Architectural Products - October 2018

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

O C T O B E R 2 0 1 8 // V O L 1 6 N O 8

A RCH-PROD U C T S .COM

80

PRIORITY FOCUS: Products, Practices and Trends in Urban Design

A flipside to the glassy condo boom, “tactical urbanism” strategically regenerates “fringe” neighborhoods, with communityoriented reconstruction that promotes economic health and civic identity.

Positive and powerful urban renewal results are indeed possible. It’s all about matter-offact municipal policy, combined with architecturally planned civic 32 design that can bring about stabilization.

40

76

CIVICS 101:

TACTICAL URBANISM

28

October 2018 1810APCVR2.indd 200

10/2/18 4:25 PM

U N C O M P R O M I S I N G .

M E TA L . FA C A D E S .

Featuring Dri-Design Metal Wall Panels in a Copper Anodized finish, the Design Building at UMASS Amherst has a modern aesthetic without feeling cold. The Copper Anodized finish combines the warm glow of copper, along with the long-lasting durability of an anodized aluminum finish.

A façade with depth and character which will last for many years.

• No sealants, gaskets or butyl tape means no streaking and no maintenance for owners.

• Not laminated or a composite material, so panels will never delaminate.

• At Dri-Design, we have a strict policy of recycling and creating products that the world can live with.

• Fully tested to exceed ASTM standards and the latest AAMA 508-07.

• Available in a variety of materials and colors.

UMASS - Amherst, MA LWA Architects

42072 Architectural Products, Oct, Dri-Design UMass Ad.indd 1 • ArchProd-ad.indd 99

Circle 23

616.355.2970 | dri-design.com

9/6/18 3:27 9/28/18 9:25 PM AM

V I R A C O N

T H E R M A L

S P A C E R

WE JUST THREW CONVENTIONAL SPACER THINKING OUT THE WINDOW. The Viracon Thermal Spacer (VTS™) pushes spacer technology to the modern edge of performance. VTS™ replaces a traditional spacer, desiccant and primary sealant with a betterperforming single component spacer. Available in glass sizes up to 130” x 236”, the VTS™ delivers superior seal integrity, thermal performance and aesthetics. Learn more at viracon.com.

Circle 24

• ArchProd-ad.indd 1

9/28/18 9:25 AM

This will shatter a window.

This will shatter every preconceived notion about brick the world has ever had.

NewBrick delivers the classic beauty of traditional clay brick, with enormous advantages in weight, ease of use, environmental impact, system cost, and energy efficiency.

To learn more about why NewBrick is the choice of forward-thinking architects, builders, contractors, developers, and homeowners, visit newbrick.com or call 1-833-NEWBRIK.

Circle 25

• ArchProd-ad.indd 2 Dryvit-35616_Shatter_AP_10375X125.indd 1

9/28/18 9:25 AM 8/8/18 3:52 PM

OUR OBSESSION IS GROWING VALSPAR IS NOW SHERWIN-WILLIAMS. One name. Double the obsession for innovation.

Twice the relentless dedication to color customization, performance and expertise. Our combined portfolio offers the same architectural metal coatings you know and trust. High-quality, field-proven options including Fluropon®, our flagship 70% PVDF product known for its time-tested reliability.

Put us together and see where color can take you.

JW MARRIOTT | AUSTIN, TX

Order free color samples at coil.sherwin.com/architect

Circle 26

• ArchProd-ad.indd 3

VSP_A88401_JWMarriottAd_ArchProd_PROD.indd 1

9/28/18 9:25 AM 5/4/18 10:19 AM

NEW from MDC

S I N G L E S O U R C E. T O TA L S O LU T I O N. Introducing the latest in functional, yet beautiful sound control solutions.

Comprised of stretch fabric over 3D freeform-bent metal tubing, Acoustical Clouds from MDC provide noise reduction that is at once elegant, durable, and effective.

mdcwall.com

800.621.4006

ALTOSTRATUS SKY BLUE MDC10A

MDC-ArchProd-2018-collage-MDC10A.indd 2 • ArchProd-ad.indd 4

Circle 27

9/4/18 8:33 9/28/18 9:25 AM AM

Low profile cap

Conceal Quick-Connect® fi ng

Circle 28

• ArchProd-ad.indd 5

(with Threa

9/28/18 9:25 AM

Metra Union Pacific/West Commuter Railroad Station - Lombard, IL Architect: KMI Architects Engineers Roofing contractor: Progressive Dynamics Profile: Tite-Loc Roofing Panels Color: Aged Copper

On-Track Design “The entire station was designed for economy and low maintenance. The PAC-CLAD® panels were selected for their durability.”

TITE-LOC ROOFING PANEL

-John Mehdi, Project Designer, KMI Architects Engineers

AGED COPPER - ENERGY STAR

PAC-CLAD metal roofing and wall panels are available in more than 45 colors – most meet LEED and ENERGY STAR requirements.

NEW PHOENIX PL ANT W EST COAST D E LI VERY

Case study at PAC� CL AD.COM�LOMBARD PAC-CLAD.COM | INFO�PAC�CLAD.COM IL: 800 PAC CLAD GA: 800 272 4482

MD: 800 344 1400 MN: 877 571 2025

TX: 800 441 8661 AZ: 833 750 1935

See us at METALCON - booth 930 Circle 29

PAC Lombard Train Ad-ARCH PROD METALCON.indd 1 • ArchProd-ad.indd 6

9/12/2018 11:21:48 AM 9/28/18 9:25 AM

table of contents

50

59 

63

The Product Publication of the U.S. Architectural Market

O C T O B E R 2 0 1 8 // V O L 1 6 N O 8

28

Trend Lines

66

Form by Mindi Zissman Northeastern University Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex, Boston The city’s research facility is a pillar of sustainability and transparency.

72

Function

A RCH-PROD U C T S .COM

80 A flipside to the glassy condo boom, “tactical urbanism” strategically regenerates “fringe” neighborhoods, with communityoriented reconstruction that promotes economic health and civic identity.

Features

Positive and powerful urban renewal results are indeed possible. It’s all about matter-offact municipal policy, combined with architecturally planned civic 32 design that can bring about stabilization.

40

76

CIVICS 101:

TACTICAL URBANISM

by Megan Mazzocco Civics 101: Tactical Urbanism Combining municipal policy and design can produce powerful results.

28

by Chuck Ross Ortlieb’s Bottling House, Philadelphia Kieran Timberlake’s new HQ tranforms the former beer-bottling plant.

MARKET OUTLOOK: URBAN RETROFITS

on the cover Urban Reinvention The New York Botanical Gardens, in the city’s Bronx borough, now house the “Edible Academy,” an operation geared toward increasing the quality of life among densely packed city dwellers—just one example of “tactical urbanism” efforts sweeping the nation. Page 29.

38

Revitalizing the Urban Core As metropolis’ work to bring people back to city centers, refurbishing old buildings—through adaptive reuse—is as essential as new structures.

Departments Perspective

8

Specifiers’ Solutions by John Mesenbrink

78

 EIFS wall panels help university get needed facelift

Resources, Events & Letters

10

On Spec

12

Architectural Products Magazine, Volume 16, Number 8

 Acoustical Privacy

Architectural Products (ISSN 1557-4830) is published monthly except combined

 Daylight Design

issues in Jan/Feb and July/Aug by Construction Business Media, LLC,

Product Developments

POSTMASTER:

 Mood Lighting

Send address changes to Architectural Products Magazine, 440 Quadrangle Drive, Suite E, Bolingbrook, IL 60440.

SUBSCRIPTION INQUIRIES: There is no charge for subscriptions to qualifi ed requestors in the United

16

 Timber Construction  NRDC Headquarters  ThyssenKrupp’s “Brave” Move

standard delivery or $94 for air mail delivery. All subscriptions outside the U.S.

 Elevating Commuters

by Megan Mazzocco

Copyright © 2018 Architectural Products Magazine. All rights reserved. Nothing in publication may be copied or reproduced without prior written permission of the publisher. All material is compiled from sources believed to be reliable, but published without responsibility for errors or omissions. Architectural Products assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts or photos. Printed in USA.

10 . 2018

1810APTOC02.indd 7

 Area Lighting illuminates zoo

88

Roofing

by Chuck Ross Curtainwall

by Barbara Horwitz-Bennett Paint, Coatings & Sealants

by Mindi Zissman Solar

by Chuck Ross Skylights

by Barbara Horwitz-Bennett

 Window Coverings

States. All other annual domestic subscriptions will be charged $59 for are $94. For subscriptions, inquiries or address changes, call 630-739-0900.

 Banking on VRF Systems

Product Focus

579 N. First Bank Dr., Suite 220, Palatine, IL 60067. Periodicals postage paid at Palatine, IL and additional mailing offi ces.

 Food court lights up with new wood ceiling panels

New and Improved

50

Product Literature

94

Ad Index

95

Last Detail by Megan Mazzocco

96

Anna Lira Luis, ALLL Always, turning the norm on its ear, so to speak, Luis initiates work that leads to systematic change.

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

7

10/3/18 2:02 PM

perspective

Windy City Chess Moves a Model for Regentrification Regrets In Chicago, if you don’t like the weather, you don’t have to wait very long for it to change—well except maybe during winter, as frozen is frozen… Anyway, the same could be said for politics, as chaos clearly is always on the docket. Take, as an example, the city’s governance. Over the course of just a couple of weeks, I went from silently nodding in approval savvy moves Mayor Rahm Emmanuel made to shore up support in a couple of key demographics, to scratching my head, when, just a short time later, he announced he would not seek re-election. Perhaps devastating news has yet to reveal itself, but let me give you some context as to why this is so strange: One of the local business publications reported the former Obama chief of staff made a brilliant re-election maneuver when in announcing a new $5 billon mega project, the Lincoln Yards—which will transform a former industrial area along the north branch of the Chicago River into a residential/retail/office hot spot—he also announced the city would be relocating one of main city vehicle maintenance facilities, presently located in this re-zoned real estate bonanza, to a southside neighborhood desperately in need of an economic injection.

As you’ve probably figured out, this is our second cities-themed issue as urban development in so many major U.S. cities is such a hot topic, it begs double coverage. Indeed, tower cranes abound— a site for sore eyes in many places—and it’s simply exciting to see so many buildings going up from both a business, and an urban renewal perspective.

That being said, there’s a dark side to gentrification in that it often pushes people of a lower economic strata out of urban cores to who knows where. Take Englewood, the neighborhood which will benefit from the new $45 million city fleet fix-it facility. Census figures show the depressed neighborhood has experienced a mass exodus. In 1960, the area had nearly 100,000 residents; today, the Census Bureau estimates fewer than 26,000 live there. Moving Fleet and Facilities Management there will bring 220 jobs to the neighborhood. That, obviously, is not a cure, but it’s a start. Here’s the rub: that same business publication reported the reason Englewood got the replacement garage project was as a make good in reparation for a police violence cover up which was exposed. So, no gold stars to Emmanuel for his love of neighborhoods, but the politically savvy give-and-take move, to me, presents a great model. Also, as a make good for another incident, the mayor agreed to locate a new police academy on the city’s equally depressed west side. While these decisions were made for political purposes, why shouldn’t more city facilities and services be

8

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

1810APPRV.indd 8

targeted for neighborhoods that really need them?

And why not tech incubators for that matter?

Boosted neighborhoods suggest opportunities for new housing and related development—not a bad thing. Reinvigorated, re-developed fringe neighborhoods certainly offer a place for displaced peoples—victim to better core city fortunes—a place to go other than “who knows where.”

A key in all this is a plan for affordable, most likely, modular housing, as well as job opportunities and education—those are subjects for a different

... I believe the community must act for the betterment of not only our built environment, but our society as a whole ... column, but I believe it is morally imperative that cities enact more yin to balance the yang of hot urban re-development. I know everybody hates more laws and regulations, but cities, and their rulers, must have master plans of a much greater scale. Those designs must include infrastructure considerations—perhaps this gives rise to a reason to enact a smart grid or greater “soft engineering” to better manage water, as outlined last issue.

And while architects are not politically elected and empowered representatives, I believe the community must act for the betterment of not only our built environment, but our society as a whole, and become much more actively involved in helping envision and lay such master plans for the powers that be—especially the powers that be that only say yes where they see dollar signs.

Modern master planning is happening in pockets, particularly in established 2030 districts, such as Seattle. But there needs to be so much more of a concerted effort to really build momentum.

Perhaps I’m just a dreamer, but in the words of another dreamer not afraid to speak out about social injustice and inequity: “The time is always right to do what is right.”

Gary Redmond

Managing Partner Director Publishing Operations gredmond@cbmedia.us.com

Tim Shea

Managing Partner Director Business Development tshea@cbmedia.us.com

EDITORIAL

Jim Crockett

Editorial Director jcrockett@cbmedia.us.com

Megan Mazzocco

Senior Editor mmazzocco@cbmedia.us.com

John Mesenbrink

Copy Editor jmesenbrink@cbmedia.us.com

Contributing Editors: Vilma Barr Ellen Lampert-Greáux Chuck Ross Alan Weis Katy Tomasulo

Barbara Horwitz-Bennett John Mesenbrink Stan Walerczyk Kevin Willmorth Mindi Zissman

ART & DESIGN

Dave Pape

Vice President, Director, Art + Production dpape@cbmedia.us.com

Lauren Lenkowski

Associate Art Director llenkowski@cbmedia.us.com

Christine Ha

Graphic Designer cha@cbmedia.us.com

CIRCULATION MANAGEMENT

Jeff Heine

630-739-0900

ADVERTISING SALES

Gary Redmond 847-359-6493 gredmond@cbmedia.us.com

Tim Shea 847-359-6493 tshea@cbmedia.us.com

Michael Boyle 847-359-6493 mboyle@cbmedia.us.com Jim Oestmann 847-924-5497 joestmann@cbmedia.us.com

David G. Haggett 847-934-9123 dhaggett@cbmedia.us.com

Jim Führer 503-227-1381 jfuhrer@cbmedia.us.com

Bob Fox 917-273-8062 bfox@cbmedia.us.com

Ted Rzempoluch 609-361-1733 trzempoluch@cbmedia.us.com

EDITORIAL SUBMISSIONS Architectural Products c/o Construction Business Media LLC, 579 First Bank Drive, Suite 220, Palatine, IL 60067; Editorial: 847-359-6493; Fax: 847-359-6754; info@arch-products.com (Copyright © 2018 by Construction Business Media LLC)

Jim Crockett, editorial director Member:

10 . 2018

9/28/18 2:26 PM

ONE POUR FILLS

MORE THAN FOUR (SIX TO BE EXACT).

NOW AVAILABLE IN FOAM

There’s only one EZ Fill™ soap dispensing system— only from ASI. Introducing ASI’s EZ Fill™ soap dispensing system—the only top-fill soap dispensing system that can refill up to six soap dispensers with one pour. Some manufacturers talk about innovation—we deliver it.

Welcome to innovation—welcome to the new ASI. For our new catalog, call 914.476.9000 or visit americanspecialties.com

Circle 30

• ArchProd-ad.indd 9

9/28/18 9:25 AM

resources, events & letters

resources CONTINUING EDUCATION

Quiet. Safe. Timeless.

The course ADA, Building Codes, and Standards Relating to Handrails and Guards will discuss the difference between handrails and guardrails, and building codes related to the design and installation of such rails. Gain knowledge of available resources to answer code-related questions. Visit www.wagnercompanies.com.

Parsons Healthy Materials Lab offers a series of online learning courses presented by a group of 60 interdisciplinary experts covering every aspect of healthier materials and sustainable buildings. Completing the entire certificate earns 18 AIA Continuing Education Credits.

Visit healthymaterialslab.org.

coming events OCTOBER 2018

7 15

16

21

22 19 23

23 30

11

10

11

12

13

24 25

12

10

13

20

26 23

Industrialized WoodBased Construction Conference Oct. 24-26 Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center, Boston www.iwbcc.com

25 31

CTBUH 2018 Middle East Conference Dubai and Abu Dhabi, UAE Oct. 20-25 ctbuh2018.org

30

PUBLICATIONS

Ellison Bronze published an ADA Planning Guide for Entrances and Doors, which explores the general scoping and technical requirements for accessible entrances and doors in the ADA Standards. Download: ellisonbronze.com.

Read stok’s new report on the Business Case for High Performance Buildings. Visit stok.com.

NOVEMBER 2018

7

8

9

8

16

11

10

11

12

14

13

14

15

16

23 30

31 28

29

15

10

17

Greenbuild Nov. 14-16 McCormick Place, Chicago greenbuildexpo.com

A new guide on transportation from the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) guide provides in-depth solutions and case studies to help communities create transportation systems that foster safe, equitable and resilient ways of getting around. Visit www.asla.org.

RCI 2018 Building Envelope Technology Symposium Nov. 16-17 Nashville, Tenn. rci-online.org

With fire safety continuing to be a top priority in the construction industry, The Metal Construction Assn. (MCA) has published a new white paper, “Fire Safety of Insulated Metal Wall Panels.” Visit www.metalconstruction.org.

ONLINE

ABX 2018 ArchitectureBoston Expo Nov. 28-29 Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Boston www.abexpo.com

The Brick Industry Assn. launched its new website at www.gobrick.com The Southern Cypress Manufacturers Assn. (SCMA) debuted a new video, Discovering Southern Cypress: The Natural Choice. To learn more about building with cypress, visit www.cypressinfo.org.

American Hardwood Information Center announces the availability of its American Hardwoods Species Guide Mobile App. Visit www.hardwoodinfo.com.

