Science Center, Santiago Canyon College
Posted
06/29/2011
Science Center, Santiago Canyon College, Orange,
Calif.
One of the newest community colleges in
California, Santiago Canyon College serves
approximately 10,000 students in a state-of-the-art
learning environment. The new 60,000-square-foot
science center combines traditional lecture spaces,
faculty offices and high-tech laboratories for
chemistry, biology, physics and other sciences.
The science center features a unique
design of two separate two-story buildings connected by
a walkway. Approximately 27,000 square feet of two types
of panel systems from Citadel Architectural Products Inc. were
utilized on the $31 million facility. The prominent stair
tower is clad inside and out with 9,000 square feet of Citadel
Envelope 2000 Rout and Return (RR) System metal composite
material panels finished in Santiago Silver. Approximately
18,000 square feet of Citadel SinoCore panels were used
in soffit and fascia applications on both buildings.
The campus is located within a valley and views into the
site from surrounding residential communities dictated that
all new buildings provide a roof form. The campus skyline is
enhanced with each new structure providing building profile
and pedestrian overhangs.
Installation of the panels was done by Best Contracting
Services. Best had previously used Citadel's Rout and Return
panels, but it was their first experience with SinoCore,
according to Maria Alimagno, assistant project manager.
"Installation of the SinoCore was quick and easy,"
says Alimagno. "The biggest challenge on the job was the
tight working space on the interior of the stair tower and
between the two buildings." Best Contracting routed the RR
System panels in its shop and delivered the 5- by 12-foot
panels to the jobsite flat where they were formed.
Architect: LPA Inc., Irvine, Calif.
Installer: Best Contracting Services, Gardena, Calif.
Sales representative: Architectural Systems Inc., Poway,
Calif.
Metal wall panels: Citadel Architectural
Products Inc., Indianapolis, www.citadelap.com, Circle
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