ALUCOBOND® for rear-ventilated façades unites the features of energy-efficient construction, economic viability and architectural quality.
ALUCOBOND® for rear-ventilated façades unites the features of energy-efficient construction, economic viability and architectural quality.
ALUCOBOND® for rear-ventilated façades unites the features of energy-efficient construction, economic viability and architectural quality.
ALUCOBOND® for rear-ventilated façades unites the features of energy-efficient construction, economic viability and architectural quality.
ALUCOBOND® for rear-ventilated façades unites the features of energy-efficient construction, economic viability and architectural quality.
ALUCOBOND® for rear-ventilated façades unites the features of energy-efficient construction, economic viability and architectural quality.
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ALUCOBOND® for rear-ventilated façades unites the features of energy-efficient construction, economic viability and architectural quality.
ALUCOBOND® for rear-ventilated façades unites the features of energy-efficient construction, economic viability and architectural quality.
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As one of the first high-rises constructed in the fast-growing Tysons unincorporated area of Fairfax County, Va., Adaire, a mixed-use residential community, stands out not only for its 35 stories towering into the sky but for its striking ellipsoidal design and modern facade. Highlights • The residential tower’s unique oval design is accentuated with sweeping white balconies and a modern façade of glass mixed with multiple custom colors of ALUCOBOND® PLUS installed in a random pattern. • Custom Walls & Windows, Inc., of Jessup, Md., fabricated and installed the ALUCOBOND PLUS panels with a male/female interlocking panel wet-seal system. • The 600,000 square-foot community features a 400-unit residential tower over a rectangular retail-and-parking podium and includes 35 stories above grade and two below. Project: Adaire Apartments, Fairfax County, VA ALUCOBOND PLUS: Custom Liberty White, Custom MCH Gray Mic, Custom River Satin NickelArchitects: R2L Architects, PLLCFabricator/Installer: Custom Walls & WindowsFabricator: Custom Walls & Windows, Inc.General Contractor: John Moriarty & AssociatesLEED Certification: LEED GOLDImages: Mark Kempf Photography The Project R2L: Architects, PLLC, of Washington, D.C., designed Adaire apartments as one of three towers. “Normally, towers are L-shaped or C-shaped to create courtyards,” said Sacha Rosen, AIA, principal, R2L: Architects. “But, we had great view opportunities and we wanted residents to be able to see the mountains. The oval design makes it easier to see past other buildings. … Since Adaire was one of the first tall buildings in the neighborhood, we wanted to create a striking appearance that would look good from all directions. It’s also quite striking from the air; it’s visible from flights out of Dulles (International Airport).” Adaire is located less than 20 miles from the District of Columbia – and within walking distance of the Spring Hill Metro station – and is 50 miles east of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The 600,000 square-foot community features a 400-unit residential tower over a rectangular retail-and-parking podium and includes 35 stories above grade and two below. The residential tower’s unique oval design is accentuated with sweeping white balconies and a modern façade of glass mixed with multiple custom colors of Alucobond® PLUS aluminum composite material (ACM) by 3A Composites USA installed in a random pattern. A total of 113,160 square feet of 4mm ALUCOBOND PLUS clads Adaire, including: 32,134 square feet of Custom Liberty White, 37,538 square feet of Custom MCH Gray Mica and 43,488 square feet of Custom River Satin Nickel. Since ALUCOBOND was introduced more than 40 years ago, architects have turned to this ingenious patented product to create some of the world’s most visually striking modern structures. Alucobond is specified by architects as high-tech metal cladding for buildings and is used to create custom design elements as well as corporate identity structures and signage. (Alucobond PLUS consists of two sheets of 0.020” aluminum thermobonded to a proprietary fire-resistant (FR) core and is manufactured in a standard 4mm thickness. Alucobond PLUS provides extraordinary flatness and rigidity, excellent formability, low weight and outstanding weather resistance. Alucobond PLUS wall panels have a flame-spread index of less than 25 and a smoke-developed index of less than 450 when tested in accordance with ASTM E 84, and have a Class A interior finish classification.) Adaire residents’ scenic views are enhanced with floor-to-ceiling windows. “The ownership group wanted a façade that would go well with the color of the glass, so we were careful to make the rest of the building work well with the glass,” according to Rosen, who said R2L: Architects worked with window manufacturer Peerless Products, Inc., of Fort Scott, Kan., to create a custom design with special mullions for the ellipsoidal residential tower. “The angles of the panels also were different. Digital printing was utilized to design the joints.” Custom Walls & Windows, Inc., of