The new IOTA ILB-CP Lumen Reference Chart tool easily identifies the emergency LED driver that matches desired lumen output so there is no need to “oversize” the unit to meet code requirements. Visit www.iotaengineering.com.

for commercial buildings of distinction, where aesthetics and advanced performance are critical considerations.

stcloudwindow.com

Circle 31

1810APLTE.indd 10

800.383.9311

Technoform Bautec’s insulating profiles and Technoform Glass Insulation’s warm edge spacer systems for insulating glass units have been awarded Material Health Certificates by the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute.

Schneider Electric’s Innovation Summit North America Nov. 13-14 Hilton Downtown Atlanta www.cvent.com

JANUARY 2019

7

8

9

8

16

11

10

11

12

14

15

16

15

16

23 30

31

23 24

25

15

28

29

10

17

AHR Expo Jan. 14-16 Atlanta ahrexpo.com Surfaces Jan. 23-25 Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas www.intlsurfaceevent.com

Explore the physiological benefits of heavy timber construction in public spaces in Heavy Timber Structures: Creating Comfort in Public Spaces. Over 450 color photos, plans, and diagrams accompany 35 case studies from healthcare facilities, zoos, museums and houses of worship.

10 . 2018

10/1/18 12:31 PM

Circle 32

• ArchProd-ad.indd 11

9/28/18 9:25 AM

on spec

by Tysen Gannon Director of Business Development, AD Systems

Best Practices in Sound Attenuation ›› Acoustical Privacy

Who among us would want to be overheard discussing a medical condition with our doctor, or being reprimanded by our boss at work? From medical facilities to offices and schools, privacy remains crucial—and in the case of healthcare, federal law mandates it. While privacy is valued in many building types, as it relates to healthcare, it is codified in federal law. The 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) established new criteria for patient privacy. The HIPAA “Privacy Rule” (45 CFR Part 160) “requires appropriate safeguards to protect the privacy of personal health information, and sets limits and conditions on the uses and disclosures that may be made of such information without patient authorization.”

The Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) explains that the Privacy Rule does not require health facilities to eliminate all risk of disclosure of protected information. Instead, only “reasonable safeguards” are needed.

When it comes to protecting private conversations between patients and medical staff, the facility design implication of “reasonable safeguards” is that installing cubicles, curtains and other barriers may be sufficient.

HHS says the “reasonable safeguards” standard means that HIPAA does not requires private rooms or soundproofing of rooms. Even so, healthcare facility professionals may choose to provide a higher degree of privacy to better serve their patients and to help reduce indoor noise.

In the education realm, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) protects the privacy of students’ educational records. The law focuses on written or electronic records, but to ensure compliance, schools may wish to reduce the chances of information being disclosed as a result of students or others overhearing staff conversations. Additionally, the U.S. Dept. of Education and HHS note, “When a school provides healthcare to students in the normal course of business, such as through its health clinic, it is also a ‘healthcare provider’ as defined by HIPAA.” Unlike healthcare and education, people in offices do not have specific guarantees of privacy, beyond any they might be afforded by HIPAA and FERPA. In healthcare facilities, “poor acoustical conditions may have a negative impact on a patient’s physiological health and increase their chances of being readmitted to the hospital,” notes the Ceilings and Interior Systems Construction Assn. (CISCA).

The trade group also explains that, “maintaining

12

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

1810APONS.indd 12

Images courtesy: AD Systems

Long Live Privacy!

speech privacy in healthcare settings helps reduce medical errors as it supports open conversations among patients, families and PCTs [patient care teams], and is believed to influence patient satisfaction.”

Summarizing a study by Cornell scientists, Science Daily reports, “Low-level noise in open-style offices seems to result in higher levels of stress and lower task motivation.” Likewise, Inc. magazine quotes a study of more than 40,000 workers in 300 U.S. offices, as published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology: “Enclosed private offices clearly outperformed open-plan layouts in most aspects of IEQ (Indoor Environmental Quality), particularly in acoustics, privacy and the proxemics issues.” More succinctly, “noise and privacy loss [were] identified as the main source of workspace dissatisfaction.”

As a result of these and other studies on the shortcomings of open office designs, building professionals increasingly are looking to provide enclosed spaces—offices and conference rooms— in new construction and in building retrofits.

When it comes to designing for private conversations and quietness, design professionals face an alphabet soup of metrics: AI (articulation index), STC (sound transmission class), and NIC (noise isolation class), among others. While each metric has its advantages and disadvantages, NIC is targeted specifically to partitions, and takes into account the entire closure, so it works well for evaluating operable walls and doors. Both STC and NIC are similar, using the same scale, but STC is measured in the lab and NIC is measured in the field.

A key factor to remember when designing

SLIDING INTO PRIVACY Sound control is crucial in healthcare facilities to provide patient privacy under HIPAA. Also, by removing the arc of space needed for swing doors to open, sliding doors provide about 30 sq. ft. more usable space.

enclosed offices or conference rooms for privacy and noise reduction is that doors/openings have lower sound attenuation than the surrounding walls.

Historically, sliding doors had lower STC/NIC ratings than swing doors due to the difficulty of sealing all sides of a sliding door in the closed position. Now, however, sliding door options are available that achieve NIC values on par with swing doors by sealing all four sides of the door leaf.

As with swing doors, sliding doors are available in wood or metal frames with a range of glazing options. For the greatest visual privacy in exam rooms, designers often specify wood doors, while glazed options work well in offices and conference rooms, where choices range from clear glass to frosted glass, depending on the level of visual privacy and light admittance desired.

Some sliding doors also are available as part of office front assemblies that incorporate fixed sidelites for settings where the more open look and feel of a glass partition is desired. Additionally, manufacturers are starting to introduce sliding doors with fire ratings up to 45 minutes.

To meet the law—or for good business practices—designers must account for conversation privacy in healthcare facilities, school and offices.

Likewise, reducing interior noise is crucial.

10 10.2014 . 2018

9/28/18 3:05 PM

WHAT IF YOU COULD ACHIEVE R-60 IN 4”?

NEXT GENERATION INSULATION SOLUTIONS FOR SINGLE PLY SYSTEMS

59% REDUCTION IN HEIGHT

163%

GREATER R-VALUE PER INCH THAN PIR

VIP for Single Ply Roofing System

PIR for Single Ply Roofing System

4” = R-60

10” = R-56

Kingspan is a next generation insulation comprising rigid vacuum insulation panels (VIP) with a microporous core, which is evacuated, encased and sealed in a thin, gas–tight envelope to give outstanding R–values and an ultra–thin insulation solution.

The high level of thermal efficiency, up to 5x better than other commonly available building insulation materials, with minimal thickness provide solutions for applications where a lack of construction space or depth is an issue. achieved by Kingspan • Optimum Performance Rigid Vacuum Insulation Panel • R-value of 28 per inch • Ideal for New Construction and Retrofit Applications • UL and FM Approved

Contact us for your

solution at optim-r.us@kingspan.com

buildwithoptimr.com Circle 33

• ArchProd-ad.indd 13

9/28/18 9:25 AM

on spec

By Neall Digert, Ph.D., MIES Vice President of Product Enterprise, Solatube

Best Practices in Lighting ›› Daylighting Design

Healthy Buildings: How Daylighting is Improving Occupant Well Being This piece examines the modern philosophy behind effective daylighting design, the role of daylight in creating healthy indoor environments, and how new lighting/daylighting/human physiology research is driving/supporting the use of effective daylighting design in the USGBC LEED, Living Building Challenge and the WELL rating systems.

The effective use of daylight in today’s buildings can play a significant role is achieving a building that not only is energy efficient, but which also effectively nurtures the occupants within. Most importantly, almost with every day, new research, case studies, design guides, and design standards emerge that magnify the importance of daylight as

Daylight’s intensity and spectral characteristics drive our psychology and our biochemistry, which affects our chronobiology and circadian cycle. a source of interior illumination that drives human health, productivity and happiness. In today’s energy efficient world, the human-centric benefits of effective daylight integration can significantly outweigh the substantial energy-related benefits associated with an effective daylighting solution’s ability to displace the daytime use of electric lighting equipment.

Daylight vs. Daylighting However, in order to effectively design a daylighting solution that achieves both energy and humanfactor benefits, it is imperative that the designer understands the differences between the terms of daylight and daylighting. Daylight refers to the light source, and represents the light available from the sun, sky or a combination of the two. Daylighting refers to the artful application of daylight for visual and aesthetic effect. Carefully crafting a building’s daylighting solutions means designing and selecting daylight fenestration systems and components which appropriately harvest useful elements of the daylighting resource, while rejecting and/or controlling the presence of problematic elements of daylight. When properly done, the controlled daylight provides meaningful variation of the building’s interior daylighting that achieves useful illumination, while reinforcing the beneficial visual cues of daylight that drive the human biological and psychological system.

Daylight, by its very nature, is dynamic. Daylight’s intensity and spectral characteristics subtly

14

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

1810APONS.indd 14

change with the passing hours of the day, days of the year, and changes in daytime sky conditions.

This is a critical aspect in understanding how we see and function in the presence of natural light.

When properly used, those two very subtle visual cues actually drive our psychology and our biochemistry, which then affects our chronobiology and circadian cycle.

The circadian cycle is the daily cycle that our bodies go through, and how and when we produce neurotransmitters and hormones which affects how we function over time. Most importantly, it is the daily pattern of going from dynamic daylight to nighttime darkness, and back to dynamic daylight again that keeps the human circadian cycle physiologically entrained or synchronized with the world around us. Ultimately, our circadian cycle affects our neurological function and can influence how we perceive the world around us, and long term, maintaining a healthy circadian cycle also affects our health and cognitive function. As a result, it is highly desirable that daylight be used as the primary source of daytime interior illumination for many space uses and types.

Light and Daylight in Healthy Buildings While providing these visual cues, modern optical daylighting products and systems can easily provide all the critical elements of good lighting design. They can be used to provide uniform, ambient illumination, as well as highly controlled focal lighting and discrete architectural surface illumination. In addition to providing quality illumination, the subtle variations in daylight can also be artfully incorporated into a sustainably designed building to reinforce today’s biophilic design trends, which provide subtle environmental cues and connections drawn from nature. Through biophilic design, building occupants enjoy a strong connection to nature, and robust access to daylight not only helps people physiologically, but allows interior plants to grow and flourish thereby providing enhanced psychological connection to nature.

Applying Daylight Today, the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED rating system, the International Living Future Institute’s Living Building Challenge, and the International WELL Building Institute’s WELL Building Standard all provide useful evaluation metrics and design standards to assess a building design’s achievement of sustainable and, to some degree, biophilic design goals.

In all three rating systems and design standards, the

BRINGING NATURE INDOORS Daylight can be integrated with biophilic design to provide environmental cues and connections drawn from nature.

application of quality, robust daylighting solutions playing an important role in achieving a meaningful design and rating objective.

Within the USGBC LEED rating system, effective use of daylight as an indoor source of illumination results in both significant energy and environmental point contributions to an overall building’s rating.

The Living Building Challenge looks beyond the effects the building has on the environment, to how the building design will contribute to realizing a regenerative, net positive solution. The Living Building Challenge (LBC) standard uses the metaphor of a flower, and assesses a building design’s rating based upon the achievement of 20 imperatives distributed among seven flower petals representing key building-related attributes. The effective use of daylight plays a key role in achieving petals within the Living Building Challenge, addressing key LBC petal imperatives associated with energy, health and happiness, and beauty. Identifying 100 performance metrics, design strategies, and easily implemented design policies, the International WELL Building Institute’s WELL Building Standard is a relatively new rating system that is focused on how a building design specifically addresses the physiological health and wellbeing of the building’s occupants. The WELL score is based upon the building design’s achievement of 49 required preconditions and up to 59 optional optimizations distributed between the concepts of Air, Water, Nourishment, Light, Fitness, Comfort and Mind. Of the 100 metrics, the implementation of daylight directly applies to three prerequisites and can influence the achievement of up to seven optimizations.

10 10.2014 . 2018

9/28/18 3:05 PM

• Space division at the push of a button • Hassle-free automatic operation

COMFORTDRIVE

®

AUTOMATED SELF-DRIVING PANEL SYSTEM

• Exceptional convenience with dynamic opening and closing speeds of up to 30 ft. per minute • UL® 325 safety-tested and certified • Patented Smart Control System navigates complex layouts achieving proper set up every time

Contact your local Modernfold, Inc. Distributor today to learn more about movable wall automation and the new ComfortDrive® Self-Driving Panel System by calling 800-869-9685 or visiting www.modernfold.com

Circle 34

• ArchProd-ad.indd 15

9/28/18 9:25 AM

product developments

material advances + product breakthroughs

Noteworthy AIA’s Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score for July was 50.7 compared to 51.3 in June. The majority of that growth came from the Southern region.

Nonya Grenader, a professor of architecture at Rice University, has been named architecture professor of the year by the Texas Society of Architects.

Tarkett recently agreed to acquire 100% of Lexmark Carpet Mills.

MaxLite IntelliMax wireless lighting control system is now listed by DesignLights Consortium on the Networked Lighting Controls Qualified Products list.

ASID has welcomed Bryan J. Soukup, Esq. to the team as Vice President, Government and Public Affairs.

Soukup will lead ASID’s efforts to advocate for the interior design profession from a policy and legislative standpoint at federal and state levels.

Wilson Assoc. has named Beth Campbell its new CEO. Armstrong Flooring has recycled more than 100 million pounds of post-consumer flooring materials, and keeping 50,000 tons of materials out of landfills.

Eric Jaffe, AIA, NCARB, managing principal of HDR’s Princeton architecture studio, has been named the East region director of architecture.

Jay Brotman of Svigals+Partners, testified before senior White House cabinet members, to advocate for legislation spearheaded by the AIA promoting “the design of open learning environments that enhance Photos: Michelle Litvin Studio

safety and security.”

Cooper Robertson recently elevated professionals include Erin Flynn R.A., LEED AP, an emerging firm leader with experience in cultural and museum work, who has been promoted to the position of Director of Architecture.

KI completed its transition to an Employee Stock Own-

ACOUSTICS

ership Plan; the company is now 100% owned by its 2000 employees worldwide.

Home Turf

Simpson Strong-Tie is sponsoring a STEM (Science,

Turf Design, MNML and creative director Scott Wilson teamed up to develop TURF,

Technology, Engineering and Math) playhouse build

which offers Crease, a range of modular acoustic ceiling tiles. The Crease Ceiling

with Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley.

System is a series of drop-ceiling products; the panels are designed with a magnet that snaps to the underside of a tee grid. Crease can be attached directly under pre-

16

Teknion has aligned with Gus* Design Group, a Toronto-

existing tiles while also obscuring the tee grid itself. Specially designed vented tiles

based designer and maker of Gus* Modern contempo-

allow for HVAC features, and felt can be cut out in the field to accommodate flush light

rary residential furnishings suited to contract settings.

fixtures and sprinkler heads. Visit www.mnml.com or Circle

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

1810APPRD03.indd 16

430

10 . 2018

10/2/18 1:12 PM

product developments

SAFETY IN ASSEMBLY

Seating Promotes Safe Standing The nation’s first safe standing system with integrated seating has been unveiled at Banc of California Stadium. The system features safety railing with folding seats that enable supporters to stand shoulder-toshoulder, creating an electrified and unified stadium atmosphere on game days. The system features a safety railing with a slim profile, tip-up style seats, which provide comfort and standing room for supporters.

Visit www.trexcommercial.com or Circle LED

Mood Lighting Nanoleaf Light Panels are a smart lighting product that can be programmed by the user to imitate sunrise,

428

IN THE MOOD Fully personalize your lighting experience with modular panels, millions of colors, an intuitive light Scene creator, and support for many popular smart home platforms.

TAPPING INTO INNOVATION Quatreau Tap delivers the purest instant boiling, instant chilled and instant sparkling water using touch screen technology and a patented, EPA-certified RODI water purification system.

improve mood with color, or automate lighting scenes throughout the day. The product also offers an audio component dubbed Rhythm, an add-on module that transforms music into light on the Nanoleaf Light Panels. The company also offers a polygonal LED light bulb dubbed the Nanoleaf Classic series. The elongated dodecahedron shapes are available in black, white, “decór” or printed with a design and are constructed of PCB. LEDs can be programmed and dimmed similar to the light panels. Visit www.nanoleaf.me or Circle

429

RHYTHM IS GONNA GET YOU Transform music into light with the Rhythm module.

Plug it into your light panels and just turn it on.

PLUMBING

Magical Tap at Your Fingertips Ideal for in-house cafes, kitchenettes, office and conference rooms, the Quatreau Tap delivers nstant boiling, instant chilled and instant sparkling water using unique touch screen technology and a patented, EPAcertified RODI water purification system. Visit www.quatreauusa.com or Circle

10 . 2018

1810APPRD03.indd 17

427

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

17

10/2/18 1:12 PM

product developments

Wood

T3,

BUILDING WITH WOOD

the tall timber building concept from Hines, and designed by DLR Group, is the authority for timber, transit and technology-based development. Another word that could also be featured in the T3 title is “tactical,” in that these timber towers are coming online at a time when high-tech companies and other progressive organizations are thinking outside the conventional glass and steel boxes toward sustainably integrating high-rise living and working into active urban lifestyles.

Following the success of its first building in Minneapolis, a second location is rising on Chicago’s Goose Island, while a third in Midtown Atlanta is coming this fall.

Thinking Outside a Glass and Steel Box T3 CONCEPT

Timber Transit  Technology  

Courtesy: Ema Peter, MGA | Michael Green Architecture

T3 boasts the trifecta of timber construction: Technology, Transit and Timber. The design relies on exposed engineered wood components that convey organic warmth and beauty within the workplace, while being sustainable, renewable and structurally predictable.

“I would hope that more people build bigger things out of wood; it’s good for the people and the planet.”

