Featured Projects

Since its construction in the early 1970s, the roof of the 170,000 sq. ft. Capital Welding Company building in Dameron, MD, had been maintained through periodic patching and caulking. But with numerous leaks and the interior gutters rusting through, the time had come for a complete replacement. And while such a project can be costly and disruptive, the impact in this case was lessened significantly by the use of an innovative retrofit method that allowed for the installation of a new metal roof without first removing the old. The key to the approach was the use of Roof Hugger sub-purlins in between. Roof Huggers are manufactured by Roof Hugger Inc., Lutz, FL.

After the home's original shake shingle roof sustained significant storm damage, the owner of an upscale residence in Orlando, FL, wanted a new metal roof installed that would be “the last roof we put on this house.” To that end, approximately 12,000 sq. ft. of Petersen Aluminum Corp.'s SNAP-CLAD panels were installed. The 16” wide, 24 gauge galvanized steel panels were finished in Copper Penny. Handling the installation was RAE CO of Ocala, Ocala, FL.

Duane Hagadone wasn't born into money but over the course of his 74 years he's amassed a fortune. When he decided to build his dream home in Palm Desert, CA, he used the very best that money could buy. That's why he covered the $30 million home's 57 curved and angled roof segments with 20 oz. Tecu Oxide copper, and why he wrapped its fascia surfaces with gold crystal-finish titanium panels. Responsible for the fabrication and installation of both the copper roofing and the titanium fascia panels was M.G. McGrath Architectural Sheet Metal of Maplewood, MN.

Contrarian Metal Resources of Pittsburgh, PA, supplied nearly 6,000 sq. ft. of its proprietary Starlight 2J-finish stainless steel for fabrication into exterior solar reflectors and interior metal wall panels at the new Baltimore College of Dental Surgery in Baltimore, MD. The exterior and interior metal panels were fabricated by Bunting of Verona, PA, and installed by Allegheny Millwork of Lawrence, PA. Bohlin Cywinski Jackson of Baltimore designed the 10-story building, which opened in October 2006.

A huge project at the Air National Guard Base in Martinsburg, WV, is underway to prepare the 167th Airlift Wing for the arrival of 11 C-5 Galaxy aircraft. The C-5 is one of the largest aircraft in the world and the largest airlifter in the Air Force inventory. More than $190 million in federal funding has been invested at the facility to construct new hangars, fuel lines and a flight simulator. One of the new hangars is for aircraft maintenance. Utilized for its construction was 70,000 sq. ft. of Metl-Span CF-42 Mesa insulated metal wall panels. The general contractor on the project was Clark Construction, Bethesda, MD. The design team consisted of CH2M HILL, Herndon, VA and DMJM Design, San Francisco, CA.

As one of the world’s leading providers of architectural mesh systems, Cambridge Architectural’s innovative metal fabric systems have lent aesthetic appeal, sophistication and functionality to countless structures, including theaters, restaurants, museums, hotels, universities, parking structures and more. Adding to the Cambridge, MD-based company’s ever-growing portfolio is the newly constructed mixed-use office tower at Providence, RI’s GTECH Center. There, a Cambridge metal fabric Facade system drapes the lower floors of the building’s exterior. The building was designed by Spagnolo Gisness & Associates Inc. of Boston.

Key Biscayne House is a $5 million, 10,000 sq. ft. home on Biscayne Bay in Key Biscayne, FL. It was designed by Village Architects Inc. in the Florida vernacular and with a Mediterranean influence. In addition to graceful masonry and stucco, its exterior is adorned with an Englert standing seam metal roof. The panels were formed by Met Roofing of Miami.

Maplewood, MN-based M.G. McGrath has established itself as a leading fabricator and installer of custom architectural metal façade systems. Examples of the firm’s work can be seen throughout its home state, including in the company’s own backyard. The exterior of the Maplewood Library is a showcase for McGrath’s talents, featuring 8,000 sq. ft. of the company’s hook seam wall panels—fabricated from RHEINZINK material—and 8,500 sq. ft. of .090”-thick flush seam wall panels faced with expanded aluminum sheets. McGrath also created for the project 8,500 sq. ft. of prefinished liner panels.

Aluminum composite panels from Laminators Inc. of Hatfield, PA, have been used on more than 300 Honda dealerships across the country. The most recent was in Dublin, CA, home of Dublin Honda. There, nearly 4,700 sq. ft. of Laminators’ Omega-Lite and Omega-Flex panels—in Honda Blue (custom color) and Bright Silver—were incorporated into a design developed in accordance with the auto maker’s corporate specifications.

With its strong resemblance to an alien spacecraft preparing to land, a state-of-the-art health club at the Spazio Shopping Centre in Zoetermeer, Netherlands has become an iconic landmark. Frits van Dongen of the Netherlands designed the one-of-a-kind building, which was completed in 2005 and is known by many as “The UFO”. Featured on the exterior of the project is 14,000 sq. ft. of Kalzip curved and tapered stucco-embossed aluminum panels.