Jessup, Md., fabricated and installed the Alucobond PLUS panels with a male/female interlocking panel wet-seal system. John Moriarty & Associates of Virginia, LLC, based in Arlington, Va., served as general contractor for the project. Custom Walls & Windows worked in conjunction with Peerless Products during design development to create 42-inch façade modules that could easily incorporate changes, according to Alex Bennefield, vice president, Custom Walls & Windows. “The Alucobond panels were fabricated with more of an ellipse rather than a true radius,” said Bennefield. “They change a few degrees as they return back to the window. There are 10 different angles on the panels as you walk around the building. The east wall is a pure cladded wall.” Custom Walls & Windows fabricated approximately 13,800 Alucobond PLUS panels, with the three custom colors installed in a random pattern on the eighth floor and above. Bennefield credits a good labeling system during panel fabrication and an excellent set of shop drawings for the nearly flawless panel installation in which only four panels needed to be moved to their designated locations. Custom Walls & Windows focused on completing a speedy fabrication and installation of the Alucobond PLUS panels, beginning fabrication during the summer of 2015 and completing panel installation 11 months later. The first residents began moving into the Adaire apartments in June 2016. “As we were finishing the exterior, work was being completed on the interiors,” said Bennefied. “They were starting to move people into the lower floors when we were completing the exterior.” While originally designed to achieve LEED Silver status, the Adaire was certified LEED Gold. Fully recyclable Alucobond PLUS contributes credits to LEED certification. “The Alucobond has been great,” said Rosen. “It offered a lot of flexibility in the design and it installed very well. All of the panels came in as expected. It’s also weathered really nicely. The area’s weather is tough; it can get very hot and very cold.” The Adaire multi-use residential community – which was approved by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors – “has received accolades for both architectural and bird-friendly design, establishing high standards for future phases of the Spring Hill Station master plan,” according to an R2L: Architects’ statement.
There’s a shimmering red-hued petal-shaped retail pavilion readying to open on Great Northern Way in Vancouver, British Columbia, that’s been designed to attract customers just like pollinating bees are drawn to flowers. Highlights • The retail pavilion’s first tenant will be a Nemesis Coffee shop. • Targeted to achieve LEED Gold certification, Perkins and Will chose to construct the pavilion with environmentally friendly materials, including formed timber, steel and ALUCOBOND PLUS ACM • Perkins and Will designed the retail pavilion with Rhino Grasshopper and Autodesk Revit modeling software. To prove the complex design’s structural engineering was achievable, Madkour traveled to the Autodesk Technology Center at its BUILD Space in Boston to create a prototype of curved nail laminated timber (NLT) Project: "Red Petal" Retail PavilionLocation: Vancouver, British ColumbiaALUCOBOND® PLUS: Custom Rosy Starburst from The Spectra Collection Architect: Perkins and Will Canada Inc.Fabricator/Installer: Keith Panel SystemsGeneral Contractor: Ledcor Group of CompaniesPhotography © Robert Stefanowicz The Project “It is a visible attractor to the community,” according to Yehia Madkour, Architect AIBC, director of innovation, Perkins and Will, who said the owners wanted to provide a gathering place for university students as well as employees of media companies that have opened offices in this former industrial area that recently has been transformed into a “hub for creativity” in the city. The retail pavilion’s first tenant will be a Nemesis Coffee shop. “We wanted to create an expressive structure and were inspired by flowers,” said Madkour. “Flowers attract bees. We wanted to cause people to pause and stop. This pavilion is designed to get people inside. We looked at how flowers grow and how their petals overlap. We went through many iterations of this design to arrive at its final shape.” Targeted to achieve LEED Gold certification, Perkins and Will chose to construct the pavilion with environmentally friendly materials, including formed timber, steel and ALUCOBOND PLUS ACM. Recyclable ALUCOBOND PLUS – which is manufactured with both post-manufacturing and post-consumer content – contributes LEED credits to building projects. (As the original “aluminum composite material,” ALUCOBOND PLUS has been developed exclusively to allow architects and designers to meet the fire performance requirements of today’s building standards while using ACM as the material of choice. Consisting of two sheets of smooth .020” aluminum thermo-bonded to a solid, fire retardant core, ALUCOBOND PLUS offers the proven product properties such as flatness, form-ability, durability and ease of fabrication. ALUCOBOND PLUS is manufactured in a standard 4mm thickness. ALUCOBOND PLUS Spectra colors are transitional finishes which celebrate the natural color shifts that occur in materials that affect everyday life; the subtle nuances