Science Center, Santiago Canyon College

by Jonathan McGaha | 28 June 2011 12:00 am

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

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