Featured Projects

New York City's next generation of architectural heritage has emerged at Hudson Yards, the largest private real estate development in U.S. history, and PPG metal coatings are again playing an integral role. Six towers measuring more than 50 stories in height have been designed by some of the world's best-known architectural firms, and at least three of those firms have specified PPG coatings for exterior or interior components of their projects.

Located in Little Rock, AR, the 8,000 sq. ft. Hugg & Hall Mobile Storage office and shop facility is a showcase of metal construction products, featuring exposed metal building framing, metal roofing and metal wall panels by Varco Pruden Buildings. Steel shipping containers – products marketed by Hugg & Hall - were also key elements used in the construction of the structures.

When you farm big with big equipment, you need big machine sheds with big doors. Schweiss Doors filled that bill through the years by manufacturing three large bifold liftstrap doors for Huisman Farms of Atwater, MN.

St. Lucie County, Florida was in dire need for a shelter to accommodate the area’s increasing stray animal population, so they turned to Richard K. Davis Construction Corporation and the cost efficiency of pre-engineered metal. The resulting 13,000-square foot shelter showcases a Ceco Building Systems rigid frame metal framing system as well as metal wall and roof panels.

Metal Sales Manufacturing Corporation, a premier nationwide provider of metal panels for the building and construction industry, brought colorful durability to the new Humane Society Silicon Valley (HSSV) Animal Community Center in Milpitas, California by providing nearly 1,000 square feet of metal panels.

Finding a single product that meets both aesthetic objectives and energy efficiency requirements can be challenging for some, but it was no trouble for the folks at Nola Van Peursem Architects. They specified insulated metal panels from Metl-Span for their plans involving the renovation and expansion of the Huntsville Aquatics Center in Huntsville, AL.

When the U.S. Air Force retrofitted a 7,800 square-foot building at Hurlburt Field AFB in Florida to meet a Category V hurricane with wind speeds of 157 mph, it proved to be a sound investment. Roof Hugger's sub-framing products played a prominent role in the metal-over-metal retrofit roof process.

Six Flags Over Georgia’s new Hurricane Harbor water park near Atlanta includes 22 buildings of varying use and purpose, and all of them sport PAC-CLAD aluminum standing seam roof panels by Petersen. Multiple roof colors are featured throughout the park, making for a bright and stimulating environment.

Formability ranks high on any list of the key attributes of aluminum composite material (ACM). The ability of the material to be effectively used on both sweeping curves and tight bends is a testament to that quality, and was a contributing factor in the material’s selection for the exterior of the drive-thru canopy at the new IBC Bank headquarters building in Oklahoma City, OK. The bank was designed by WKMC Architects Inc. and features on its drive-thru canopy a Series NM-500 aluminum composite panel system by SAF Metal Fabrication of Villa Rica, GA.

Members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 134 in Chicago celebrated the grand opening of their new headquarters and union hall in May 2018 – a renovation project that is part of the surrounding Bronzeville neighborhood revitalization. The facility features aluminum composite material cladding from 3A Composites USA.

The IBI Group fell in love with the detail and quality of wire mesh while working on a project for one of its clients. As a result of that experience, the company chose to utilize Banker Wire woven mesh in the renovation of its new office space in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

The IBM Bromont plant in Bromont, QC, Canada, opened in 1972. Over 50 years later, the facility continues to be a leader in innovation, technology and continuous improvement. In 2015, IBM Bromont installed 3,000 sq. ft. of InSpire solar air heating metal wall panels - manufactured by ATAS International Inc. - and a new 2,000 sq. ft. InSpire® wall was installed in October 2023.

The new IBM offices at Dulles Station West in Herndon, VA, truly reflect today’s mobile work force. The design team implemented IBM’s new e-workplace guidelines, an initiative intended to create a workplace environment more closely aligned with the mobile patterns of IBM employees. Petersen’s PAC-1000F Flush Series column covers contributed to the design success of the Mobility Area where IBM employees can access power and data receptacles set in the columns at floating elliptical work tables.

An attractive multi-story parking structure - featuring perforated metal panels from Petersen - has risen alongside Orlando’s new 18-story, 400-ft.-tall Orlando Eye observation wheel that provides breathtaking vistas of Central Florida in all directions. Views from the wheel include other attractions such as Universal Studios, SeaWorld and Epcot Center, plus lakes and lush landscape.

The new sanctuary at the Iglesia Bautista Bethel in Hialeah, FL, will safely weather the severe tropical storms prevalent in South Florida, with the assistance of a building envelope protected by Reynobond® with KEVLAR® and Reynobond Aluminum Composite Material (ACM) by Alcoa Architectural Products. It was designed by Jerry Clawson Architects of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL, in collaboration with architect/interior designer Ignacio Gonzalez of Miami, FL.

When a new IKEA store is built, it's a big deal—and a comprehensive building project with exacting specifications. That makes the products chosen for construction to be a big deal too. And in the case of the new Miami IKEA, the nation's second-largest store, products from Kingspan Insulated Panels proved just what the design team was looking for.

A mixed-medium masterpiece of Metl-Span insulated metal panels, glass, wood, and stone building elements, the award-winning ilani Casino Resort property in Ridgefield, WA was designed to reflect the culture of the Northwest with unique aesthetic cues that pay tribute to the heritage of the local Cowlitz Indian Tribe.

The new IMG Performance & Sport Science Center is the capstone building of IMG Academy’s world-class athletic training facilities in Bradenton, Fla. Founded in 1978 by legendary tennis coach Nick Bolliettieri, IMG Academy is now internationally recognized as a premier multi-sport training and educational destination for amateur and professional athletes alike. PAC-CLAD metal panels by Petersen are featured on the facility.

Three families had a dream and that was to design and construct an athletic and community center in Halfmoon, N.Y. The multi-sport facility was created to simply elevate athletes. Like every project, time and money were considerations when choosing building materials. Ultimately, insulated metal panels (IMPs) from Metl-Span helped make their vision a reality.

Designed as a symbol of the structural-political evolution of a former mining district, the 118-foot (36-meter) Indemann Observation Tower in Inden, Germany serves as a visual representation of progressive planning for the future. Made from 270 tons of steel, the Indemann features a semitransparent skin made of Illumesh®, a stainless steel mesh with interwoven LED profiles patented by GKD – Gebr. Kufferath AG, Dueren and ag4 media façade GmbH, Cologne.