Rob Pelletier Construction, Inc. Houston Texas
Project Type: Executive Office
Problem: Merging a relaxed, open-door management style with a periodic need for privacy and quiet.
Solution/Description of the Installation: By combining Woodfold’s Series 440/540 Visifold see-through doors with hardwood panels, the office designer was able to create the inviting sense of openness his executive client requested, but still provide private spaces when needed. Installation on a curved track added to the office’s architectural interest.
“Named for the tall pines that characterize its site on the Chesapeake Bay,” says design firm Kieran Timberlake of Loblolly House, “this 2,200 square-foot single family residence seeks to deeply fuse the natural elements of this barrier island to architectural form.”
Loblolly is also a forward-thinking experiment in prefabricated residential architecture. With this goal in mind, the designers were looking not only for a home that suits its sylvan surroundings, but one with repeatable results. NanaWall’s engineering and manufacture turned out to be particularly apt for meeting these goals.
“The project goals,” relates Carin Whitney, Kieran Timberlake’s communications director, “included providing savannah-like views of the Chesapeake Bay and opening the interior fully for natural ventilation, and to give it a porch-like feel. The plan also called for trapping the radiant heat that forms in the cavity between layers, to provide thermal insulation when the exterior acrylic doors are in the closed position.
When the Indianapolis Zoo was given a $10 million grant, the one condition for using it was that it needed to implement an initiative that benefits the community’s goal of long-term sustainability. The result? The zoo’s bicentennial pavilion, which hosts a wide range of events and is protected from weather by our U-Lite™ canopy system. Modeled after a lush rain forest, and crafted primarily from natural materials, the space houses 11 “pods” for up to 1,000 seated attendees and is the perfect environment for the Macaws presentation it currently hosts. The canopies allow for 100% collection of rainwater, which percolates into an aquifer as opposed to being discharged to city sewers, achieving the sustainability goals and requirements for the project.
Location: Plant City, FL
System: Guardian 275® Wall Systems
Architect: The Lunz Group
Contractor: Trias Construction
When Plant City’s beloved, nearly 50-year-old community center was damaged during Hurricane Irma, the difficult decision was made to demolish the aging center and build a more modern, resilient one in its place. The goal was to build a lasting facility that, like the one before it, will provide a safe and welcoming place for the Plant City community to come together. With this vision in mind, the city partnered with The Lunz Group to design a vibrant, new community center that’s dedicated to sustainability and weather preparedness, and that future generations will be able to enjoy for many years to come.
University of Georgia, Ramsey Student Center, Athens, GA, Guardian 275® Hip Ridge Skylight (Replacement/Retrofit)
Galileo PartnersVille : Montreal
Installation : fevrier 2019
Modele : Excel 742
STC : 54
Fini : tableau blanc pleine hauteur
University of Georgia, Ramsey Student Center Entryway, Athens, GA, Guardian 275® Hip Ridge Skylight (Replacement/Retrofit)
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The patients and community members at the Virtua Health and Wellness Center of Washington Township, New Jersey, know first-hand the critical role that the sun and Vitamin D play in healing, thanks in part to Kingspan Light + Air’s UniQuad® system.
Virtua aims to be Washington Township’s one stop shop for health and wellness. Within the 250,000 sq. ft. property, patients are provided with imaging and lab services, doctors’ offices, ambulatory surgery facilities, cardiac rehabilitation services, healthy food options, and an exercise club with a pool.
There was extensive research prior to the construction of the facility’s grand entrance and pool-side façade by Designer Paul Widlarz of HGA Architects, an organization based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Widlarz chose to utilize 6,710 sq. ft. of CPI Daylighting’s UniQuad system in clear and clear matte glazing to achieve the vision Virtua was looking for without glare and visibility from the outside. “The UniQuad lets in a ton of natural light, and didn’t have some of the thermal performance issues we would have had with any other material,” said Widlarz. “It fit the bill from a number of different perspectives, from getting the light in but maintaining the privacy the client wanted and also a high performing glazing system in a harsh, humid environment.”
The cancer patients that come in here for chemo will sometimes just sit in the lobby and bathe in the light that comes through the daylight wall. It makes everyone feel better. The wall light is very conducive to relaxation. It’s both physiologic and psychologic. – Terry Rodgers, a Building Manager at Virtua
Virtua combined daylighting and viewing zones, as can be seen on the twenty-five foot long poolside façade, where Kingspan Light + Air incorporated vision glass in addition to the UniQuad panels. Together, the two zones create a level of transparency that is controlled where desired while satisfying a LEED requirement as well. “Comparing it to curtainwall and other materials, we found that with Kingspan Light + Air we were able to get a much more dynamic material at a smaller cost,” said Widlarz. “It gave us the best of both worlds and was very well received.”
It fit the bill from a number of different perspectives, from getting the light in but maintaining the privacy the client wanted and also a high performing glazing system in a harsh, humid environment. – Paul Wildarz, Designer at HGA Architects
