The project involved a massive renovation of the historic Brandywine Paperboard Mill located on the Brandywine River. Built in the early 1800s, the low-lying 6,200-square-foot fieldstone building was first a sawmill and then a paper mill. The completed Phase 1 includes the Firecreek Restaurant & Bar, along with several condo units in an adjoining three-story building.
Petersen Aluminum Corp. supplied approximately 3,700 square feet of its 24-gauge Galvalume Plus High Snap-On Panels, and 2,240 square feet of its 16-ounce, 1/2-inch Copper Corrugated Panels.
“This was Phase 1 of a major urban infill project,” according to owner, Tom Deignan. Deignan is also president of Carroll Contractors, the general contractor on the design-build project. “Phase 2 will be an office building and Phase 3 will be a 65- unit condo complex.”
The major urban infill project required rezoning and is now classified as an ARM District (Adaptive Reuse of Mills). “We tried to replicate materials as closely as possible to the original although there was probably a wood roof of some sort on the original structure. What we create from an architectural perspective will coincide with the vernacular architecture of antiquated mills, albeit new construction,” Deignan says.
Installation of the PAC-CLAD material was done by Munn Roofing Corp. “The greatest challenge resulted from the low-slope areas that required some old-fashioned flashing techniques,” says Sam Munn, owner of Munn Roofing. “We used several experienced
‘tin-knockers’ who did a great job. And it was also tricky tying the copper into the stone work-getting it to fit the line of the old stones. But the job turned out great.”
General contractor: Carroll Contractors Inc., Haverford, Pa.
Architect: Carroll Design Build, Haverford
Roofing installer: Munn Roofing Corp., Chalfont, Pa.
Metal wall panels: Petersen Aluminum Corp., Elk Grove Village, Ill., www.pac-clad.com