—Steve Cavanaugh, AIA, LEED AP, Design Lead , DLR Group

THE ORIGINAL With the Minneapolis structure, a 2017 Woodworks’ award winner, in the category of “Special Achievement,” judges noted T3 is a “game changer,” demonstrating the feasibility of exceptionally large timber projects as a means to reduce the carbon footprint of the built environment.

Technology-Driven “Technology drove the design of T3,” says Steve Cavanaugh, Design Lead for DLR Group’s Hines Chicago projects. “Tech companies wanted to be in these cool, office loft spaces and then make it robust in terms of its technology.” It is for that reason that T3 can offer large spans, along with a wired-certified building, which means that it features built-in redundancies, risers and multiple landing points that provide the best, fastest and redundant hardline connections. “These companies cannot afford to be down for even a second,” says Cavanaugh.

Transit Each project is an opportunity to show off the uniqueness of the T3 concept, notes Cavanaugh.

The transit aspect in Atlanta is the connectivity to transit and its location on a bike path, the CedarLake bike trail. In proportion to the number of commuters per capita, the Atlanta workforce has the highest bicycling population of commuters, explains Cavanaugh. In fact, Atlanta has experienced the largest growth of bicycle trails. For those coming from farther away, the building has a shuttle stop that transfers to the light rail.

Timber

PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY Atlanta has one of the largest populations of bicycle commuters in the country. Its location along the Cedar Lake bike trail, and its proximity to public transit, make it ideal to express the “transit” facet of the T3 concept.

18

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

1810APPRD03.indd 18

T3 WEST MIDTOWN ATLANTA The T3 West Midtown includes workspaces and common social areas designed to foster collaboration, camaraderie and community, as well as 15,000 sq. ft. of ground-floor retail space, a fitness center and rooftop lounge. It has been named the First Wired Certified Platinum New Development in the city and will provide tenants with first-rate connectivity. The T3 West Midtown project is a collaborative effort between Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture (HPA) as Design Architect, and DLR Group as Executive Architect.

It’s anticipated to completed by summer of 2019.

As for the wood aspect, designing a building with heavy timber components means working with GluLam, Nail-Lam CLT and NLT; and knowing when is best to use in each construction. In the case of tall timber, engineers take advantage of, and optimize, CLT’s wind sheer properties. Construction of the heavy timber towers have been quick, efficient—and fragrant, says Cavanaugh. “It’s the best-smelling construction site you’ll ever be at, and the building, itself, smells really good.”

10 . 2018

10/3/18 2:04 PM

909C-AN Black

Formica Infiniti® ColorCore®2 Laminates Discover the stunning new combination.

Explore the new designs of Formica Infiniti® ColorCore®2 Laminates in the 2019 Formica® Specialty Collection Lookbook at formica.com/specialty2019

Formica® Surfaces. FOR REAL.®

Formica®, the Formica® Anvil Logo and Formica® Surfaces. For Real® are registered trademarks of The Diller Corporation.

All rights reserved. ©2018 The Diller Corporation. A member of the Fletcher Building Group.

Circle 35

• ArchProd-ad.indd 19

9/28/18 9:25 AM

product developments

Red List Free Products

LIVING BUILDING CHALLENGE

The Materials Petal in a Historical Renovation The National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) partners with a design team from Gensler to create a space in its headquarters that embraces its organizational mission: one that is not only healthy and beautiful for employees but also considerate of the environment.

SPECS

Project: NRDC HQ Location: San Francisco Client: NRDC Architect: Gensler Size: 19,000 sq. ft.

Certifications: LEED Commercial Interiors, v4 (Gold); Living Building Challenge (Materials Petal)

The NRDC headquarters has achieved highly in its hard-earned certifications and recognitions for the project located in the historic Hunter-Dulin building in San Francisco’s financial district, But while the process toward the Living Building Materials Petal Certification was arduous, the approach that Gensler used was primarily pragmatic—one that every grade-schooler has learned since the ’70s: “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.” The other practical aspect of pursuing the Materials Petal was that the Midwest NRDC had recently completed its expansion, using the Materials Imperative as its guide.

“We tried to choose products that were salvaged— ‘natural’ in nature—and not complex with too many parts,” says Eileen Quigley, Sustainability Manager at NRDC. “That significantly helps the vetting process for LBC.” The office’s location in the historic building was not the ideal scenario for a living building challenge building in terms of the energy and water petals.

However, because of the commercial nature of the space, the reuse aspect of an already developed site, worked to reduce its embodied carbon. The NRDC was one of the first in the 25-story historical building to take on a renovation with the idea of future growth and densification within a fixed space.

20

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

1810APPRD03.indd 20

RED LIST-FREE PRODUCTS

According to Quigley, keeping things simple is a good strategy.

Gensler tried to use many products “natural” in nature, as well as those without a lot of parts, which she says facilitates vetting.

KIREI BOARD Due to the challenges of finding millwork products that are compliant, a recycled sorghum composite board that is Red List-free and was Declarelabeled was used for the millwork. Millwork is often made using composite wood board, which may have formaldehyde in it.

It’s subject to the Responsible Sourcing imperative, which requires FSCcertified wood and can add significant cost. This Kirei product had a large impact on the aesthetic, yet it is not being used in its typical application, which affects its function as a millwork solution.

FLOORING Prosoco’s Consolideck LS is a Red List-free and Declared product that helped NRDC preserve the original concrete floor of the building. The design team decided that the 1920s building’s original flooring could be a nicer aesthetic look for the fit out than the carpet tile that most recently covered it. When exposed, the flooring needed to be sealed to protect it from damage, and Consolideck LS was the perfect nontoxic product for it.

FURNISHINGS Teknion systems furniture Vetting FF&E became a new requirement under LBC v3.0. There are very limited LBC Materials Petal-compliant systems furniture solutions available from major manufacturers besides Teknion. The team specified Teknion workstations, office furniture, task chairs and some ancillary chairs.

Most of this furniture has Declare labels and all of them are LBC-compliant.

Teknion’s ability to have transparency into their supply chain helps them to both know what is in their products and make adjustments to design out Red List chemicals.

10 . 2018

10/2/18 1:13 PM

product developments

BUILDING HISTORY: The 25-story building was completed in 1927 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. The building was restored and renovated between 1999 and 2001.

“We tried to choose products that were salvaged, ‘natural’ in nature and not complex/ without too many parts. That significantly helps the vetting process for LBC.” —Eileen Quigley, Sustainability Manager, NRDC

CURTAINS The team used untreated curtains from Carnegie on glass conference room and office walls as a solution for visual privacy in lieu of a film. No film proved to be Red List-free, and many manufacturers refused to be completely transparent on the ingredients. The added benefit of curtains is that they provide flexibility in privacy as they can be left open or pulled shut. They also provide a great acoustical benefit with their sound dampening qualities.

10 . 2018

1810APPRD03.indd 21

GLASS The installation of the PK-30 system folding glass wall system that surrounds a large conference room included the challenging vetting of complex products—there were hundreds of components that went into this wall system. A lot of due diligence, through the vetting of similar products, was required with this one. Office fronts, like other products, are deceiving in how many small parts they have, including gasketing, etc.

METAL FRAMING By staying on top of communication with CEMCO, the team found that virtually all metal framing, while made of cold-rolled steel, contains the Red List chemical hexavalent chromium (Cr VI) from the galvanization process. In addition to the Cr VI there are often small amounts of lead or cadmium in these types of metals as well. This product had to be approved through the General Red List exception since the team was unable to find a Red Listfree metal frame through its due diligence efforts.

MRDC’s Midwest office in Chicago proved a great template for the San Franciso office, as it had used the Materials Imperative as a guide. Reduce, re-use and recycle was another mantra adopted in the design.

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

21

10/2/18 1:13 PM

product developments

Products

GLASS

Cast Fleur-de-Lis CUSTOM PATTERN The custom pattern was a simulation of one of Louis Vuitton’s logos. The glass is formed with a deeply molded design, creating convex and concave surfaces.

The three-dimensional cast glass pattern for Louis Vuitton’s flagship store in Beijing, China, is a recent custom project completed by Nathan Allan Glass Studios. The custom pattern was a simulation of one of Louis Vuitton’s logos produced in real glass. The glass is formed with a deeply molded design, creating convex and concave surfaces. Illuminated crystals fused onto the back glass surface further enhance the depth and sparkle of the glass effect. An expert installation of the glass panels makes them appear dramatically suspended in space, as they are fastened to a virtually invisible storefront framing system in a powder-coated gloss black. Visit www.nathanallan.com or Circle

426

The company’s creative designer spent countless hours in the factory during the crystallization of the glass.

GLASS DESIGN This flagship Louis Vuitton store is wrapped with a unique, one of a kind, architectural glass design, which reflects the highquality products which the company provides. The detailed design incorporates the Louis Vuitton logo, created with protruding 3D surface shapes, and accented with brilliant crystals throughout.

TRANSLUCENT DESIGN

Convertible Window Coverings Vela from Avery Dennison is a customizable window film that enables interior windows to be instantly transformed into privacy screens, white boards or interactive displays. The retrofit window solution works by placing a thin translucent film over indoor glass panes, which at the flip of a switch can go from transparent to opaque to interactive. The new technology uses Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystals controlled by electrical current to appear and disappear; the film sticks on the window with a conventional pressure sensitive adhesive, and the liquid crystal forms the picture when activated.

The screens can also be programmed with AI and as touch screens to create an interactive experience in retail or entertainment venues. Visit www.rfid.averydennison.com or Circle

22

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

1810APPRD03.indd 22

425

10 . 2018

10/2/18 1:14 PM

®

Quality. Service. American Made.

Specify SheerWeave, the world’s most trusted brand of solar screen fabrics. phifer.com

Circle 36

• ArchProd-ad.indd 23

10/2/18 2:42 PM

s.gov

product developments

Collaboration

CO-BRAND COLLABORATION

ThyssenKrupp Lands in Home of the Braves Looking to Atlanta’s nearby Battery neighborhood, the industrial group brings some of its disparate business segments together for its new North American headquarters.

GEORGIA

TM

59

SUN TRUST PARK

75

TEST TOWER

85 BATTERY, GA.

ATLANTA

TO BE BUILT...

The test tower building will feature a large metal and glass façade.

“The partially metal skin is undetermined, and there’s part glass façade, and behind that will be the elevators,” describes Haba.

20

85

185

“ThyssenKrupp is a larger organization beyond elevators; they’re a big machine company. And this building is a big machine, an assemblage of things.

It’s in this new intersection between innovation, business and consumer amenity experiences that can be more of an expression of who and what ThyssenKrupp is.”

16

185

95

—John Haba, Principal, Gensler, Houston

ThyssenKrupp (TK) announced in July 2018 that it would make Atlanta its new North American headquarters. The move will bring together engineering, research and development for MULTI and elevator products, with other business segments of the company currently strewn throughout some states in the southern United States.

John Haba, Principal at Gensler’s Houston offi ce says that initially, the scope wasn’t clear.

“When we fi rst started, it was really about a

24

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

1810APPRD03.indd 24

new testing and qualification center, but as the project developed, it became clear that it would be wise to use the energy around this center to bring about this co-location of all of these disparate entities.”

No pun intended, but the “energy” that Haba speaks of comes from the Battery, the name that refers to an area just north of Atlanta that features many venues, from concert halls, to an aquarium, to stadiums. TK’s Atlanta “campus” will span about a 20-minute walk

between the main test tower, the showroom and the land-leased building where offices for company functions will be located. It might seem like a haul, but with the dawn of active design, this may be partially why the campus plan works.

“From a site selection point of view is to give all the TK folks equal access to the amenities of the area that the Battery is bringing forward, and everyone can meet in between at the ballpark, the restaurants and the music venues in between,” says Haba.

Haba speculates that some ACCEL moving walkways may be discussed to speed up transfers between buildings, and also mentions a possibility for more traffic to the underutilized connection between the campus and the convention center.

Shared Space The main showpiece of the development will be the test tower and engineering R&D facility. The metal-and-glass skinned building is even attractive to the Atlanta Braves’ baseball team, who is co-developing

the area with TK on the grounds where they will lease part of the administrative office building. Haba says he’s proud of the close way that the team, TK and the local government worked together throughout the process to create an environment that will provide a “curated experience” to clients and visitors of both brands. “One of the things that I’ve found relatively unique is putting ego aside to collaborate well on large and small projects; it is much more of a thing here than I’ve ever seen,” he says.

COLLABORATIVE EFFORT

TEAM EFFORT

The campus is being co-developed between the Braves and ThyssenKrupp.

The Braves, in fact, will occupy part of the Test Tower.

ThyssenKrupp Atlanta Braves  Gensler  

10 . 2018

10/2/18 1:14 PM

WE SPEAK ARCHITECT.

DESIGN INNOVATION. VARIETY AND SELECTION. TECHNICAL SUPPORT. CUSTOMIZATION. SUSTAINABILITY.

These are the roots of your language.

Let us show you how you can use metal to turn your creations into conversation pieces.

WE SPECIALIZE IN METAL ROOF AND WALL PANELS.

WeSpeakArchitect.com Circle 37

• ArchProd-ad.indd 25

9/28/18 9:25 AM

product developments

Construction Improvements

NEW CONSTRUCTION

Elevators Manage Commuters from Port A to Port B Architects and planners rely on Schindler’s PORT Technology—planned for One Vanderbilt in New York City— to direct traffic flow into the building, absorbing the flow quickly and conveniently.

One Vanderbilt is a transit-oriented development connected to New York’s bustling Grand Central Terminal, which is currently conducting an extensive renovation of its facility. The project is designed to attract office workers who are interested in streamlining their commutes. Its close proximity to public transit presents several challenges, says Sula Moudakis, New Construction Sales Director of Schindler NYC. The system is connected to Grand Central, so within 60 seconds, he says One Vanderbilt tenants will be in the building. As a result, One Vanderbilt’s

design was partially based on getting people into the building and up the elevator.

Schindler’s PORT Technology, with a robust track record at nearby One Bryant Park and Hearst Tower, was chosen by the architect and developers to direct traffic flow. “We’ve run very detailed traffic analysis and we can predict how well the elevator can perform,” explains PORT expert and Manager of Destination Products, Jeffery Blaine. He explains that like an iPhone map’s traffic overlay, the system’s dispatching algorithms react

in real time to traffic pattern changes. “The system knows how many people are waiting at each floor and where they want to go, so it will minimize how long someone has to wait, while calculating how many stops they’d have to make to get there.”

Arrival rates will tend to be in peaks and valleys, but even during high peaks in the morning rush, the PORT technology should be able to absorb that traffic flow conveniently and quickly.

Visitors to the building will be greeted with a clear lobby and access

to kiosks with userfriendly touch screens to help guide them.

Daily commuters may specify preferences and settings from a kiosk with their access card or their smart device; for instance, they can set an audio announcement, or a longer call time when they leave the office door, transforming a building transport system into one that feels like a personalized mobility platform.

From an operation and security standpoint, managers or organizations may program in built-in access control to certain floors at certain times of the day.

“Based on the success of those [VDA’s] past projects, we expect this building when completed to showcase another fine example of [Schindler’s] highquality elevator components, backed by a long tradition of high-rise installation experience, and fused with their cuttingedge PORT technology.”

—Rick Sayah, Elevator Consultant, VP, Van Deusen & Assocs.

The PORT technology is constantly learning and adjusting its behavior. Schindler takes advantage of the cumulative data in order to model predictions. It then compares them with actual building traffic flows to improve the next iteration of PORT. “Every job we go back and compare

our simulations and see what variables have been added or changed that affect traffic performance,” says Blaine.

Moudakis was sure a satisfied customer.

“One Bryant Park and Hearst tower went very, very well,” he notes.

THAT’S SMART One of a plethora of towers arising in New York City over the past couple of years, one facet of One Vanderbilt is that its intelligent elevator system is intimately linked with the operations of next door Grand Central Station to facilitate arrival times.

26

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

1810APPRD03.indd 26

10 . 2018

10/2/18 1:15 PM

Roseburg Environmental Product Declarations Product-specific environmental life-cycle reports certified by UL. NOW AVAILABLE FOR: • Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) • Thermally Fused Laminate (TFL) • Hardwood Plywood • Softwood Plywood • Softwood Lumber • Particleboard • I-Joist

3660 Gateway Street / Springfield, Oregon 97477 / 800.245.1115 / Roseburg.com Circle 38

• ArchProd-ad.indd 27

9/28/18 9:25 AM

F E AT U R E

28



T R EN D L I N E S

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

1810APTRL02.indd 28

U R B A N D E V ELO PM EN T

10 10.2014 . 2018

10/2/18 12:08 PM

U R B A N D E V ELO PM EN T

F E AT U R E



T R EN D L I N E S

CIVICS 101:

tactical urbanism

Combining municipal policy and design can produce powerful results. Projects of a more “tactical” nature can activate public space and provide services that contribute to the vitality, health and resilience of a community.

By Megan Mazzocco, senior editor

“An awful lot of urban planning, particularly in poor areas, has doubly impoverished the poor by the ugliness which surrounds them; and it’s understandable that it’s so difficult to reach and sustain gentleness there.” –John O’Donohue

This provocative statement from the late Irish poet and philosopher relates shortcomings of urban landscapes to social agitation, and it rings true for many cities across the globe. Part of future-proofing cities is securing quality of life amid dense and often gritty neighborhoods. To counter such hardness, grass-roots groups and policy makers are teaming up to restore vitality, health, and even resilience, in such areas.

10 . 2018

1810APTRL02.indd 29

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

29

10/2/18 12:08 PM

F E AT U R E



U R B A N D E V ELO PM EN T

T R EN D L I N E S

PROJECT SPECS

CLASSROOM

Cooper Robertson’s design targets LEED Gold certification with a 5,300-sq.-ft. classroom building with cooking demonstration counter, advanced technology, a teaching greenhouse, and a terraced lawn to accommodate audiences.

