Featured Projects

The exterior of the new 24 Hour Fitness Club in Portland, OR is glass and steel with a band of bronze-colored metal panels woven horizontally around its middle. The Rommel Architectural Partnership LLP designed a series of vertical projecting frames to create the structure’s strong architectural attraction. These decorative and useful elements are made from Kalzip 65/305 material in .040" aluminum with a 6-on-8-inch perforated pattern.

The Frisco Independent School District is one of the fastest growing school districts in Texas and the nation. The mission of the District’s new Career and Technical Education Center is to prepare students for college and the 21st-century workforce. The 125,000 sq. ft. facility's design complements the traditional-style architectural fabric of Frisco while presenting a future-minded appearance. Featured on its exterior is approximately 12,000 sq. ft. of RHEINZINK® 1.0mm/20 gauge Graphite-Gray Flat-Lock Tiles.

Located at North American Stainless, a large steel mill in Ghent, Kentucky, this is not your average in-plant office on a mezzanine. Around-the-clock inspectors at the mill needed a safe and comfortable environment to check steel sheeting for imperfections, with minimal disruption to the line. Panel Built designed a unique solution that maintained production flow while allowing every inch of the steel to be examined.

Reflective of the business' professional approach to health and well being, the exterior of the LivN Nsidout Sport & Wellness Center in Simpsonville, SC, looks as much like a modern medical facility as it does a traditional health club. And part of the reason is the use of ALPOLIC aluminum composite material wall panels on its exterior. The panels were fabricated by Altech Panel Systems of Cartersville, GA. ALPOLIC ACM is manufactured by Mitsubishi Plastics Composites America Inc. of Chesapeake, VA.

Four ice rinks are key components of the 179,550 square foot INVISTA Centre in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The facility features a variety of metal construction products from American Buildings Company, based in Eufaula, Alabama. This project used tapered column, rigid frame metal building framing by American Buildings, along with the company’s Standing Seam 360 roofing system and Architectural III wall panels.

The new Shenaniganz family entertainment center in Rockwall, TX offers 75,000 sq. ft. of family fun and dining in a uniquely designed environment. In addition to a 7,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art arcade, activities include laser tag, bowling, go carts and rock climbing plus dining venues. Approximately 2,800 linear feet of 20 gauge Flex-Ability Concepts’ Flex-C Trac in 2 ½”, 3 5/8” and 6” widths were utilized to frame the intricate radiuses. A limited amount of 4” 18 gauge Flex-C Trac was also used.

The versatile new Faith Chapel in Billings, MT functions not only as a religious facility but also as a venue for concerts, theatre productions, conferences and community events. The 85,000 sq. ft. facility, located on 11 acres, includes an 1,800 seat auditorium and parking for 1,050 vehicles. Approximately 11,000 sq. ft. of Citadel Panel 20® two piece molding systems panels were used to clad the contemporary facility. The panels were finished in Clear Anodized and Apple Crisp.

The new Ballard Blocks development in the Ballard area of Seattle offers 366,000 sq. ft. of commercial and retail space in two buildings connected by a pedestrian promenade and below-grade parking level. The project utilizes approximately 51,000 sq. ft. of Metl-Span CFA-30 insulated wall panels. The 2” panels were finished in custom color Zactique II and were installed horizontally.

Due to the growing student population in the Piper Unified School District No. 203, Piper High School in Kansas City, KS, recently underwent a large-scale renovation and addition. DLR Group’s design solution incorporates sunshading, daylighting, graphic design and space-utilization to create a unique, 21st century learning environment. To promote school spirit and create an easily identifiable main entrance area, the school’s mascot, a pirate, was etched into GKD’s Omega 1510 woven mesh fabric.

Bill Brian Jensen not only saw the heating expenses for his Story City, Iowa, excavating company drop from 25 to nearly 40 percent after installing the HIGH-R® Insulation System in the building’s ceiling, he also found his construction machinery performs better during the winter season. Jensen says he noticed the savings immediately after the HIGH-R Insulation System was installed in the building’s ceiling in November 2008.

Rising from the ashes where the 11-story Pacific Trade Center building once stood, a contemporary high-rise tower provides a powerful new symbol of the renaissance taking place on the Old Town San Pedro waterfront. Galaxy Commercial Holdings commissioned GMPA Architects, Inc. of Santa Monica, CA to design The Vue, a modern residential tower that captures magnificent waterfront views. Featured on the 16-story complex's exterior is Alcoa Architectural Products' Reynobond aluminum composite material wall panels.

Closson’s has been the preeminent resource in Cincinnati for fine art, furniture and interior design accessories and services since 1866. Playing a role in a new wing of the design center in Oakley, OH, near Cincinnati—offering an upscale touch while manipulating light—was a metal fabric system from Cambridge Architectural.

Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers, Morris, IL has opened its new Chanooka Healthcare Center. The 26,000 sq. ft. facility provides immediate care, laboratory testing and diagnostic imaging services, while also housing physicians' offices. Approximately 4,000 sq. ft. of PAC-3000 RS composite wall panels finished in Reynobond Series 2 Bright Silver Metallic were utilized to provide the high-tech look. Fabrication of the rain-screen system panels was done by Petersen.

Working around the schedule of the students at the West Tennessee School For The Deaf in Jackson, TN, Allen Searcy Builder-Contractor, Inc., of Union City, TN, completed a new library and gymnasium that blended five different construction materials into a unique structure. Allen Searcy turned to long-time partner and metal building manufacturer Ceco Building Systems to construct the gym.

The new Law Enforcement Center in Elkhart, IN, is a joint venture with the Indiana Department of Administration and the Indiana State Police. The office and training center is the first building in the state to co-locate four law enforcement agencies. The high-tech facility functions as an Indiana State Police post and also houses components of three additional Indiana law enforcement entities. Covering a portion of the new building's exterior are rainscreen wall panels from Dri-Design.

DMR Architects of Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey designed the new train station at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey to bring rail service to the Meadowlands Sports Complex, a world-class facility comprised of the Meadowlands Racetrack, Giants Stadium and the Izod Center, all of which used to be serviced only by bus and vehicular traffic. Integral to the new station's design is Englert job-site rollformed metal roofing.

With its clean lines, large windows and polished aluminum detailing, the new headquarters of Midwest Testing in St. Louis, MO, is modern and inviting. It was designed by Treanor Architects of Lawrence, KS, and features above its main entrance a curved aluminum canopy from Mapes Canopies LLC of Lincoln, NE. Utilized on the project was Mapes’ Super Lumideck Arched Canopy system. Extending 6’ out from the building wall, it measures 19’6” from end to end. It is trimmed with matching-finish 8” J fascia.

Located in the upper Sonoran Desert in northern Scottsdale, Arizona, the Appaloosa Library “celebrates the environment in a protected desert setting.” Panels from Morin’s Integrity Series wrap the new building and contribute to achieving the city’s goals of improving the sustainability and aesthetic value of public use facilities. Appaloosa Library is the first building to use PPG's Duranar VARI-Cool “Kaleidoscope” paint system on steel panels. Construction was completed in November 2009.

Although it was designed to complement the architectural language of recent hospital expansions, the Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital’s new Ernest D. Wells Medical Office Building is by no means a copycat structure. Located on the hospital’s campus in Whittier, CA, the new medical office building stands five stories tall. The first floor is clad with granite while the remainder of the building is wrapped with Reynobond aluminum composite wall panels.

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.