Oakland Community College
Posted
06/29/2011
Oakland Community College, Southfield,
Mich.
The largest of Michigan's
28 community colleges, a major addition at Oakland Community
College's Southfield Campus provided much-needed classroom and
administrative space.
The 70,000-square-foot building was clad with approximately
28,000 square feet of Metl-Span CF30 Architectural Flat panels in a
design that showcases an interesting and attractive combination of
colors and geometries. Installed horizontally, the 2-inch panels
were finished in Regal White and Cool Metallic Silver.
"The addition was to an existing building clad with metal and
glass," according to Tom Kowalski, project manager with TMP
Architecture, the project architect. "Naturally, we wanted to
maintain a similar palette of materials. The Metl-Span panels
really offer a contemporary, high-tech look. We also felt the
Metl-Span panels provided an economical solution because of the
insulation on the exterior skin. The college is very pleased with
the outcome."
The panels range in lengths from 8 to 20 feet and required some
challenging custom fabrication, according to Tom Viers, project
manager with installer Ross & Barr Inc. "The 45-degree angle
custom corner panels were probably the sharpest we've ever done
with an insulated panel," Viers says. "The horizontal installation
and complicated geometries of the design required extremely
detailed field measurements to ensure the panels would align
properly with the vertical elements."