Project: Edible Academy Architect: Cooper Robertson Location: New York Botanical Gardens, Bronx River, Bronx, New York City Sited on a wooded slope overlooking the Bronx River, Edible Academy’s other sustainable design elements include the use of porous pavement materials, a stormwater detention tank that traps and channels wastewater, and energy-efficient fixtures and mechanical systems.

Health Meridian

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN, BRONX

Bringing fresh produce to food deserts via urban gardens is one way New York City is democratizing health and wellness. The New York Botanical Garden seized the opportunity to increase quality of life among city dwellers with a large urban garden. The Edible Academy is located near an area in the Bronx with one of the highest rates of food insecurity in the nation. Due to the lack of fresh produce, many borough residents suffer from high rates of obesity-related diseases. The programming aims to teach school-aged children about food origin, clean eating and the benefits of a healthful lifestyle through year-round programs and STEM activities related to nutrition and health. For example, this October, the academy is hosting a “honey harvest,” where visitors can examine a hive, don bee-handling gear, and talk to local beekeepers.

The exhibit’s architecture sets the stage for active learning, says Cooper Robertson partner Bruce Davis, AIA, “The buildings serve as teaching tools for environmental stewardship. Our green planted roofs feature succulents that retain stormwater runoff and serve as added insulation; the solar panels and geothermal heating systems offer kids and families a chance to learn about how we harness renewable energy.”

Located near the Bronx River, the project was made possible by funding from private citizens, local business and local government, but serves as a model for any city looking to advance eco-literacy among its residents. “The Edible Academy offers a design framework provides a national model for institutions looking to create meaningful impacts with garden-based education,” says Davis.

30

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

1810APTRL02.indd 30

10 10.2014 . 2018

10/2/18 12:08 PM

F E AT U R E

U R B A N D E V ELO PM EN T

ď ľ

T R EN D L I N E S

GREENHOUSE All building serve as teaching tools for learning about food origins, as well as environmental stewardship.

GARDENS Expanded planting areas offer themed gardens focused on different age groups, hosting native edible plants along with vegetables from around the world.

10 . 2018

1810APTRL02.indd 31

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

31

10/2/18 12:08 PM

F E AT U R E



U R B A N D E V ELO PM EN T

T R EN D L I N E S

Eco-Puncture MILLVALE, PA

Project: Millvale Ecodistrict Location: Millvale, Pa. Architect: evolveEA Once a thriving community in the heart of America’s steel country, Millvale has felt the negative economic and environmental impacts left behind when industry left the region.

The community rallied together to transform itself using sustainability as the core value of economic redevelopment.

ECODISTRICT Adopting the Ecodistrict Planning Process in 2012, the community has been working to position itself for a 21stcentury economy through programming in the areas of food, water, energy, air, mobility and equity.

AWARDS: Millvale was awarded a National Planning Achievement Award from the American Planning Assn.

(APA) thrusting the small riverside community into the national spotlight as a model of environmental planning, and also won an award from APA’s Sustainable Communities Division for the top Sustainability or Resiliency Plan of the year.

An urban garden is one example of urbanism that brings hope and resilience, and it breathes new life into a struggling community.

ECO-FRIENDLY Bioswales are landscape elements designed to concentrate or remove debris and pollution out of surface runoff water. They consist of a swaled drainage course with gently sloped sides (less than 6%) and filled with vegetation, compost or stone.

The story of Millvale, Pa., a perpetually flooded, disadvantaged borough of Pittsburgh turned Ecodistrict, suggests that eco-literate urban planning is the basis for equitable development. From its DIY library grew Millvale’s green infrastructure: community gardens supply produce locally and rain gardens mitigate flood risk downstream of the Allegheny River. The town’s rec center boasts a solar array that will form a microgrid with rooftop solar planned atop the old Millvale Moose Lodge— now home to New Sun Rising, a community development organization working to revive underserved neighborhoods in the Pittsburgh area—both are designed to sustain critical operations in the event of a disaster.

Those emergency utilities played a part this July, when Gertie’s Run—the local creek—overflowed. But as floodwaters subsided, community gardens emerged again. Millvale’s urban gardens sprawl throughout the Ecodistrict, and harvests have routinely become so plentiful that local businesses will purchase surplus crops to supply their cafes, coffee shops and restaurants with local produce. This is one example of tactical urbanism that brings hope and resilience, and it breathes new life into a struggling community.

COMMUNITY GARDEN Local businesses purchase surplus crops to supply cafes, coffee shops and restaurants with local produce.

MICROGRID MANIA A former Moose Lodge, the roof top of New Sun Rising, a community development group, is capped with PV, and is part of a microgrid that can help sustain critical town operations in the event of an emergency.

32

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

1810APTRL02.indd 32

10 10.2014 . 2018

10/2/18 12:08 PM

© 2018 NANA WALL SYSTEMS, INC.

Our HSW systems’ single track sliding glass walls stand up to the toughest weather and commercial use. With limitless spans and place-anywhere swing doors that convert to panels and slide away, our systems maximize space—while leaving views (and creative opportunities) entirely unobstructed. Learn more at nanawall.com/hsw.

Circle 39

• ArchProd-ad.indd 33

9/28/18 9:25 AM

F E AT U R E



U R B A N D E V ELO PM EN T

T R EN D L I N E S

Entrepreneurial Energy “The intersection of policy and design is where it happens,” says Katherine Darnstadt of Latent Design. Her Chicago-based firm practices leveraging policy to create projects that have a legacy of social impact. “It’s a solution that’s never going to be a building.”

Darnstadt pioneered the first “Mobile Fresh Market,” a bus designed to bring fresh produce to identified food deserts in Chicago; today that project has been repeated and supports urban agriculture well beyond Chicago. Darnstadt has also ideated and designed a modular kiosk storefront out of a shipping container. The storefronts, dubbed “Boomboxes,” debuted in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood as a way to support informal economies and local small businesses.

Since winning the AIA Chicago 2015 small projects award, five Boomboxes have been deployed throughout the city. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel sees the benefits of social mobility through small business ventures, and in August the city of Chicago announced a new licensing policy that will make short-term leases accessible to local entrepreneurs without the risk of the current two-year lease requirements. “Small businesses are the backbone of our economy and the lifeblood of the neighborhood,” Emanuel is quoted on the Boombox website.

Chicago artist Lynn Basa is taking the idea of short-term storefronts to revitalize a small stretch of Milwaukee Avenue between Kimball and Central Park; her organization, Corner Chicago, have been organizing a group of artists, arts organizations, business and property owners to do pop-up/tactical urbanism interventions. “We want to bring attention to the potential of vacant storefronts,” says Basa.

Pop-up retail aims to put underutilized storefronts to work to activate streetscapes after business hours and provide more opportunities for low-budget start-ups. Boombox was the precursor and first advocate for popup legislation. The new legislation applies to both Boombox and storefronts.

“It’s an example of the narrative forming around the firm’s tactical urbanism successes,” says Darnstadt.

“Small [interventions] can lead to large ones, and that can lead to systematic change.” The new licenses are the first of their kind in the nation.

Project: Corner Project Chicago Organizer: Lynn Basa A response to vacant storefronts in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago, this tactical urbanism intervention involved not only physical art, but performance art in the crosswalk by Susan Kreuger-Barber.

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

1810APTRL02.indd 34

(Below) James Jankowiak’s "Altered Translation" exterior mural.

Project: Boom Box Architect: Latent Design, Chicago

BETWEEN START-UP AND STOREFRONT Boombox is a climate-controlled structure ready for immediate occupancy. The 200-sq.-ft. edifice allows entrepreneurs to innovate at the small scale through unique, individualized opportunities; it includes 1000 sq. ft. of outdoor public space for seating, installations or events: The turnkey space also includes:

34

(Left) Edra Soto’s "Relocating Techniques,” as seen in storefront windows; Julia SowlesBarlow’s mural resides on the side of the building.

• a 12-ft. operable storefront system • Recycled tile flooring • Whitewashed Baltic birch walls with adjustable shelving, and options for clothing racks • Integrated heat/AC with controls • Is fire rated and insulated for all-season use • LED overhead lighting • Electrical outlets throughout

10 10.2014 . 2018

10/2/18 12:10 PM

F E AT U R E

U R B A N D E V ELO PM EN T

NORTH LAWNDALE



T R EN D L I N E S

Project: Polis Station Location: North Lawndale neighborhood, Chicago Architect: Studio Gang

COMMUNITY CAFÉ WORKSHOP “Community Café” workshops promoted conversation among local offi cers, residents and teens of Chicago’s 10th District to learn how their station could offer more activities, amenities and recreation.

PLAY CREATES COMMUNITY Partnership by providing safe, shared outdoor recreational space on police property, this simple intervention is supporting new, everyday overlap between the worlds of police officers and neighbors. It has also built productive relationships between residents, officers, and local officials and donors that are leading to further investments in the neighborhood.

Powerful Play Despite small business opportunities, inequity continues to be part of the national discussion. It can lead to tension between residents and the officers charged with patrolling their neighborhoods. Studio Gang studied the issue in the North Lawndale community: neighbors desired a safe and accessible form of recreation and officers suggested a platform where they could hang out with residents on their breaks or before and after shifts.

Studio Gang identified a scarcely used parking lot separating the neighborhood from the police station as an opportunity to weave it into the fabric of the community. The introduction of a basketball court has transformed the relationship between residents and police. Courtside play promotes routine interaction among police and residents, spending more time mentoring young kids and interacting with residents. The popularity of this sports sanctuary made way for Phase II of the project, which evolves the half court into a full court with more amenities.

While Polis Station was developed for this specific community in Chicago, the proposal’s ideas and principles are intended to help communities everywhere reimagine their police stations as beneficial neighborhood assets.

10 . 2018

1810APTRL02.indd 35

The proposal’s ideas and principles are intended to help communities, everywhere, reimagine their police stations as beneficial neighborhood assets.

“POLIS” STATION

Polis Station explores how police stations can become full-service community centers that improve public safety, enhance social cohesion, and strengthen the economy of the surrounding neighborhood.

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

35

10/2/18 12:10 PM

F E AT U R E



U R B A N D E V ELO PM EN T

T R EN D L I N E S

MICRO HOTELS

EFFICIENT LIVING

TWO Times Square MicroHotel

Gentrification sometimes pushes as many as 50% to 60% of city dwellers to less hospitable reaches.

Smaller, modular apartments with shared amenities may partially mitigate the problem.

Project: Pod Hotel Location: New York Designer: Vanessa Guilford LITTLE LUXURIES Guilford tried to elevate the experience as much as possible with the different rooms colors and types, including rooms with bunk beds, and little luxuries, like dimmers on all the lights, rain showers in the bathroom and highdefinition TVs.

In an effort to increase housing opportunities for tourism in large cities, and to be inclusive to all demographics wishing to visit them, the Pod Hotel debuted in Feb. 2018. Its flagship property, Pod Times Square, is designed to be a minimalistic, stripped hotel experience, sans bulky furniture and overpriced minibars. According to Pod, their “rooms maximize space and minimize waste, with functional quirks like bunk beds, cleverly placed TVs and storage areas, and sleek, minimalistic furniture.”

The Pod Hotel in Times Square and Brooklyn, was designed by the “Amazing Vanessa” Guilford, in-house design director for BD Hotels. The latest location is Washington, D.C., giving more citizens the opportunity to visit the nation’s capital. Visit www.thepodhotel.com.

A MODEL PAD While clearly geared for tourists and business travellers, these micro units may pave the way for new models of communal living, especially in areas in need of much more affordable housing.

36

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

1810APTRL02.indd 36

10 10.2014 . 2018

10/3/18 2:06 PM

Altro Whiterock™wall designs striking wall protection sure to enhance today’s contemporary, commercial interiors discover altro.com/walldesigns

Designed for possibilities. Made for people.

Warm Woodgrain

Circle 40

• ArchProd-ad.indd 37

9/28/18 9:25 AM

MARKET OUTLOOK



URBAN RETROFITS

CITIES

REVITALIZING THE URBAN CORE

VIA ADAPTIVE REUSE As cities work to bring people back to city centers, refurbishing old buildings is as essential as new structures.

38

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

1810APFEA04.indd 38

10 . 2018

10/2/18 12:30 PM

MARKET OUTLOOK

URBAN RETROFITS

ARENA TO APARTMENTS Designed to boost economic growth and enhance civic activity in downtown Indianapolis is the CallisonRTKL-designed 28-story 360 Market Square apartment tower on part of the former Market Square Arena home of the Indiana Pacers until 1999.

10 . 2018

1810APFEA04.indd 39

CITIES

by Barbara Horwitz-Bennett, contributing writer

Photo courtesy: CallisonRTKL

1974-2001



Driven by the need to attract talent as a means to further increase the number of businesses migrating to downtown areas, revitalizing urban cores has emerged as a top priority in many cities. With a major focus on delivering areas that allow a better life/work balance, cities are creating lively locales stocked with culture, entertainment, dining, housing and initiatives that support healthy lifestyles.

In fact, according to a Smart Growth America report by Cushman & Wakefield and George Washington University’s Center for Real Estate & Urban Analysis, businesses that relocated or expanded to downtown areas between 2010 and 2015, featured locations that were far more walkable than in the past. This comes as no surprise to John Karras, a senior consultant with TIP Strategies, as the creation of a vibrant, walkable district is a top priority. “The main reason for this is that successful cities need to be attractive places for people, especially for skilled workers, entrepreneurs and creative individuals, who are increasingly in demand in today’s knowledge economy.”

In fact, adds Grant Uhlir, AIA, LEED AP, BD+C, managing director, principal, Gensler, cities are now viewing their urban core as a multi-use catalyst—a 24/7 environment that offers a variety of unique experiences and a diversity of offerings.

Sustainability and authenticity are two other essential successful city center ingredients. “When people can live, work, play and stay in an urban center, commuting time and energy use decrease, while walkability/bike-ability increases," says Uhlir. As for authenticity, he explains, the unique characteristics and "sense of place" of a city’s urban core, creates a special experience for the user. "Users like, and expect, that more today than ever before.”

Adding new housing and reactivating former commercial districts, says Robert J. Verrier, FAIA, NCARB, president and founder, The Architectural Team, Chelsea, Mass., are other key components necessary in creating a cascading effect of reinvestment. “Housing brings people into a city—and without people, cities don’t work.”

According to Keith Campbell AIA, LEED AP, OAA, vice president, CallisonRTKL, Chicago, cultural and lifestyle changes are absolutely driving the revitalization of urban cores. “There is a much greater appreciation of urban amenities among boomers, millennials and Gen-Y than previous generations—most of which is a result of life/work balance issues,” he says. “We want walkability, we want convenience, we want cultural experience—those desires have driven corporations and educational institutions to establish urban locations, which, in turn, has triggered new urban housing choices, creating the necessity for more urban food and beverage options.”

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

39

10/2/18 5:10 PM

MARKET OUTLOOK



URBAN RETROFITS

CITIES

COMPANIES AND CITY CENTERS BY THE NUMBERS



1960 63% Companies located within three miles of the traditional city center



1996 16% Jobs in a metropolitan city center



2013 23% Jobs in a metropolitan city center

In the ’60s and ’70s, companies across the country began leaving downtown cores for suburban office campuses.

The majority of American jobs are still located outside of central business districts—but downtowns are gaining.

LIKE IT WAS MEANT TO BE The Old Parkland campus was the original municipal hospital for the city of Dallas. Located just north of downtown, the hospital moved to a new facility and the existing campus sat empty for many years. The campus was eventually acquired by Crow Family Holdings, which added two new buildings, designed by Beck Architecture, including the domed structure in the foreground, as well as an addition to the back of the original hospital. More than 500,000 handmade bricks were used in the project with five different blends laid in a Flemish bond pattern with a raked joint.

It won a Best in Class award from the Brick Industry Assn.

HISTORIC TAX CREDITS

Take Some Sting Out of Rehab

1913 Old parkland

Beyond brick, the project involved over five million pounds of stone, including capitols from Portugal, making it the largest cast stone project in the country during production.

A federal rehabilitation tax credit may be available to help clients defray renovation or rehab costs. Expenditures must exceed the greater of the adjusted basis of the building and its structural components or $5,000.

There are actually two different rehab credits:  A credit equal to 10% of part of the cost of rehabilitating a non-historic building built before 1936 that will be used for nonresidential, commercial purposes; or  A 20% credit for part of the cost of rehabilitating any certified historic structure—one listed on the National Register of Historic Places or located in a Registered Historic District and determined to be of significance to the historical district. The two credits are mutually exclusive.

Adaptive Reuse Strategies As cities work to re-invigorate their centers, an essential strategy is making use of the existing plethora of building shells and structures built over time.

Not only is it sustainable, but adaptive reuse infuses a sense of history and authenticity into the city.

“The enormous historic and legacy value of these properties to ‘tell a story,’ create a lasting memory, and form a special experience for the worker, resident, visitor, etc.—which all align closely with revitalization of the urban center,” explains Uhlir.

In a similar vein, Michael Aziz, AIA, LEED AP, director of urban design, Cooper Robertson, New York, observes an adaptive reuse approach to urban renewal grounds projects in a local sense of place.

"From Barcelona to Boston, the most interesting and vibrant urban cores are evolving and shifting studies in contrast—between the new and old, and the timeless and the temporary.”

Analyzing the practical side, Donnie Garrity, LEED AP, O’Sullivan Architects, Reading, Mass.,

40

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

1810APFEA04.indd 40

says the obvious benefit of re-using existing building stock is that it offers lower construction costs and quicker returns on investments. “From the city’s perspective, these projects are also usually less impactful on the day-to-day activities of its surrounding neighbors and can require less city staff time commitments.”

