Creative Technology Accelerator, Dayton, Ohio
Posted
07/28/2011
As the first building located in Dayton's Tech Town
technology park and the city's first LEED Gold building, the
42,000-square-foot high-tech facility will house companies
developing business in advanced technology sectors.
The building is clad in approximately 10,000 square feet of
0.063-inch Dri-Design panels in Sherwood Green, Sandstone and
Patina Green.
The $9.1 million, three-story facility is located on a previous
Brownfield site. "Because of the name of facility and the fact that
it was the first building in Tech Town, we wanted to create a look
that would make a splash and yet be cost effective," says Dianna
Conboy, principal and project architect at The Architectural Group
Inc.
The design team worked closely with Dri-Design distributor and
installer Spohn Associates to determine a panel module that would
be the most efficient. "We knew we wanted a rainscreen system that
would offer 'off-the-shelf' panel sizes that wouldn't require
excessive labor," Conboy says. "We settled on the 24- by 42-inch
Dri-Design module and designed the structural grid around it. It
was a very cost-effective installation."
"Going with a typical panel size is a definite benefit for the
installer," says Don Allen, project manager at Spohn Associates.
"We also installed the panels in a segmented radius area on one
elevation. The job really went well and provides a great look."
General contractor: Messer Construction, Dayton
Architect: The Architectural Group Inc.,
Dayton Distributor/installer: Spohn Associates,
Indianapolis Metal wall panels: Dri-Design, Holland, Mich.,
www.dri-design.com
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