Featured Projects

Harriet Tubman's life story was both amazing and inspirational. In creating a building dedicated to celebrating her role in the Underground Railroad, GWWO Architects of Baltimore looked for products that were symbolically relevant and visually memorable. To meet both objectives, the firm specified zinc from RHEINZINK America Inc.

SAF, a global metals distributor, fabricator, anodizer and finisher, was an important player in the recently completed rebuild of the Harrison PATH train station in Harrison, NJ.

Located on a former wheat field in Brighton, Colorado, is Harvest Fellowship. This 17,280 square foot multi-span church facility, including a sanctuary and gazebo, features metal systems from Metallic Building Company. The structure combines a unique mixture of textures, including the use of stucco-embossed steel PBR panels, faux stone columns and metal roofing.

More than 130,000 sq. ft. of Metl-Span CF36R insulated panels were utilized to reroof the eight-building Haughton Middle School complex in Haughton, LA. The 2 ½” panels were finished in Cool Bright Red and replaced a standing seam metal roof that was not performing properly.

Benchmark Buildings and Irrigation, an Architectural Metal System (AMS) Authorized Roofer, reroofed the Hawks Nest, a recreational center at Chowan University, with a new metal Standing Seam 360 barrel roof. The small private school in Murfreesboro, N.C., had a badly deteriorating roof; disposal of the roof was too costly and replacing the building was not an option.

Multiple products by Metallic Building Co. were used to construct this 51,000 sq. ft. vehicle dealership, including the company’s Long Bay System, which helps achieve wide areas of open spacing for the motorcycle displays.

The Heart of the City Health Center serves as the new home for the Ferguson Adult Health Center and Grand Rapid Pediatrics. A consolidation of three separate healthcare providers, this joint venture will provide primary healthcare services to an additional 8,000 low-income individuals in the area annually. CENTRIA products are prominent elements of the facility’s design.

Historical projects can be difficult to repair and renovate; much time and effort is spent trying to maintain the historical look and feel of the project. Helen Hayes Hospital, in West Haverstraw, NY, had a 100-year-old slate roof that needed to be replaced. As a rehabilitation facility for inpatient and outpatient care, it was important for the facility to remain open and operable during the reroofing process. Additionally, the new product had to be easy and quick to install. DECRA Shake stone coated steel roofing, in Mist Grey, was chosen for the project.

In the late 1990s, a changed mission and substantial growth called for the conversion and expansion of the Helena Aviation Readiness Center’s relatively new attack battalion armory. After two decades in waiting, that project finally got the green light. Completed in August 2017, the new building now meets the current needs of the Montana Army National Guard and, thanks to the inclusion of metal wall panels from Citadel Architectural Products, conforms to the federal government’s high standards for sustainable construction.

Set in an industrial section of town, the design team working on the new Hendersonville Fire Station #2 in Hendersonville, N.C., was seeking a strong and modern look. Accent panels from Citadel Architectural Products provided the durability and aesthetics they were looking for.

The Hennepin County Human Services and Public Health Department in Minneapolis, MN has a renovated office hub. A printing plant once occupied the cinderblock building that has been transformed with a Dri-Design Wall Panel System in both flat and Tapered Series panels. A corner building that many probably never noticed is now an original structure that fosters attention.

The libraries of today are inviting learning environments that encourage collaboration and exploration. Hennepin County Library – Brooklyn Park in Minnesota is a testament to this philosophy, and Dri-Design VMZINC Wall Panels were used to complete the vision.

A 19,000 sq. ft. addition to the Science Building at Henry Ford Community College in Dearborn, MI provides much needed space for the school’s science department. The expansion includes four new laboratories and two new classrooms. Incorporated into the addition’s exterior design is 13,000 sq. ft. of DRI-DESIGN rainscreen wall panels, fabricated from 1mm-thick VMZINC® Anthra Zinc® and Quartz Zinc®.

Cladding specialists James & Taylor have put the finishing touches to the new Hereford Learning Centre in Hereford, Herefordshire, England, with a stunning perforated aluminum (aluminium) façade that reflects the local community. The façade for the new building, the first phase of a learning village at the heart of the town’s College of Technology, depicts local scenes created by punching thousands of holes into bronze anodized bespoke aluminum panels. Architects Stubbs Rich designed the images, and they were computer generated by James & Taylor, who reproduced the design over the 229 perforated panels that make up the façade.

The expansive new 500-student pre-K thru 4th grade Heritage Elementary School in Tahlequah, Okla., was greatly needed by its growing community. The project, designed by Crafton Tull in Tulsa, features a curving spine element that provides the main circulation corridor off of which three major classroom “fingers” radiate. Nearly 87,000 sq. ft. of Petersen’s PAC-CLAD Galvalume Snap-Clad panels in 24 gauge steel were selected to roof the sprawling structure.

To deliver a look consistent with the dealership’s desired image, Commercial Building Services of Loveland, CO, specified 6,700 sq. ft. of Laminators Inc. Omega-Lite® ACM (aluminum composite material) wall panels in a Bright Silver PDVF paint finish for the exterior of the new Heritage Ford Lincoln Mercury showroom in Loveland. A design build contractor, Commercial Building Services also fabricated the panels at the job site and then attached them using Laminators’ patented Clip & Caulk installation system with contrasting black caulk.

Nucor Vulcraft Group completed a unique, pro-bono project for the Norfolk Veterans Home in Norfolk, NE. Vulcraft donated the joist and decking, as well as the time dedicated by all departments - including sales, engineering, production, and shipping - for the Heroes Park Shelter. Other steel was also donated by a sister division, Nucor Steel.

The Welcome Pavilion of the new Milton & Catherine Hershey Conservatory at Hershey Gardens is one of the first thing visitors see as they drive up to the popular southeastern Pennsylvania attraction. The Pavilion’s most prominent feature is a new curved metal roof from Drexel Metals, which almost seems to crown the new conservatory.

When Adam Hibbeler, equipment administrator at SAK Construction, O’Fallon, Mo., renovated his own home’s kitchen, he created a curved range hood with Flex-C Arch by Flex-Ability Concepts. The 86-year-old house has a Spanish style with many arches throughout the home, so Hibbeler's remodeling plan was to pull those arches into the kitchen.

Speed of design, cost, appearance, ease of changes during design and a structure-supported bridge crane all show the versatility of a custom metal building, by Star Building Systems, and why it was chosen for the construction of the High Plains Equipment – Case IH facility in Devils Lake, ND.