From the community’s perspective, he adds, there is a public benefit and familiarity from working in existing buildings. “Residents and abutters are more receptive to projects that are familiar landmarks which are re-purposed and revitalized as it lessens the knee-jerk objection to change that new construction can bring,” says Garrity.

Offering some historical perspective, Verrier relates that when the textile mills and other manufacturing operations closed down, their facilities remained in place, leaving a tremendous amount of high-quality, but vacant/underutilized building stock.

Old mills, factories and even school buildings often

have large floor plates, lots of windows and tall ceilings, which work well with multifamily, senior, commercial or artist live/work residential projects.

Older office buildings with small floor plates and small windows are no longer suitable for today’s workplace needs. As a result, they're being repurposed as housing and student dormitories.

Culturally, Verrier says historic structures typically play a key role in their communities, and serve as local landmarks for generations.

“Preserving and restoring an iconic former school or factory building is a tangible way to create a sense of civic pride, and it’s a sign to existing and potential residents and businesses that local leaders are committed to revitalization.”

If that's not enough, he says, Historic Tax Credits (HTC), in older Gateway Cities, where applicable, offer a vital mechanism for defraying costs associated with renovation and conversion.

10 . 2018

10/2/18 12:30 PM

ARCAT provides thousands of reports from building product manufacturers on how their products can help you make the right choice. From how much post consumer waste is used in creating their products, to low-emitting materials and other LEED contributing credits. You can find this information and more with ARCAT green reports.

Look for the green icon for more info.

arcat.com

Circle 41

2015 Green Icon Ad.indd 1 • ArchProd-ad.indd 41

9/21/2018 10:36:12 AM 9/28/18 9:28 AM

MARKET OUTLOOK



URBAN RETROFITS

CITIES

The Old with the New Part of the charm with adaptive reuse is effectively highlighting some of a building’s original features, and figuring out how to integrate the new design into the floorplate.

When done correctly, maintaining the building’s historical character can increase market appeal when utilizing desirable features and finishes such as brick walls, wood plank flooring, original wood or metal ceiling beams, or perhaps a unique residential unit layout enabled by a building’s irregular shape, explains Verrier.

“With landmarked buildings, restoring or preserving elements like exterior brickwork is compulsory, especially if the design and development teams want to pursue HTCs, but this represents an opportunity, rather than a drawback,” he adds.

In terms of working with the older shells, Verrier gives an example of optimally locating core amenities such as conference rooms, computer rooms, gyms and lounges in the larger parts of older buildings that are harder to divide into individual offices or residences.

Many older mill, factory and even school buildings often have large floor plates, lots of windows and tall ceilings, which work well with multifamily, senior, commercial or artist live/work residential projects.

GATEWAY ARCH MUSEUM

Designed by Cooper Robertson, with James Carpenter Design Assocs. and Trivers Assocs, the recreated museum campus with its dramatic new entry plaza, and landscape designed by Michael Van Valkenburgh Assocs., offers improved connection to downtown St. Louis and better access to the Arch itself.

42

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

1810APFEA04.indd 42

With 45,000 sq. ft. of new museum area, Cooper Robertson’s lead architect, Scott Newman, FAIA, says, the expansion also reinforces a more modern telling of American history with a more inclusive viewpoint.

Overall, Garrity relates that reimagining what the building was once used for and transforming it into a space that fits the current needs can give a project a unique “wow” factor.

“For instance, a building repurposed into a restaurant could re-use an old loading dock to create a unique indoor/outdoor dining area. Or a former warehouse space with tall ceilings can become the new club room for a residential project,” he explains. “Being able to share these unique spaces with the public is usually something one wouldn’t find in a new construction condition.”

Expounding on the outdoor space trend, Campbell observes that outdoor amenities are universally desirable, even in Midwestern and Northern climates.“It seems every new restaurant and bar wants a roof deck; every apartment building features landscaped and hardscaped amenity terraces; and now we are seeing similar amenity terraces in new office buildings that frequently include resort-style seating, shaded lounge areas and even some recreational activities,” he notes. “It’s all part of the changing nature of work—we want work to feel like home.”

10 . 2018

10/2/18 12:31 PM

DR

M A E

IN ’ AY

S

D ?

R W E T O S D .

E A P Y H U S E R U T U F

Y H W

Progress waits for no one, and logic is its fuel.

With its integrated WRB-AB, the DensElement® Barrier System moves past traditional sheathing to create a new reality. Don’t miss it.

Visit DensElement.com ©2018 GP Gypsum LLC. All rights reserved.

Unless otherwise noted, all trademarks are owned by or licensed to GP Gypsum LLC. Circle 42

• ArchProd-ad.indd 43

9/28/18 9:25 AM

MARKET OUTLOOK



URBAN RETROFITS

CITIES

ROYAL WORCESTER Once housing the world’s largest corset factory, TAT converted the Royal Worcester building into an apartment building.

Worcester, Mass.

The “heart of the commonwealth,” and New England’s second largest city, Worcester, is a classic example of a once-powerhouse 19th century manufacturing town that needed reinvention after WWII.

Worcester Corset Company Factory

Driven by proactive civic leaders, the courthouse project started when local government bought the building from the state, put it out to bid for adaptive reuse and offered developers a grant for its redevelopment.

STO BOYL

HO LDEN

Y BO

LS

TO

N

N SHREWSBURY

PAXTON

Worcester Courthouse

WEST

RUTLAND

1840

BU

RN

LB MIL

UR

Y

GRAFTON

LEICESTER

Worcester

AU

The Architectural Team’s adaptive reuse design of the old Worcester County Courthouse preserves the building’s historic elements and architectural uniqueness.

1895

NORTHBOROUGH

incorp. town: June 14, 1722

Photo: The Architectural Team

REGION IN PROFILE

Image courtesy: Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection

Image courtesy: The Architectural Team

The Worcester Revolution Moving the general adaptive reuse discussion to prime examples of downtown areas re-inventing themselves, Worcester, Mass.—backed by proactive city leaders—is methodically taking old industrial buildings and turning them into thoughtfully designed commercial and residential spaces.

As journalist Nora Caplan-Bricker writes in Boston magazine article, “for most New Englanders, Worcester’s name still conjures abandoned mill buildings and pallid post-manufacturing gloom. But that reputation is overdue for a revision. In the past

44

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

1810APFEA04.indd 44

decade, the region’s second-largest city has razed and rebuilt its downtown, welcomed dozens of restaurants, and turned hollowed-out factories into trendy art galleries and industrial-chic cafés.”

Personally involved in close to a dozen urban renewal projects in the city, The Architectural Team serves as an eyewitness to this successful urban core revitalization program. “Revitalization efforts have a catalytic effect,” relates Verrier.

“When TAT completed the adaptive reuse of Canal Lofts—the conversion of a former paper

mill into 64 mixed-income residential units—there was little other activity in the area. In returning for another historic conversion—adapting the Worcester Vocational High School into Voke Lofts, a 116,306-sq.-ft. mixed-income residential community—the city’s revitalization was noticeable.

Not only had restaurants, bakeries and other retail offerings emerged in and around the neighborhood, but developers were looking for ways to renovate a similar nearby property that had once been slated for demolition.”

10 . 2018

10/3/18 2:10 PM

MARKET OUTLOOK

URBAN RETROFITS



CITIES

1909 Worcester Boys Tr ade School

Images: Warren Jagger/The Architectural Team

Built in 1909, the vocational school sat vacant for years before The Architectural Team preserved this part of Worcester’s history, created a modern use for the structure and helped infuse some vitality to the town.

CARPENTRY SHOP (1926)

Courtesy: Maria Verrier

VOKE LOFTS A 116,306-sq.-ft. mixedincome residential community is one of several adaptive reuse projects in Worcester, Mass, the old Worcester Vocational High School was converted into Voke Lofts. As part of the Voke Lofts adaptive reuse project, The Architectural Team restored all the exterior masonry and ornamental panels.

Warren Jagger/The Architectural Team

For Voke Lofts, TAT carefully restored all the exterior masonry, including ornamental panels.

“One of these—a concrete entablature within the brick and cast stone parapet reading ‘Worcester Boys Trade School,'—required special efforts, but preserving the building’s heritage increased its desirability, and marketability, as a residential property. In fact, several former students are now residents of this reimagined local landmark where the former boiler room became a tenant lounge,” reports Verrier.

10 . 2018

1810APFEA04.indd 45

TAT was involved in another interesting conversion with the old Royal Worcester building. Once having housed the world’s largest corset factory— it's now an apartment building. “The building was built with beautiful ceramic tile and woodwork, which we preserved in our conversion. Now, residents can live in a unit with those incredible finishes,” reports TAT Project Manager Scott Maenpaa.

Presently, the firm is working on the historic Worcester County Courthouse. Driven by proactive civic leaders, the project started when the local

government bought the building from the state, put it out to bid for adaptive reuse and offered developers a grant for its redevelopment.

“This local effort attracted experienced developers like Trinity Financial, who give special care and attention to the preservation of historic elements and architectural uniqueness,” relates Maenpaa.

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

45

10/2/18 12:32 PM

MARKET FOCUS



URBAN RETROFITS

CITIES

Post Office Reuse Trend With the creation of new zoning overlay districts where specific under-utilized areas of a city are identified and new buildings types are imagined to help facilitate the revitalization, many government entities are actively supporting redevelopment projects. For example, in Reading, Mass., northeast of Worcester, the town is capitalizing on the state law zoning path to spawn development potential in the downtown area. Emerging from these efforts is adaptive reuse of the old Reading Post Office into PostMark Square. “A vacant civic building sitting in a large under-utilized parcel in the heart of the downtown area is being repurposed to provide new

life into the area,” explains Garrity. “Re-using the iconic building keeps a familiar landmark in town and re-invigorates its connectivity to the community as it changes its role in its new life.”

A portion of the 100-year-old building is utilizing the former post office’s unique volume and detailing for a restaurant, another area will be for commercial/retail use and a third section will house two residential units and a resident club room. “Since the building is set back and upon a hill on its site, the existing exterior monumental staircase and upper plaza level will be re-used as open public space and outdoor seating for the restaurant,” explains Garrity.

Meanwhile, another more prominent post office adaptive reuse project is taking place in the Windy City. Tapping into the nostalgia and memories surrounding this iconic gateway to Chicago, Uhlir explains, “everyone knows the building, which

enhances the experience and heightens the commitment and responsibility to design, reconstruct and transform the 2.8 million-sq.-ft. development into an iconic, energized mixed-use development.”

“The existing massive structure—three buildings originally built between 1915 and 1933—large floor plates and optimal location in Chicago were a daunting challenge to many, but an amazing opportunity for the development team to retain, restore and reposition one of Chicago’s legacy, trophy properties,” he reports.

Gensler’s design melds the post office’s “luxurious limestone façade and glamorous historic lobby” to create a modern-day workplace. The intention is to celebrate and preserve the original architecture and interior layout while optimizing layout and floorplates. Amenities include a 5-acre roof park, which will be the largest rooftop experience in

1915 Chicago Post Office

Photo courtesy: Gensler

ARCHITECTURAL STAMP Gensler’s transformation of the historic Chicago post office is capturing the limestone façade, historic lobby and large floorplates inside a modern-day office building.

46

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

1810APFEA04.indd 46

10 . 2018

10/3/18 2:11 PM

MARKET OUTLOOK

URBAN RETROFITS

Chicago—ideal transit and location, authenticity and extra-large floorplates to comfortably accommodate up to 2000 people on a single floor.

Similar to Worcester, proactive leadership, from both the private and public sectors, is effectively promoting this redevelopment and revitalization. “The City of Chicago’s incentives, willingness to partner, and the equity and project financing available to developers and building owners have fostered much of the recent development,” explains Uhlir.

Along these lines, CallisonRTKL is converting a former warehouse along the banks of the Chicago River into a new REI store, along with a canoe and kayak launch. “Also in the Halsted Triangle, we are designing a new multi-block, mixed-use project with office, retail, public space and residential components,” says Campbell.

Upward Trend Moving forward, urban renewal is on strong trajectory and is predicted to gain traction. “These urban revitalization trends will only increase over time, and in new and innovative forms,” predicts Maenpaa. “People will continue to like the urban quality of life, the ability to access different functions and experiences.” And because revitalization efforts to turn downtowns into connected, mixeduse business districts are creating large returns on investment, the economics are very much in favor.

“Thriving downtowns include jobs, housing, entertainment, restaurants, shopping and recreational opportunities,” explains Karras. “A mix of uses ensures that there is activity throughout the day and that people do not have to leave the district for the services they want.”



CITIES

In fact, Aziz goes so far as to say that the influx of social and economic capital back to urban centers is this generation’s single greatest opportunity to reverse decades of failed land use, environmental and transportation practices.

“Heavy investment in technology and sustainable infrastructure should be cornerstones of a new urban agenda that incentivize responsible planning across market sectors and political strata,” he concludes.

1917 reading, mass.

Post Office

“The influx of social and economic capital back to urban centers is this generation's single greatest opportunity to reverse decades of failed land use, environmental and transportation practices.”

Image courtesy: O’Sullivan Architects

—Michael Aziz, AIA, LEED AP, Director of Urban Design, Cooper Robertson

10 . 2018

1810APFEA04.indd 47

READING, MASS. POST OFFICE In Reading, Mass., the town’s century-old post office is being turned into a mixed-use space. The new PostMark Square will house a restaurant, commercial/retail space and apartment units.

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

47

10/2/18 12:32 PM

MARKET OUTLOOK



URBAN RETROFITS

CITIES

PRODUCTS FOR URBAN RETROFITS

CENTRAL IDENTITY Bifurcated by a pair of streets that reduced its value to the community, the 10-acre Cleveland Square in the heart of the city, underwent a major reconstruction that has transformed it into a park-like destination that’s provided a centerpiece for the city’s ongoing redevelopment efforts. The project, by James Corner Field Operations, won the 2018 Best Custom Solution award from the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute. It features nearly 1200 custom precast pieces from Tectura Designs.

Tectura Designs www.tecturadesigns.com Circle 423

When Pelli Clarke Pelli designed the Salesforce Transit Center, replacing the old Transbay terminal, in San Francisco, a central feature of their design was a structurally expressive skylight and walkable glass floor which would bring daylight more than 100 ft. into the building.

They specified the most demanding requirements for a fire-rated glass floor and skylight to date, which included a twohour fire rating, blast and seismic resistance, and live loading for foot traffic and waterproofing.

Vetrotech EARLY AMERICAN LOOKS Four new products from Pine Hall Brick bring back an early American look for today: 1) Kennon House brick reflects a dark blend of deep reds, blues and burgundies which lends itself well to traditional home designs; 2) Barker House brick mingles grays and browns with dashes of white, which show similarities to colors from ancient European kilns; 3) The Tufts House brick is made with a white clay dust over a gray base, blended randomly with the brown brick body; 4) Weeks House brick carries a gray base, mixed with random white, brown and darker colors.

www.vetrotech.com Circle 422

CUSTOM SOLUTION Vetrotech and Greenlite Glass Systems engineered a custom solution incorporating Contraflam Liteflam XT-120 horizontal fire-rated glass, structural glass and spacers with air gaps. The system also includes easily replaceable sacrificial lites. It’s the largest two-hour fire rated structure of its kind, and the only multi-panel system that could comply with the firm’s specs.

Pine Hall Brick www.pinehallbrick.com Circle 424

48

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

1810APFEA04.indd 48

10 . 2018

10/2/18 12:33 PM

Arch. Prod. Full Page 9.10.18.pdf

1

9/10/18

3:55 PM

C

M

Y

CM

MY

CY

CMY

K

FREEDOM

Connectrac Under-Carpet Wireway

TO ADD FUNCTIONALITY The Connectrac® Under-Carpet Wireways deliver power and data with an elegant and flexible, floor-based cable management solution unlike complicated and expensive methods such as core drilling, trenching or power poles.

Our ultra-low profile wireway integrates with any furniture and can be moved or reconfigured as environments evolve. ®

1.877.480.5637 • ArchProd-ad.indd 49

Circle 43

freedom2design.com 9/28/18 9:25 AM

new & improved

Seek and Ye Shall Find Seeking help on increasingly complex building systems reflects wisdom, not weakness.

In baseball, if you can’t hit a curve, your career is going to be short. In life, similarly, if you can’t adjust to the unexpected, you won’t have success.

Sometimes that means dodging a high, hard one until you get another pitch you can get the bat on.

Due to travel, I find myself subbing for Megan in filling in this space. What to write presented a special dilemma, in that this curve came late in the day.

The words of Benjamin Franklin, fortunately, came to mind: “Early to bed, early to rise, keeps a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” A good night’s sleep, indeed, delivered clarity, as an idea came to mind: The wisdom of design-assist. Two things, specifi -

ROCKFON Island Wall www.rockfon.com

WALLS RISE UP, SOUND CLIMBS DOWN Rockfon has extended their sound-absorbing stone wool panels for ceilings to now cover walls with their Rockfon Island Wall system. Helping designers create attractive interiors without compromising effective sound reduction in large spaces, the new line can be installed at various angles and distances form the wall to produce one-of-a-kind patterns in each room. The system’s frameless, acoustic, stone wool wall panels are offered in both square and rectangular sizes including 4-ft. × 4-ft., 4-ft. × 6-ft. and 4-ft. × 8-ft. The line boasts both minimal maintenance and long-term durability making this an excellent option for open-plan offices, lobbies, atriums, reception areas, banquet halls and other spacious interiors. Circle 421

Prize wisdom highly and she will place on your head a graceful garland. cally, enlightened me to this revelation: First, the artistry and beauty of the metal mesh on the page opposite—a simple solution which transformed what is often an ugly public utility, in this case a train station, into something elegant. Hats off to GKD. Second, is this month’s “Form”—Northeastern University’s ISEC—Payette found itself equally in debt to the Permasteelisa Group who helped them deliver their unique vision of the wood-looking “trellis,” if you will, that wraps the building.

