play.

Choosing building materials reminiscent of the agricultural structures common to the region, the design of the Varina Area Library in Henrico, VA, blended wood and stone, as well as metal roofing and wall panels from Morin, A Kingspan Group Company.

A curved roof form, meticulously crafted from RHEINZINK America's CLASSIC bright rolled titanium zinc, provides elegance to the exterior design of the new Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Subway Station in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. In addition to its contribution to the building's beauty and stature, the zinc roof contributes to the facility's overall sustainability.

Toronto’s Castlefield neighborhood is fashion-forward, filled with furniture manufacturers and interior design firms. The owners of Vaultra Storage targeted the area for their flagship facility, but knew that to support local businesses, the self-storage building had to look the part. Thanks to products by Kingspan Insulated Panels North America, it totally does.

Venice, CA is a buzzing beach town with its own unique vibe. Not far from the free-spirited Venice Boardwalk, Muscle Beach, funky shops, stylish boutiques and foodie hotspots, is a quaint, new-construction modernistic home designed by architect Matthew Royce. This envy-inducing split-level rental home, which is also owned by the architect, melds indoor living with outdoor space through the incorporation of a custom-made Schweiss one-piece hydraulic designer door.

The $15 million Applied Science Center at Ventura College in Ventura, Calif., brings needed technology-centered learning to the community. Designed with an industrial feel,Dri-Design Tapered and Perforated Panels create the desired look while adding excitement to the campus.

At the end of a dirt road in southern Vermont is a stunning timber and stone residence designed to resemble a 16th century Anglo-Norman manor house. The adjacent barn is styled to look as though it was from the same period too. It is topped with zinc, a roofing material with European roots dating back many centuries. The zinc roofing material supplier, RHEINZINK America Inc., has the same European lineage but now thrives in the United States as well.

Varco Pruden Buildings supplied its Continuous Beam framing for the new Verona Area Community Theater in Verona, WI. 1848 Construction Inc. of Middleton, WI was the VP Builder for the new facility, which was designed by Dimension IV Madison Design Group of Madison, WI.