A Space Sculpting metal fabric system from Cambridge Architectural lends contemporary flare to the interior of the newly constructed Las Vegas, NV, location of ‘Wichcraft, a trendy sandwich, salad and pastry shop. The woven stainless steel fabric system was installed as a moveable screen to define space in the eatery, located on MGM Grand’s Studio Walk. The shop’s bold and dramatic color scheme, contemporary seating areas and distinctive stainless steel metal fabric treatment contribute to the exceptional décor and dining experience.

An Overly Mfg. Batten B roof system, formed from stainless steel featuring Contrarian Metal Resources' InvariMatte finish, was selected to top the new Jamaica AirTrain JFK Terminal, a $350 million multimodal transfer point that links the new light rail system from JFK International Airport to the Long Island Rail Road, New York City Transit subway lines, and ground transportation centers.

Ohio Gratings Inc. provided its Aluminum LiteBar grating for use as sunscreens above the windows of the Arundel Mills Building in Baltimore, MD. The 19SGL14 2-1/2” x 3/16” product is a strong, lightweight and cost-effective solution for sunscreening applications. Additional applications for OGI bar grating products include entranceways, vent grilles, handrail panels, ceiling tiles, security screens and visual barriers.

Located just 50 miles south of New York City and a mere stone’s throw from the Atlantic Ocean, Brielle, NJ, is an idyllic little borough with almost no available building lots. That is not to say, however, that new construction is nonexistent...only that it’s generally of excellent quality and quite expensive. A good example is the Condominiums On Wainwright Place. This single-building project features 10,000 sq. ft. of floor space divided among four living units priced at almost $1 million each. Reflective of its quality of construction, the building is topped with an Englert Series 1300 standing seam metal roof.

When Milton High School in Alpharetta, GA, outgrew its older downtown building, designers of the new structure utilized 8,000 sq. ft. of Petersen SNAP-CLAD™ 24 gauge panels to roof the dome-topped, multi-story entry hall that is the focal point of the facility. The 16” panels were finished in Slate Gray. In addition, approximately 30,000 sq. ft. of PAC-CLAD flat stock was used for coping on the overall project.

More than 10,000 sq. ft of RHEINZINK material zinc wall panels in two finishes contribute to the “coolness” of the new Metropolitan Park Apartments in downtown Grand Rapids, MI. The 24-unit residential development addresses Michigan’s Cool Cities Initiatives, which are designed to make the state’s urban centers more appealing places for young professionals to live. The project was designed by Joseph Gonzalez, AIA, a principal with Chicago-based DeStefano and Partners Ltd. He explored the use of RHEINZINK material because of its relationship to European designs.

A study completed in 2001 determined the Lake Mills Fire Station in Lake Mills, WI, was in generally poor condition and too small for today’s large fire trucks. So rather than pouring money into the old building, officials there decided instead to demolish it and build something new. Strand Associates of Madison, WI, was charged with designing a new facility to replaced the outdated Lake Mills Fire Station. For the project it used a metal building system by Foremost Buildings Inc. of Jefferson, WI, and a metal building insulation system from Thermal Design.

Approximately 20,000 sq. ft. of metal fabric from Cambridge Architectural is featured on the exterior of an award winning project in Austin, TX, that's part parking garage and part cooling plant. The material was specified by the project's architect, Barnes Gromatzky Kosarek Architects, to create movement and bring the scale of the structure down to a more human scale. The metal fabric panels were curved and installed on structural steel tube framing to create sweeping vertical waves that sculpt the otherwise unadorned façade. At night, the structure glows a transparent blue green. During the day, the metal fabric allows sunlight to pass into the parking garage, and softly shades the sidewalks below.

In 2007, a single-family home in Paterson, NJ, became the first on the East Coast and only the second in the entire country to earn Platinum certification under the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED-H rating system. The home features integrated solar technology and an ULTRA-Cool-coated metal roofing system from Englert Inc. of Perth Amboy, NJ. It was built out of a partnership between the Public Private Partnership For Advanced Housing (PATH) and BASF to demonstrate how advanced industrial innovation can help build homes that are better for both their residents and the environment.

Richard Rogers partnership specified some 2.5 million sq. ft. of Kalzip 65/400 stucco-embossed aluminum panels for its design of a new main terminal at Madrid's Barajas Airport. The building is comprised of 240 modules, each measuring 29-1/2’ wide by 246’ long. The roof of each module arches in opposite directions, similar to the wings of a bird, leading to aircraft gates at the opposite tip. Kalzip panels, some of which are tapered, were laid lengthways and curved into a complex shape. The decking below was formed from pre-curved perforated aluminum panels, followed by a double layer of slab insulation. The composite assembly is said to provide outstanding acoustical performance, protecting passengers and terminal workers from aircraft noise outside.