How do these things happen? Very early manufacturer collaboration, in which architects, recognizing their limitations—or at least the limitations of the market—seek partners to help them realize their desires, and save them a lot of headaches in the process. Don’t take my word for it: John Cetra, principal of CetraRuddy, New York, conveyed similar thoughts, when he told me his firm very much seeks industry help on all things curtainwall, especially when it comes to façades of an unusual nature.

Also on his “help” list: flooring, plumbing matters, and all things tech as they relate to the implementation of Big Data and the Internet of Things.

This is not surprising. The world of products, technologies and what’s possible, are at its most wide open. Partnering early with experts concentrating on specific fields reflects wisdom. Wisdom is also listening to what one’s customers want or need. Hearing this cry, next year, we will feature a couple of stories that will deal with both designassist and the pitfalls of integrated technology.

Rockfon’s Island Wall System hopes to build onto the sound-absorbing performance and design-forward aesthetics of its stone wool panels for ceilings.

Jim Crockett Editorial Director

50

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

1810APNEW03.indd 50

1010.2014 . 2018

10/2/18 4:19 PM

new & improved

CUSTOM ETCHING GKD has added custom etching and color designs as options for their metal mesh products. AECOM designers drew on these capabilities in their plans for the West Bank Station of Minneapolis’s Central Corridor Light Rail Transit system. Here, artwork by Nancy Blum has been etched onto Omega metal fabric and paired with bird imagery sculpted from stainless steel. Circle 420

GKD METAL FABRICS Custom Etching www.gkdmetalfabrics.com

10 . 2018

1810APNEW03.indd 51

The artist represented area immigrant residents through patterns on architectural mesh and depicting the migratory bird thruway of the nearby Mississippi River. The two stairwell platforms are the location of the integrated artwork.

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

51

10/1/18 5:38 PM

new & improved

WAUSAU WINDOWS AND DOORS Cross Track Sliding Doors www.wausauwindow.com

HIGH-RISE SLIDER Wausau Windows and Doors’ Cross Track sliding doors were developed for easy operation when providing high-rise balconies’ expansive views and these large doors’ operable and fixed panels span up to 8 ft. × 10 ft. They feature a rigid 5.875-in. deep aluminum frame, insulating glass units and a polyamide thermal barrier for energy efficiency, while meeting stringent performance requirements. Circle 419

“Architects told us that they wanted to design around broader views and more natural daylight, and we made it our mission to deliver.”

—Steve Fronek, P.E., Wausau’s Vice President, Design Engineering

ARRISCRAFT Architectural Linear Series www.arriscraft.com

52

PATCRAFT Subtractive Layers www.patcraft.com

Each panel is an independent, factoryglazed frame that’s guaranteed square.

These side-stacking frames self-align on an extruded anchor or receptor.

BORAL Versetta Stone Carved Stone www.versettastone.com

AT GREAT LENGTH

REMOVE AND WITHDRAW

MODERN ROCK

Measuring 23.625-in. long, Architectural Linear Series brick brings a traditional European-style masonry unit to North American shores. Available in four standard colors—charcoal, midnight gray, obsidian and opal—the bricks feature a distressed finish and can be installed using standard bricklaying practices. Circle 418

Patcraft’s newest LVT collection—Subtractive Layers— is a dryback product that provides a unique and dynamic aesthetic across all markets. It was inspired by original acrylic paintings using a broken comb to achieve a linear texture. The product features a 20-mil wear layer to enhance product durability and performance in high-demand environments. Circle 417

Boral Versetta Stone collection offers Carved Block, a profile reminiscent of split-face stone. Versetta Stone mortarless stone veneer panels provide the beauty and texture of authentic stone masonry without the added skill and time required for installation. A larger stone format, Carved Block is ideal for modern home styles and light commercial applications. Circle 416

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

1810APNEW03.indd 52

1010.2014 . 2018

10/1/18 5:38 PM

In a fast-track project, Graham helped to design – and delivered – exactly what we were looking for.

JAMES VOELZKE, FAIA, LEED AP Principal MV+A Architects

PROJECT NAME: RODIN SQUARE OWNER: DALIAN DEVELOPMENT

WINDOW WALL EXPERTS If you’re looking for aesthetics, ventilation, flexibility, high thermal efficiency, and greater speed in mid- to high-rise new construction, talk to us. Our window wall system can meet your needs by offering ventilating options such as projected or casement, as well as terrace and sliding glass doors.

All thoughtfully integrated into your design.

Circle 44

• ArchProd-ad02.indd 53

grahamwindows.com | 800.755.6274

10/3/18 1:54 PM

new & improved

NICHIHA Miraia www.nichiha.com

LEGRAND Qbasic+ www.legrand.us

MANUAL TO MOTORIZED

Five color tones: Bertoia White, Pearsall Grey, Soriano Clay, Prouvé Steel and Knoll Charcoal.

Simplifying the manual to motorized conversion process, Legrand Shading introduces Qbasic+ counterbalanced motorized shades. Supporting onsite upgrades using the same brackets, tube and fabric roll, Qbasic+ is also designed with the same elegant aesthetic of Legrand’s Qadvanced motorized shades to support a seamless mixing and matching of manual and automatic shading systems. The product’s decorative fabric collection includes ten new fabrics and more than 50 different fabrics with fresh prints and crafted details. Circle 414

SIMPSON STRONG-TIE BTH Brick Tie www.strong-tie.com

FIBER REFLECTIONS A mirrored finish in fiber cement has never been possible until Nichiha USA’s Miraia high-gloss fiber cement cladding with a mirror-like finish. Part of the Designer Series, the product is a blend of Japanese and American material innovation, progressive design and modern refinement, and an economical alternative to metal. Available in Snow, Glacier and Onyx.

Circle 415

The BTH brick tie is a tested solution for connecting masonry veneer to wood structures with airspaces of 2 in. to 3 in., providing the flexibility needed to meet veneer spacing requirements.

MINDING THE GAP Capable of connecting brick and stone veneers to light frame construction across spans of up to 3 in., the BTH brick tie addresses the need to provide airspace for moisture drainage and drying in mixed-humid climates. The unit is fabricated from 22-gauge galvanized steel and is field-adjustable in two places and can be installed with either side facing up. Circle 413

54

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

1810APNEW03.indd 54

1010.2014 . 2018

10/1/18 5:38 PM

ACRI Midtown by Marriott - Dallas, TX Architect: 5G Studio Contractors: T&D Systems Products: Wood Panel Grilles

Manufacturing the finest suspended wood ceilings, acoustical wood wall systems, engineered polymer ceiling and canopy systems

All products made in the U.S.A. • We export!

w w w. r u l o n c o . c o m

1-800-227-8566 • 904-584-1400 Circle 45

• ArchProd-ad02.indd 55

10/2/18 4:42 PM

new & improved

NOT YOUR GRANDMA’S LINEN VERSA WALLCOVERING Ithaca www.versawallcovering.com

Versa Wallcovering’s Ithaca is a contemporary layered modern weave. Visually three-dimensional and aesthetically realistic, Ithaca projects a larger scale textile weave. Ithaca’s 16 heathered colorways include deep rich tones with a thread of metallic, and a highly usable texture in a range of neutrals from champagne, to warm gray, to tan. Great for corporate, healthcare and hospitality spaces, Ithaca is a Type II, 20-oz.

Osnaburg wallcovering that’s low-VOC and certified to NSF 342. Circle 412

NEW GROWTH DESIGNS Outdoor Greenery www.newgrowthdesigns.com

TOUCH OF TOPIARY New Growth Designs false greenery requires no water or trimming. The maintenance-free greenery is ideal for arid climates or urban rooftops and is colorfast even in the harshest conditions. Artificial boxwoods, expanding greenery trellis screens and faux grass carpets with natural looking short grass have durable, realistic construction. Circle 411

The UV stable greenery is tested and approved to withstand full sun without fading.

Circle 46

1810APNEW03.indd 56

10 10.2014 . 2018

10/1/18 5:38 PM

MEYDA CUSTOM LIGHTING PipeDream www.meyda.com

PIPE DOWN The PipeDream family of decorative fixtures adds a bit of steampunk to any lighting plan. Offered in several ceilingmounted styles—including pendants, chandeliers and flushmount designs—the collection emphasizes the industrial look of clear-coated pipes in a wrought-iron finish. Circle 410

YOU CALL ME RAIN

MOHAWK GROUP Nutopia www.mohawkgroup.com

HYDROTECH CALLS ME OPPORTUNITY

TOWARD UTOPIA Debuted at NeoCon, the Nutopia carpet plank system from Mohawk Group is inspired by the idea of “urban fabric,” where life coexists with buildings, streets and infrastructure. The collection’s designers looked at metaphors for how urban design can translate into patterns of balance, acceptance and integration—where the dichotomy of metropolis is coalesced into a mélange of culture and connection.

Nutopia is a new Living Product Challenge Petal-certified product. Circle 409

10 . 2018

1810APNEW03.indd 57

2.875X11.5.indd 1

Circle 47

8/22/17 3:54 PM

10/1/18 5:38 PM

ALLSTEEL Aspect www.allsteeloffice.com

BEYOND WALLS Aspect from Allsteel is a refined frameless glass partition system that provides refined aesthetics and enhanced acoustical privacy while delivering best-in-class on quality, performance and speed. The built-in flexibility responds to on-demand changes associated with the pace of business today. Flexible workspaces are available to relocate and reconfigure whenever the future brings change. The Beyond Configurator tool and a Revit Add-On allows designers and architects to visualize and plan any size space. Circle 408

WORKING IN PARALLEL HENNEPIN MADE Parallel Series www.hennepinmade.com

Installed alone or in groupings, Parallel Series pendants pair handcrafted glass shades with the latest LED technology. The series includes a wide variety of canopy and shade profiles and finishes, and all are made to order. Circle 407

The silhouette draws attention, while the subtle of the metal finish brings a refinement that suits this modern space.

Circle 48

1810APNEW03.indd 58

10 . 2018

10/1/18 5:38 PM

CTO LIGHTING Nimbus www.ctolighting.co.uk

ORDINARY ROOFS WASTE ME RAIN, RAIN, DON’T GO AWAY The Nimbus pendant from British design firm CTO Lighting takes its inspiration from the clouds that produce precipitation, and features hand-formed glass “droplets” that appear to be falling from a satin brass armature. Also available as a sconce, the fixture offers softly glowing illumination that’s both functional and atmospheric. Circle 406

In less than two decades, the symbiosis of artificial illumination and artistic visualization has become an influential applied and fine art form. The best examples combine painterly talent with technological virtuosity.

ARCHITECTURAL SYSTEMS Shanti Series www.archsystems.com

HYDROTECH ROOFS LEVERAGE MY POTENTIAL

TELLING A STORY THROUGH TILE Craft your own story with light, shadow and pattern orientation with the elegant shapes and on-trend muted color palette of the new Shanti Series of durable and dimensional ceramic tiles. Five minimalist, yet modern patterns are available: Ashram (pictured here), Full Moon, Lotus, Vinyasa and Wave. Circle 405

10 . 2018

1810APNEW03.indd 59

2.875X11.5.indd 2

Circle 49

8/22/17 3:55 PM

10/1/18 5:39 PM

new & improved

SHAW Inside Shapes www.shawcontract.com

CARPET COLOR FORMS Inside shapes—approach is part of a system. The synergy of the two collaborators resulted in a modular carpet tile that evokes the creative nature in anyone. v moves you to connect and build with that system,” says designer Jonas Pettersson, from Form Us with Love.

The system uses CNC-cutting technology to achieve the four shapes, which are then sorted and boxed for the designer and installer in 17 premixes, of 12 colors, or by a designer’s specified color palette. Aggregate and composites play with texture, color and scale, to build a variety of settings within the same space.

Circle 404

TIGHTER-SEALING DAMPER The TED40x2 control damper features insulated airflow blades to improve strength, reduce noise transmission and create a tighter seal. The unit features an 8-in. frame and includes a thermal break between frame sections to limit heat transmission, and blade cavities are filled with urethane foam to further improve insulating capabilities. Circle 403

New codes, requirements and listings for louvers have been driven by severe weather events that have created the need for stricter construction codes, along with better code enforcement and compliance.

RUSKIN TED40x2 www.ruskin.com

60

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

1810APNEW03.indd 60

1010.2014 . 2018

10/1/18 5:39 PM

BRUCK LIGHTING Letto www.brucklighting.com

OPEN AND SHUT CASE Named after the Italian word for “bed,” the Letto reading lamp turns on when it’s pulled out from its semiflush housing and turns off when it’s pushed back into place. Its arm—in round or square forms, in a choice of three finishes—offers full-rotation positioning and can be vertically or horizontally mounted. Circle 402

HELPING YOU HARNESS THE POWER OF RAIN

™

THE GARDEN ROOF ASSEMBLY

®

INTRODUCED OVER 20 YEARS AGO, PROVIDING:

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS ProMar 200HP Zero VOC www.sherwin-williams.com

stormwater management solutions reduce retain delay extended roof longevity additional usable space full assembly warranty

Learn more today at hydrotechusa.com/power-of-rain

INTERIOR DELIGHT

Crafted Calm is inspired by existing spaces, such as warehouses, that are being retrofitted in and work great with the location’s native elements, such as exposed brick and concrete.

Driven by “corporatality” and “resi-mercial” design, commercial interiors have increased flexibility to be more adventurous with color, texture and materials.

Sherwin-Williams’ color forecast palettes of Crafted Calm, Native Species and Athletic Energy are curated to create welcoming environments for retail, office and hospitality settings. Apply these on-trend colors with ProMar 200HP Zero VOC Interior Latex for a next-generation healthy workplace. The new zero VOC interior latex is durable, abrasion resistant and complies with stringent VOC requirements. Circle 401

© 2017 Garden Roof is a registered trademark of American Hydrotech, Inc. Harness the Power of Rain is a trademark of American Hydrotech, Inc.

10 . 2018

1810APNEW03.indd 61

2.875X11.5.indd 3

Circle 50

8/22/17 3:55 PM

10/1/18 5:39 PM

STONEPEAK Plane 2.0 www.stonepeakceramics.com

Circle 51

BOBRICK B-7125 InstaDry www.bobrick.com

Build Safety Into Your Designs Roof access hatches are an important part of any commercial building, but safety is often overlooked.

An open hatch creates a potential fall hazard for building maintenance workers which can lead to serious or even fatal injuries. Protect the occupants of your buildings by specifying the Bil-Guard® 2.0 roof hatch railing system from BILCO, the industry leader in roof hatch fall protection.

Bil-Guard® 2.0 Features: • Meets and exceeds OSHA fall protection standards • Easy to install system does not penetrate the curb or roofing material • Self-closing and locking gate • Corrosion resistant construction

800.366.6530 WWW.BILCO.COM

Circle 52

1810APNEW03.indd 62

LOW-ENERGY HAND DRYER Bobrick’s B-7125 InstaDry surface-mounted automatic hand dryer functions at 200W—the lowest wattage jet dryer in the commercial restroom industry. Ideal for high-traffic environments such as airports, stadiums and retail spaces, InstaDry supports the high-speed hand-drying experience that patrons expect, without high operating costs associated with competitive units. InstaDry’s estimated life expectancy is more than 7500 hours, or 10 years in high-traffic environments. To enable ADA-compliant design, the unit projects no more than 4 in. from the wall. An infrared sensor facilitates automatic operation, with automatic shutoff after 85 seconds. Circle 400

10 . 2018

10/3/18 2:34 PM

new & improved

SAVVY SLABS Plane 2.0 porcelain slabs offer a striking option for floors and walls in both large spaces such as a lobby and small spaces such as display area in a store.

The ability to use the slabs on both the floor and the walls offers a seamless, clean look to any application.

A winning mixture of styling and versatility, the porcelain slabs create beautiful and functional spaces for commercial settings.

Circle 399

The new line is a winning mixture of styling, innovation and dynamism, allowing designers to deliver generously proportioned and functional spaces.

ARTAIC Emulsion www.artaic.com

IMMERSIVE MOSAIC Emulsion is Artaic’s latest addition to the SPLASH! Collection of fluid-inspired mosaics ideal for use on walls, pool linings and pool decking. The Emulsion tile pattern design creates a stunning marbled mural, with a mixed color palette. Emulsion is made of 0.75-in. vitreous glass tiles and designers may also customize colors to meet branding standards. Circle 398

True colors.

Our refined beauty extends below the surface.

Because we use fine grain sand, our stone offers the truest textures and truest colors - inside and out. We add our pigments before stones are formed, so every grain is consistent and our colors never fade. Ideally suited for custom onsite detail work, Calcium Silicate stone splits true when customized in the field.

arriscraft.com | Circle 53

1810APNEW03.indd 63

10/2/18 4:18 PM

new & improved

A CERTAIN AFFINITY The five frostedglass cylinders of the new Affinity Island Pendant offer glowing illumination over kitchen islands, dining tables, bars and conference tables, outlined by a rectilinear frame in a finish of Timeless Bronze. Custom sizes and finishes, as well as dimming options, are available, and the pendants are UL listed for damp and dry locations. Circle 396

2ND AVE LIGHTING Affi nity Island Pendant www.2ndave.com

Planters can double as storage and the easel is flexible on wheels and screen as an artwork.