and color contrasts found readily in nature, the glowing luster and sheen in modern metals and the color shifts found in today's luxury goods.) Design With the flower petal design agreed upon, building owners became involved in selecting the pavilion’s color scheme. “We explored white, gray and silver,” said Madkour. “Then we explored yellow and red, which we knew would create a visible landmark in the city. The ALUCOBOND PLUS in color-shifting Spectra helped to define the pavilion’s curvilinear lines and offered depth within the shingles. We tried many color variations and reviewed many ALUCOBOND PLUS color samples before deciding on this custom red.” Fabrication and Installation Perkins and Will designed the retail pavilion with Rhino Grasshopper and Autodesk Revit modeling software. To prove the complex design’s structural engineering was achievable, Madkour traveled to the Autodesk Technology Center at its BUILD Space in Boston to create a prototype of curved nail laminated timber (NLT). Perkins and Will then collaborated with Spearhead Inc., a manufacturing company located in Nelson, British Columbia, that specializes in the design and fabrication of architectural timber and steel, to refine the structural design and improve efficiencies before the pavilion was ready for construction. The Ledcor Group of Companies, based in Vancouver, British Columbia, served as general contractor for the project. Keith Panel Systems Co. Ltd. (KPS), of North Vancouver, British Columbia – which joined the project in a design-assist role in October 2016 – constructed a full-scale mockup to confirm that the company’s custom-developed panel system would be able to manage the complex geometry of the pavilion’s compound curves. The panel system consists of a series of overlapping ALUCOBOND PLUS tiles that follow the building’s curvilinear form at both roof and wall areas. KPS suggested ALUCOBOND PLUS to clad the pavilion rather than taking a traditional roofing approach that might employ a light-gauge single-skin sheet metal that could result in surface undulation and a less refined appearance. “ALUCOBOND PLUS was a good choice because it remains flat and true without oil-canning,” said Carlo Gatti, business development manager, KPS. “ALUCOBOND PLUS also offers inherent flexibility to achieve curved shapes.” KPS used Autodesk Revit modeling to determine the ideal size for the ALUCOBOND PLUS tiles required to clad the pavilion to be 8 inches tall by 16 inches wide. “We identified early on that tiling the ALUCOBOND PLUS in the right size tile was the most effective approach in handling the compound curve,” said Gatti. “We then used our knowledge of effective rainscreen design to develop a wall assembly that would allow for a ventilated air space behind the tiles while mitigating moisture intrusion with a continuous liner immediately behind the tiles. This rainscreen panel system was custom developed for this project and had never been done before.” Installation of 13,000 ALUCOBOND PLUS tiles was completed onsite by KPS from June 2018 to December 2018. Building construction was completed in January 2019. While Perkins and Will currently is working on interior design concepts for Nemesis Coffee, the “Red Petal Pavilion” continues to garner attention in the media and from the architectural community in the form of design awards, including earning the 2019 Metal Construction Association Chairman’s Award for Overall Excellence. Although the retail pavilion’s coffee shop is not scheduled to open until September 2020, residents already have been drawn to it. The pavilion has been included in a Curiocity online guide to “The 11 Coolest Buildings to See in Vancouver.” “Walkers and bikers stop by,” said Madkour. “I expected a love-hate relationship with this building; but, we’ve only seen a lot of love. People are excited about different architecture in the city. It’s gotten a very positive response.”
ALUCOBOND® for rear-ventilated façades unites the features of energy-efficient construction, economic viability and architectural quality.
ALUCOBOND® for rear-ventilated façades unites the features of energy-efficient construction, economic viability and architectural quality.
ALUCOBOND® for rear-ventilated façades unites the features of energy-efficient construction, economic viability and architectural quality.
ALUCOBOND® for rear-ventilated façades unites the features of energy-efficient construction, economic viability and architectural quality.
ALUCOBOND® for rear-ventilated façades unites the features of energy-efficient construction, economic viability and architectural quality.
ALUCOBOND® for rear-ventilated façades unites the features of energy-efficient construction, economic viability and architectural quality.
Ville Trefz uitgevoerd in Alucobond Silver Metallic 500, aluminium composiet gebruikt om de karakteristieke vormgeving te benadrukken.
Ville Trefz uitgevoerd in Alucobond Silver Metallic 500, aluminium composiet gebruikt om de karakteristieke vormgeving te benadrukken.
ALUCOBOND® for rear-ventilated façades unites the features of energy-efficient construction, economic viability and architectural quality.
ALUCOBOND® for rear-ventilated façades unites the features of energy-efficient construction, economic viability and architectural quality.
