School of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky
Posted
06/29/2011
School of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky,
Lexington, Ky.
At 280,000 square feet, this facility is the
largest academic building in Kentucky and among
the largest in the nation. The five-story building
houses state-of-the-art academic and research
facilities, two 235-seat auditoriums, a 110-seat
classroom, 54-seat classroom, teaching laboratory,
small group learning classroom and study areas.
The $134 million building is adorned with
Perforated Vertical Sunshades and Horizontal Airfoil
Sunshades by Doralco Architectural Metals. These
exterior sun control devises are utilized on single
and multiple window applications and in many places
tie in directly to the curtainwall. The Perforated
Vertical Sunshades are two sheets of perforated
material that are attached to the frame and each
integrates into the Horizontal Airfoil Sunshades as well.
The architect, Ekhoff, Ochenkoski & Polk, had done a
study on the positioning of the building with respect to the
sun and determined that a vertical perforated sunshade
combined with a horizontal airfoil sunshade would provide
maximum efficiency for the building.
Owner: University of Kentucky
General contractor: Messer
Construction, Lexington
Architect: Ekhoff, Ochenkoski &
Polk, Lexington
Glazing contractor: Central Kentucky
Glass, Lexington
Sunshades: Doralco Architectural
Metals, Alsip, Ill., www.doralco.com, Circle #70