ALLSTEEL Park www.allsteelneocon.com

The planters are a good way to bring biophilia into the space, and are just the right height to divide and unite space at same time, says Norm Architects.

PARK IT HERE The Park series of hi|lo office, conference and occasional tables, plus seating and accessories is appropriate for hotels, creative office spaces, and anywhere there’s a blurring of lines. Designed by Finnish firm, Norm Architects, the ideas behind the collection combine desirable aspects of hospitality and nature to make people feel happier and more engaged at work. The collection features a soft, feminine, welcoming feeling, but still works for engaged meetings and spaces. The modular nature of the components, which include, easels, bookshelves and “planters,” can be reused and repurposed as companies grow and change. Circle 397



Ouray School, Ouray, Colo.

CAMOUFLAGED PROTECTION It can be hard to see the 1600 linear ft. of ColorGard snow-guard railings installed on the new standing seam metal roof of the Ouray School in Ouray, Colo.— and that’s the point. The zero-penetration clamps and accompanying railings are color-matched to the new roof’s charcoal-gray finish, to provide unobtrusive protection for the school’s students, teachers and visitors. Circle 395

S-5!

ColorGard www.s-5.com

Dr. 64

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

1810APNEW03.indd 64

1010.2014 . 2018

10/1/18 5:39 PM

PROVOCATIVE COLORS

CARNEGIE Mercado www.carnegiefabrics.com

DECCA Framework www.deccacontract.com

Mercado is a collection of high-performance upholsteries inspired by the punchy, provocative colors and exotic patterns found in traditional open-air markets across the globe. Three signature patterns feature vibrant hues and traditional weaves and motifs reinterpreted to suit contemporary aesthetic and are available as performance polyurethanes, offering the highest quality polycarbonate polyurethanes with easy clean performance, superior backing and superior abrasion resistance. Circle 393

CLIMBING THE WALLS When you are trying to get something accomplished, it is nice to have a framework.

Decca’s literal Framework workstations are like your own personal Barnes & Noble; a thinking wall that forces users to concentrate on heads down tasks. The immediate surroundings of the case goods’ wood, books and belongings act as an acoustic buffer while leaving the floorplan with an open, approachable feeling. Circle 394

Fabricoil® architectural coiled wire fabric systems define extraordinary spaces. Perfect for adding texture to hospitality, commercial, retail, and corporate office environments, Fabricoil engineered systems provide visually intriguing solutions for any interior space.

Learn more at fabricoil.com or call 800.999.2645 Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts • Orlando, FL • ¼” 18 Ga. Stainless Steel White Powder Coated Fabricoil • HKS Architects • Photo: Window Interiors 10 . 2018

1810APNEW03.indd 65

Circle 54

10/1/18 5:40 PM

Form

Inspired Product + Material Choices

Northeastern University Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex, Boston The city’s newest academic research facility, ISEC is a pillar of sustainability and transparency. The facility expands the campus south past its previous border, which meant crossing a major rail corridor.

The ISEC puts research on display for all those who wish to bear witness to the engineering, health sciences and computer science taking place within its walls. The centerpiece of the building—and this lofty theme—is the grand interior curtainwall that exposes five stories of laboratory space to the main atrium and all its occupants. “The idea of a big interior curtainwall was to create a window into the research space. From anywhere in the building, you can look into the labs and see what’s going on,” said Wes Schwartz, a senior associate with Payette, the project’s designer. “The goal was to have no closed spaces, but instead to have everything open and in view.” Conscience of solar heat gain, extruded aluminum blades were anodized and curved to “close out the sun while opening to the view,” said Schwartz, allowing passersby a peak into the building, yet maintaining a veiled transparency.

66

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

1810APFRM02.indd 66

09 . 2018

10/1/18 4:01 PM

09 . 2018

1810APFRM02.indd 67

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

67

10/1/18 4:01 PM

Wes Schwartz, AIA, Senior Associate at Payette, has performed award-winning project work in both healthcare and research typologies, spanning all aspects of planning, design and construction.

Curtainwall

Sun Shade/Panels

Fins

Engineering and manufacturing: Scheldebouw NL Installation: Permasteelisa USA. The faรงade was a bespoke system cocreated with Payette. The company prides itself in applying fully integrated design solutions with cutting-edge technology.

Custom powder-coated aluminum ribbed panels and sunshades, as seen to the right as the grayish part of the building, were also engineered and fabricated by Scheldebouw NL, with installation by sister company Permasteelisa USA.

The vertical anodized aluminum fins featured prominently on the front part of the building, and which almost resemble a wooden structure, were yet again engineered and fabricated

by Scheldebouw NL, with installation by sister company Permasteelisa USA.

Scheldebouw NL permasteelisagroup.com

Scheldebouw NL permasteelisagroup.com

Scheldebouw NL permasteelisagroup.com

PROJECT SPECS

Project: Northeastern University Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex Location: Boston Opened: 2017 Owner: Northeastern Univ.

Architect/Interior Architect: Payette Vibration and Acoustics: Acentech MEP Engineer: ARUP Lab Planner: Jacobs Consultancy Contractor: Suffolk Construction Landscape Architect: Stephen Stimson Assocs.

Structural Engineer: LeMessurier Consultants

68

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

1810APFRM02.indd 68

Auditorium: Like other spaces throughout ISEC, the 300-seat auditorium is designed with hardwood slats reminiscent of the exterior anodized metal slats, representing the fluidity of design and bringing design language from the outside in.

Ceiling: Armstrong, Stained, perforated wood ceiling, 4K Video Wall: SiliconCore Technology, LED Panel Seating and Desk: Figueras, 5071 seat; F45 table

The 234,000-sq.-ft. facility uses 75% less energy than its peers thanks to energy modeling, optimized site orientation, parametrically-tuned sunshades, daylighting, chilled beams, a cascade air system, heat recovery, LEDs, a solar wall and more, which together provide the university with a projected 33% annual energy cost savings.

10 . 2018

10/1/18 4:02 PM

CUT COSTS, NOT CORNERS.

Start cutting costs at

$

3.90/ft2

Introducing the UltraFace Quick Ship Collection.

An unbeatable value at $3.90/ft2. A nearly unbreakable 9,500 PSI compressive strength. It’s all ready and waiting for you in the most popular size and colors at TecturaDesigns.com

Circle 55

• ArchProd-ad.indd 69

TECTURADESIGNS.COM

9/28/18 9:25 AM

PRODUCTS & MATERIALS

Curtainwall 

Permasteelisa Group Product: (Bespoke) Circle 392

Sun Shade Panels 

Permasteelisa Group Product: (Bespoke) Circle 391

Fins 

Permasteelisa Group Product: (Bespoke) Circle 390

Ceiling 

Rulon Product: Wood Panel Grille Circle 389

Lighting 



Lithonia Lighting Product: Vela Circle 388 Peerless Lighting, Product: Lightedge LED Rectangle Indirect-Direct Circle 387

Skylights 

Permasteelisa USA Circle 386

Curtainwall 

Oldcastle Product: SuperWall Circle 385

Doors 

Klein USA Circle 384

Paint 

Ceiling

Lighting

Skylights

Daylighting

The wood panel grille is reminiscent of the exterior anodized metal slats, representing fluidity of design and bringing design language from the outside in.

Ceiling-flush circular light fixtures on each floor.

Daylight autonomy is helped by the use of custom-created skylights.

The light-filled atrium is ISEC’s defining space, functioning as the cultural melting pot for undergrad and graduate students alike. “The atrium has 86% daylight autonomy thanks to skylights and interior and exterior curtainwalls,” said Schwartz. “It’s not only a wonderful gathering space, but is a big part of the building’s energy story.

Air is supplied to the office areas, then drawn into the atrium, mixed and then reused in the laboratories.”

Rulon www.rulonco.com TRANSPARENCY

“Traditionally, researchers have to leave the lab space and go somewhere else to have a coffee. Our strategy was to use glass walls and sliding doors to separate spaces, creating as much transparency as possible, so the researchers can still see what’s going on, even when they step out for a minute. This is one way we put research on display,” said Schwartz.

Vela Lithonia Lighting www.lithonia.com

Permasteelisa USA permasteelisagroup.com

Sherwin-Williams Color: Repose Gray Circle 383

Ceiling 

Armstrong Product: Stained, perforated wood ceiling Circle 382

4K Video Wall 

SiliconCore Technology Product: LED Panel Circle 381

Furnishings 

Interior curtainwall to the right: Oldcastle www.oldcastleapg.com 

Figueras Product: 5071 seat; F45 table Circle 380 Steelcase Product: Campfire Big Table Circle 379

Sliding doors into labs: Klein USA klein-usa.com

70

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

1810APFRM02.indd 70

10 . 2018

10/1/18 4:04 PM

FLOOR/CEILING SOUND CONTROL

1 3/4

SIMPLIFIED.

1/2

Maxxon’s Acousti-Mat® now features more straightforward descriptive naming, easing the frustrations that selecting a sound control system can often bring…the mat name is now distinguished by the thickness!

1/4

FIND THE RIGHT SYSTEM FOR YOUR PROJECT WITH INNOVATIVE COMPARISON TOOLS LIKE: INTERACTIVE SYSTEM SELECTOR

VIRTUAL ACOUSTI-MAT APARTMENT TOUR >

NEW

Toddler Jumping 3/4" UNDERLAYMENT

Choose your assembly, Sound Mat and Underlayment Thickness and see the expected system performance and download associated detail drawings and specifications.

Listen to a variety of multifamily living common complaint noises and hear how mat thickness can impact sound performance.

WWW.MAXXON.COM/VAA

WWW.MAXXON.COM/SELECTOR

To learn more: 800-356-7887 • info@maxxon.com

www.maxxon.com

© 2018 Maxxon® Corporation, all rights reserved.

Circle 56

• ArchProd-ad.indd 71

9/28/18 9:25 AM

Function

Converging Architectural + Performance Goals

Ortlieb’s Bottling House, Philadelphia The renovation of a former beer-bottling plant into the firm’s new HQ is notable for what it didn’t change–abundant natural light, ventilation and an emphasis on streamlined, mid-century style.

72

Philadelphia’s Kieran Timberlake has built a reputation based on equal parts of researchbased performance and clean-lined, modernistic style. Taking on the renovation of a former beer-bottling plant to create its own new home has brought both those skills to the fore.

the building’s potential as both a design studio and model-fabrication facility. “The space couldn’t be more ideal—it’s a big, open, clear expanse with lots of daylight,” says Kieran of the building’s second floor, which has become the firm’s design space.

Partners Stephen Kieran and James Timberlake were drawn to

Their plans for the old Ortlieb Brewery centered on helping

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

1810APFXN.indd 72

the circa-1948 building do a better job of what it was already designed to do. So, the monitor-style skylight was rebuilt with doublepaned, thermal glazing units, and motorized for automated ventilation assistance. And the two tiers of windows along the building’s western exposure received similar upgrades. Added flexibility was incorporated

into the second-floor studio space with raised floors for easier wire and cable distribution, and the resulting plenum also proved handy when initial plans for natural cooling fell short after a year of occupancy. “We conducted a muchpublicized experiment to not air condition the building—and that was uncomfortable enough for enough

Stephen Kieran, Partner, Kieran Timberlake, is known for his close collaboration with fabricators, as well as his engagement with materials scientists.

people that we added a cooling tower after the first summer,” Kieran says. The underfloor plenum space now serves double duty as an air-distribution vehicle. “In subsequent summers, we’ve really learned how to operate the building in mixed mode.”

On the lower level, former shipping bays have been transformed

into the fabrication shop, with glazed rolling doors that bring daylight in, and create a storefront of sorts to showcase the firm’s modeling capabilities to pedestrian passing by.

And throughout the new headquarters, a custom-designed sensor network has enabled the firm to measure building performance to anticipated targets, and document its efficiency.

10 . 2018

10/1/18 4:11 PM

AIRFLOW SCHEMATIC

The International Style lines of the building Kieran Timberlake now calls home mesh well with the modernist style for which the firm has become known, and the firm’s exterior work focused on repairs and clean-up. The building was originally designed for the Ortlieb Brewing Company by Richard Koelle, who was a student of Paul Cret, a leading Philadelphia architect and architectural educator in the first half of the last century. This pedigree has earned the structure a listing on the National Register of Historic Places, which limited changes the firm could make to the façade—but, says Kieran, “there really was very little we wanted to do, anyway.”

© KieranTimberlake

EXTERIOR

This cutaway schematic illustrates the broad deployment of wireless sensors throughout the building interior and exterior, along with the way wall and skylight windows are deployed to encourage natural ventilation patterns. The firm had hoped to avoid air conditioning altogether, but Philadelphia’s sultry summer weather proved too warm for that approach. Adding air conditioning after the fact was a relatively easy proposition, Kieran says. The raised access floor system provided an ideal distribution system, so the major expense involved adding a new cooling tower.

WEATHER STATION The rooftop weather station is an important data contributor to the building management system (BMS). “The weather station provides us with microclimate-specific weather conditions on wind, temperature and humidity,” Kieran says. That information is paired with data from a proprietary interior wireless sensor system the

fi rm developed on its own to inform building operations.

For example, window operations, including those in the monitor skylight, are automated, so when weather-station data signals the BMS that exterior conditions are suitable, skylight windows open and exhaust fans kick on to help purge heat from the building.

ARCHITECTURAL INTEGRITY

The experiment is already a success on two major counts. In creating offices that work for their firm, the designers are helping maintain part of their hometown’s architectural history.

Photos: Michael Moran/OTTO

P R O J EC T S P EC S

Project: Kieran Timberlake Office Location: Philadelphia Engineering: Engineering 350 and Atelier Ten Construction: (general) AJ Lewis, Philadelphia; (mechanical); Elliott Lewis; (electrical) FXB Inc., and CVM construction

10 . 2018

1810APFXN.indd 73

The open-plan design supports easy reconfiguration as project teams shift. With work tables all on casters, workers can easily roll themselves to new locations as their assignments change.

SECOND-FLOOR STUDIO SPACE

The appeal of the wide-open second floor, formerly home to bottling operations, to an architectural design firm is immediately obvious. With two tiers of windows along one wall, and a monolithic monitor-style skylight spanning the room’s length, natural daylight is abundant. This fact allowed designers to scale back lighting density to levels far below what one would typically see in a modern office space— desk-level task lighting takes on the bulk of this chore.

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

73

10/1/18 4:11 PM

TAKING THE STAIRS Kieran calls the new main staircase, “a bit of a steel tour de force,” due to its monumental nature. Custom created

by Kansas City’s Zahner architectural metalwork company, the steel beam crossing the staircase is part of the building’s original structural system, and the concrete section that was removed to create the new opening has been repurposed into two new benches for the adjoining parking lot.

Photos: Michael Moran/OTTO

“The effort to create the new staircase wasn’t meant as simply a means to add architectural flair.” It’s also a move intended to improve employee wellness, by making the stairs look more appealing. “The idea is to not have anybody using the elevators.”

—Stephen Kieran, Partner, Kieran Timberlake METAL STAIRS Kansas City’s Zahner custom-created the metalwork.

SMARTWRAP At the heart of the project was the customizable, energy-generating, lightweight, and sustainable envelope that integrated the segregated functions of a conventional wall into a multi-layer skin, which could be wrapped around the structural frame of a building.

WORKSPACE WITH GLASS PANELS Kieran Timberlake repurposed glass panels that once served as exterior walls for its Cellophane House concept project as movable dividers in one area of its groundlevel fabrication space. Cellophane House illustrated the potential of prefabricated construction for a 2008 exhibition at New York City’s Museum of Modern Art. The panels feature embedded photovoltaic film along with printed ink circuitry, which turned the walls into electricity producers.

74

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

1810APFXN.indd 74

FUTURE VISION Assembled like a car, construction was broken down into integrated assemblies that were fabricated off site, then stacked on top of each other by crane after delivery to the site.

10 . 2018

10/1/18 4:15 PM

GLASS WORTHY OF A

LANDMARK Salesforce Tower

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA with SunGuard® AG 50

Photo © Tim Griffith

See what’s possible™ with Guardian SunGuard® Advanced Architectural Glass. ©2018 Guardian Glass, LLC | GuardianGlass.com/SalesforceTower

Circle 57

• ArchProd-ad.indd 75 GIC-SalesForce-Architectural-Products.indd 1

9/28/18 9:25 AM 8/14/18 11:07 AM

BEYOND DAYLIGHTING: TASK LIGHTING Although the effect of the abundant windows and skylights featured throughout the space is palpable, task light are equally prominent on desks. The emphasis on task lighting over ambient illumination remains the same in the second-floor studio space.

“It allows us to not provide much general illumination and rely on individual preferences,” says Kieran.

Photos: Michael Moran/OTTO

MOVABLE WALLS A new interior wall creates a hard edge to three flexibly configured conference areas, to the right. Retractable walls allow the firm to create a single reception area running the length of the building for large functions.

The skylight-topped corridor on the other side of the wall connects to service areas, including a kitchen, bathrooms and storage.

MAKER SPACE Kieran Timberlake is as much involved in building technology as they are in building design, so the availability of the former ground-level loading zone to use as a new fabrication and assembly area was a big draw. The former high-bay doors have been replaced with retractable glazed versions, providing daylight access and a way to move finished prototypes in and out of the shop.

“On days when it’s really nice, folks will open [the retractable doors] up to get air in. It’s really thought of as a storefront to the neighborhood.”

—Stephen Kieran, Partner, Kieran Timberlake

76

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

1810APFXN.indd 76

10 . 2018

10/1/18 4:12 PM

Circle 58

• ArchProd-ad.indd 77

9/28/18 9:25 AM

specifier’s solution

Wall Panels

MIXED USE The designs called for a mix of retail and classrooms on the first floor with the upper floors used for student housing for four of the new buildings.

