The company’s panels have acoustic properties that significantly reduce sound pollution in enclosed and semi-enclosed spaces. The panels sound attenuation challenge while providing beautiful visuals through wood-like finishes.
For buildings that manage food production or pharmaceutical manufacturing, the stakes are much higher when it comes to selecting the right interior wall systems.
TWO CUSTOM CEILINGS HELPED REJUVENATE THE TIME-HONORED DESIGN OF AN ITALIAN ARCHITECT WHILE ENHANCING THE DENVER ART MUSEUM EXPERIENCE WITH MODERN UPGRADES
For the Denver Art Museum, an iconic institution of visual art, it was a necessary revitalization effort to better serve the steady increase in foot traffic that has now grown to more than 800,000 annual visitors.
The panels were used as exterior wall cladding on this 166-foot-tall building consisting of 10 stories (a two-story base, and an eight-story tower). They were installed by Tuschall Engineering of Burr Ridge, IL, and the architects for the project included Diller Scofidio + Renfro of New York City, and Brininstool + Lynch of Chicago. This project was the first-place winner in ATAS’ 2020 Project of the Year competition, in the commercial walls category.
Construction and additions to hospitals typically face several unique challenges. Tight project schedules, no space for waste and debris, and patient and staff occupancy can make it difficult to use typical field-built construction techniques. As a result, prefabrication is becoming a smarter form of construction for building enclosures used on hospitals and medical centers across the country.
The new Austin Community Rec Center offers locals an indoor playground, youth center and a relocated YMCA. It features a forward-looking, curvilinear design called out by standing-seam metal panels that wrap around the two most visible elevations.
The decision to move forward with repairs after an unforeseen natural disaster may not come quickly, but when it does, facility managers and owners should work with a specialty contractor experienced in disaster recovery to get the job done correctly and efficiently.
I’ve been in the plastering industry for almost 50 years. I started out as a hod carrier, worked for 18 years as a journeyman plasterer, served as the Executive Director of the Sacramento Valley Bureau for Lath and Plaster, and served on the Northern California Apprenticeship Committee.