Two of the others are devoted to luxury apartments for the general public.

Project: Rowan University Student Housing Location: Glassboro, N.J. PRODUCT SPECS:

Product: StoPanel Brick ci, StoPanel Classic ci, StoPanel Backup, StoGuard, Stolit Lotusan

University Student Housing Gets Needed Facelift Rowan University needed housing for its expanding student body, and quickly. The once modest New Jersey state teachers’ college suddenly had 18,000 students, including its graduate program, and had now gained university status.

CHALLENGE: The collaboration led to the construc-

tion of a six-story residential building, which would anchor several planned surrounding structures.

Between 2014 and 2018, seven buildings comprising more than 450,000 sq. ft. and 1500 wall panels were constructed in three phases.

CRITERIA: Phase one began with The Penthouse, a mixed-use building with student housing above the first floor. The large six-story L-shaped building with 500,000 sq. ft. of floor space and approximately 200,000 sq. ft. of exterior wall had an aggressive construction schedule in order to accept students attending the fall semester. Considering the desired

completion date, Nexus Properties concluded that prefabrication was the only way they would come close to meeting the timeline.

“After the first building was completed, we saw the quality of the panel, the nice waterproofing details, and we were happy with the product. We knew we needed to use this for the next six buildings and the panels worked perfectly for this job,” said Joe Kline, vice president of construction, Nexus Properties.

SOLUTION: These were to be built by the team of StoPanel Technology, its affiliate, Jersey Panel Corp, and Nexus Properties, the developer and general

HOUSING TRANSFORMED Seven buildings comprising of more than 450,000 sq. ft. and 1500 wall panels were constructed in three phases.

78

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

1810APSPS.indd 78

StoPanel Technology www.stopanel.com Circle 378 PROJEC T SPECS

contractor for the project. In addition to the tight schedule, StoPanel was used to achieve a highly detailed exterior look, including three contrasting finish materials—brick, cast stone and texture. Prefabricated panels of StoPanel Brick ci and StoPanel Classic ci were used to create these finishes while StoPanel Backup was used on the ground floor as brick veneer was field installed. As is custom with every StoPanel, the fluid applied air and moisture barrier, StoGuard, was installed on every panel prior to the cladding being installed in Jersey Panel’s prefabrication facility.

The final touch was Stolit Lotusan, an engineered, super-hydrophobic and patented exterior textured finish designed to resist dirt pick-up and keep the walls clean with its known self-cleaning effect.

“The beauty of prefab is that the exterior goes up quickly,” said Art Baruffi Jr., VP project management for Jersey Panel, “And the interior can get started at almost the same time.” The average installation, he reports, was ten panels a day, with the buildings ranging in size from about 65 to 500 panels. “There was no need for all of the different trades you’d normally see in the field since the walls were ready to go up when they arrived, and we worked with a crew of just about five or six people to install them,” said Baruffi .

10 10.2014 . 2018

10/1/18 3:51 PM

THE

WARMTH

OF WOOD Nichiha Wood Series fiber cement panels deliver all the warmth, texture and visual appeal of natural wood. Like wood, our panels pair perfectly with almost any exterior material you can imagine. Add a touch of sophistication to modern materials like glass, block or metal. Of course, feel free to mix and match with Nichiha’s full family of diverse finishes.

And while a little goes a long way, there’s just no such thing as too much.

THE

PERFORMANCE

OF

FIBER

CEMENT O O D SE

RI

W

ES

RE

UEST A Q

Get your hands on a free sample at NichihaWood.com

Nichiha Wood Series panels are part of an integrated cladding system engineered for ease of installation and long life. Our fiber cement panels are resistant to rot, warping, pests and even the damaging effects of the sun. That deep, rich finish that you love so much will retain its good looks for a very long time without costly refurbishing. And like natural wood, our panels go with just about anything—so you can use a little or a lot.

nichiha.com | 866.424.4421 ©2017 Nichiha USA, Inc.

Circle 59

• ArchProd-ad.indd 79

9/28/18 9:25 AM

specifier’s solution

Ceiling Panels

Ceiling Design Shines New Light on Aging Food Court The design team for the Gulf Canada Square Food Court wanted a ceiling solution that would be visually exciting and could be easily removed for servicing. The custom wood panels radiate out in a sunburst design above the oval-shaped space.

THE OVAL OVERHEAD The 3400-sq.-ft. ceiling is made up of 234 uniquely shaped custom wood panels that when installed together created the ovalshaped design.

CHALLENGE: The Gulf Canada Square Food Court was beginning to show its age and its tenants were concerned that they might lose business to other fast-food venues in Calgary’s business district.

Deciding it was time for an update, owners of the 20-story Gulf Canada Square building, which is connected directly to the city’s elevated Plus 15 walkway, commissioned the Calgary office of Stantec Architects, to come up with a plan for refreshing the space, but within the existing seating configuration.

“We needed to find a solution that would be visually exciting and could easily be removed to service the equipment in the plenum,” says the project architect, Craig Ainsworth.

INFLUENCE: The space, says Ainsworth, lent itself

to an oval shape. “So we just played off that shape and the placement of the existing structural columns to develop this large, oval-shaped ceiling with lines radiating out from the center.”

SOLUTION: Working with the shape of the room,

the design team replaced the existing drywall ceiling with a wood ceiling that radiates in a sunburst

80

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

1810APSPS.indd 80

above the food court. The ceiling is made up of 234 uniquely-shaped custom WoodWorks Access panels from Armstrong Ceiling & Wall Solutions, that when installed together, created the oval-shaped design. “The panels get gradually smaller as they approach the center,” he explains. “No panel was the same size or shape. It was very complex.”

The panels feature a dark cherry finish and the grain pattern that was customized to flow outward.

With a consistent 6-in. reveal between each panel, the team was able to incorporate a new energyefficient lighting layout and take advantage of the acoustical properties of the new ceiling. “Because the sound can now go up into the ceiling plenum, we were able to take advantage of the acoustic treatment on the back,” says Ainsworth.

Millwork, says Ainsworth, would have been more expensive, much heavier, and much more difficult to specify in detail. “The WoodWorks Access system actually simplified the challenge of providing a simplified solution.”

Project: Gulf Canada Square Food Court Location: Calgary, Canada Architect: Stantec Architects PRODUCT SPECS:

SUNBURST The panels are suspended from an Armstrong Drywall Grid System painted black to obscure mechanical components.

Product: WoodWorks Access Panels

Armstrong Ceiling & Wall Solutions www.armstrongceilings.com

Circle

377

PROJEC T SPECS

10 10.2014 . 2018

10/1/18 3:51 PM

Circle 60

Bradley_ArchProducts_April_FP_rev031418_10.375x12.5.indd • ArchProd-ad.indd 81 1

3/15/2018 9/28/18 9:25 1:40:48 AMPM

specifier’s solution

Metal Panels

ADAPTABLE AND FLEXIBLE The Arcwall rainscreen was adaptable to the building’s existing conditions and was flexible enough to use across the renovation of the existing structure.

“It’s a fun product because it can be shaped to precise levels of tolerance. We are not limited, and can achieve that which we draw using this type of metal plate,” says Craig Sobeski, Perkins+Will.

Project: Cornell University Upson Hall Location: Ithaca, N.Y. Architect: Perkins+Will PRODUCT SPECS:

Product: Ornamental Metal Enclosures, Arcwall Rainscreen Panels

Metalwërks www.metalwerksusa.com Circle 376 PROJEC T SPECS

Metal Plate System Reinvents Historic University Hall Originally built in 1956, Cornell University’s Upson Hall was reinvented to meet 21st-century standards for campus planning, learning and research environments, and energy performance.

CHALLENGE: Completed in 2017, project architects

Perkins +Will Architects worked with Thornton Thomasetti, which provided façade and structural engineering, LEED management, energy modeling and building physics consulting services.

CRITERIA: To ensure the building achieved high energy efficiency standards illustrated by a high R-value, continuous insulation was installed under the metal panels. The coffered window surrounds helped the thick wall system transition to the deeplyrecessed windows, creating a thermal barrier while shading the openings from excessive heat gain.

SOLUTION: Approximately 29,000 sq. ft. of finished assemblies consisting of Metalwërks’ ornamental metal enclosures and Arcwall rainscreen panels were instrumental in transforming the 155,000-sq.ft., LEED Platinum structure into a thermally-effi cient hub for student learning and innovation.

82

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

1810APSPS.indd 82

“It was the optimal design decision for us to use the metal plate system on this project,” says Craig Sobeski, project designer with Perkins+Will, the architecture firm responsible for the building’s design. “The plate afforded us an incredible amount of control over the façade geometry, while also accommodating a high-performing wall system. Metalwërks’ product let us achieve an extremely precise level of detailing as well as the high R-value required for the building’s energy performance goals.”

“The continuous insulation had to be at a certain thickness to achieve the high energy performance,” Sobeski adds. “Using a thin metal panel like Metalwërks let us achieve the desired aesthetic while maintaining a high R-value.”

Metalwërks provided approximately 85,000 lbs. of aluminum for the building façade. The company was responsible for providing ornamental surrounds for the windows, and Arcwall aluminum plate panel rainscreen for soffits, fascia and coping. This economical drained and back-ventilated rainscreen system is manufactured from formed aluminum or stainless plates. It has immense design flexibility, and can be flat, curved or formed into custom 3D profiles.

10 10.2014 . 2018

10/1/18 3:51 PM

Harvest A natural fit.

Making people’s outdoors experiences better: It’s what we do and, in Loll Designs, we found the perfect partner to keep that mission going. Loll Designs shares our enthusiasm for good design that fits the spirit of the outdoors−fresh, natural, and inviting.

Together, we’re proud to introduce Harvest.

Designed by: Find us at landscapeforms.com or contact us toll free at 800.430.6205

2018_Harvest-AD 9 in x 10-5 in-R11-LDA One Page.indd 1

• ArchProd-ad.indd 83

Circle 61

8/27/18 4:05 PM

10/2/18 3:08 PM

specifier’s solution HVAC

Banking on VRF Since its inception in 2007, The Bank of San Antonio has been built on strong relationships and quality service. However, when the bank’s success started to grow exponentially, it needed to find a space to accommodate employees and customers.

CHALLENGE: After breaking ground on a new,

56,000-sq.-ft. office space in 2015, the bank needed to find an energy-efficient HVAC system that offered quality comfort and control. Tom Moreno, executive vice president of operations and technology for Bank of San Antonio, oversaw the project from start to finish. As the liaison for the bank, Moreno knew it would be a challenge to find an HVAC system that would meet everyone’s needs.

“We were looking for a system that was energy efficient but that could also provide comfort and produce the temperatures that we needed throughout the organization.” Moreno and his team originally planned to install traditional HVAC technology, but with the assistance of local HVAC contractor, FloAire Service, San Antonio, and engineering consultant, Cleary Zimmermann Engineers, San Antonio, they decided to consider VRF. CRITERIA: Eddie McDuff, vice president, Flo-Aire

Service, knew VRF would be suitable for the building since it would meet the bank’s initial requirements for an HVAC system. He said, “They needed a very energy efficient system, and VRF would give them not only energy efficiency but also zone control. It’s a newer way that we’ve been seeing a lot of offices use air conditioning.” Moreno agreed that VRF’s ability to zone would allow the bank to offer comfort to every person in the building. “We needed control in the offices, conference rooms, lobby area and other communal spaces in the building. We needed to be able to manage the fluctuation of people.”

84

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

1810APSPS.indd 84

ZONE CONTROL These rooftop VRF condenser units fuel the HVAC throughout the bank, providing precise control and comfort for employees and clients.

SOLUTION: With VRF identified as the preferred technology, after consulting with long-time distributor, Mike Fauver from Texas Air Products, San Antonio, about the project, McDuff recommended Mitsubishi Electric. He said, “Mitsubishi Electric units are easy to install and start up, and they also offer a good warranty. We’ve had really good success with them.”

Since project completion, the VRF system has provided precise control and comfort for the bank.

Moreno said, “We’ve all been in places where it’s too hot or too cold but not with this system. We like the flexibility and being able to set standardized temperatures throughout the organization. We can lock specific thermostats to control cost, but we can also unlock some thermostats when clients come into conference rooms.” Not only does the VRF system keep the employees comfortable, but it also keeps the bank’s technology safe, and most importantly, cool. Moreno said, “They installed wall-hung units in the information technology equipment office, which is essential to operation of the organization. They can’t overheat.”

COMFORT CONTROL The Bank of San Antonio’s new office space has been an overall success.

The new space provides employees with a comfortable place to serve clients effectively and efficiently.

Project: Bank of San Antonio Location: San Antonio, Texas Engineering Consultant: Cleary Zimmermann Engineers PRODUCT SPECS:

Product: PURY R2-Series Outdoor Units; PUY P-Series Outdoor Units; PEFY Ceiling-concealed Ducted Indoor Units; PKA Wall-mounted Indoor Units; CMB BC Controllers; AE-200 Controller

Mitsubishi Electric www.mitsubishipro.com Circle 375 PROJEC T SPECS

10 10.2014 . 2018

10/1/18 3:51 PM

TAKE THE OFFENSIVE WITH OUR DIGITAL TOOLS AND MORE. Docudread isn’t just the latest Hassle we’ve marked for elimination. It’s the enemy of specifiers far and wide. Join our battle today by turning to iTools for faster, registration-free product searches, calling on our CDT-certified specialists for expertise in cold-formed steel, or checking out our ongoing mission at stopthehassles.com.

clarkdietrich.com

#stopthehassles

Circle 62

CD17111_AdMat_Docudread_ConstructionSpecifier_Sept_hires.indd 1 • ArchProd-ad.indd 85

9/8/17 4:15 9/28/18 9:25 PM AM

specifier’s solution

Lighting

Area Lighting Illuminates Zoo Experience Designers at Zoo Knoxville’s new Tiger Forest exhibit recognized the importance of effective lighting and specified an assortment of lighting fixtures to meet the needs of the various conditions in each exhibit.

INFLUENCE: Knoxville-based Johnson Architecture

created the theme for the Tiger Forest exhibit, which includes features such as a small-scale pagoda, an elevated underwater viewing pool and a replica of ancient ruins. CLR Design, with offices in Philadelphia, Pa. and Capistrano Beach, Calif., designed the habitats.

The design team recognized the importance of effective lighting for the project and specified an assortment of fixture types to meet the needs of the various conditions in each exhibit. The lighting package included spot lighting, in-ground up-lighting, interior lighting and daytime lighting.

86

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

1810APSPS.indd 86

SOLUTION: When it came to selecting lighting to illu-

minate the walkways and general outdoor areas as the sunsets, Luminis’ Eclipse EC813 products were the choice. They combine a decorative aesthetic with functionality to blend with the surroundings while also producing a usable light to illuminate the exterior visitor areas. Recently redesigned, the Eclipse products have a classic shape, which perfectly fitted the design intent for the Asian Trek project.

In total, 17 of the Eclipse EC813 products were used throughout the space, all AC8 mounted, with LED light sources mounted on an extruded arm that extends from the pole. Intended for parks and pedestrian areas, the Eclipse EC813 products are robust, high-performance luminaires that work in all weather conditions. They are designed to work in wet areas and offer maximum resistance to wind load. They also boast a lifetime of more than 145,000 hours, meaning Zoo Knoxville won’t have to worry about lighting maintenance while its team is working on the next phases of redevelopment.

The end result is lighting that seamlessly blends with the environment during the daytime due to the product’s classically decorative design. In the evening hours the Eclipse EC813 fixtures deliver a 4000K, 80 CRI, 110 lm/watt light, providing a functional and energy efficient illumination, while making the surrounding design elements look stunning.

Photography: Ryan McGill

CHALLENGE: Zoo Knoxville in Tennessee is a 56-acre park home to around 800 animals. It is one of the premier zoo attractions in the Southeast and welcomes more than 400,000 visitors annually.

The accredited park has ambitious plans to double attendance and is making progress on a 5-year master plan involving significant renovations to enhance the experience and engage new generations. Opened in spring 2017, the Boyd Family Asian Trek was one of the first new areas to be introduced.

Named for philanthropists Randy and Jenny Boyd, the multimillion-dollar, four-acre area includes habitats for Malayan tigers, white-naped cranes, silvered leaf langurs and white-handed gibbons.

Project: Zoo Knoxville Location: Knoxville, Tenn.

Architect: Johnson Architecture PRODUCT SPECS:

Product: EC813 LEDs

Luminis www.luminis.com Circle 374 PROJEC T SPECS

10 10.2014 . 2018

10/1/18 3:51 PM

MIXED USE ENVIRONMENTS IN THE “URBAN FUTURE ” DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS ARE POINTING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY AREAS IN URBAN SETTINGS. Mapes Canopies can be customized to complement retail and restaurant facades with small town convenience and familiarity. Visit our Website to view project galleries, build a spec or submit a quote.

888-273-1132 W W W.MAPESC ANOPIES.COM ARCHITECTURAL CANOPIES Circle 63

• ArchProd-ad.indd 87

9/28/18 9:25 AM

product focus

Roofing EDITOR’S NOTE:

The NRCA and Midwest Roofing Contractors Assn.

(MRCA), conducted a detailed study of four of the most common water-based adhesives for single ply roofing membranes. Starting in the 1990s, air quality became an important issue, leading to many states/regions deciding to implement stringent air-quality regulations. This decision forced manufacturers to develop low VOC adhesives, despite concerns about performance. The winner?

Sika Sarnafil’s 38-yearold Sarnacol 2121.

2

Petersen Aluminum • Tite-Loc Panels

1

3

St. John’s Cathedral, Denver

1

TILES ADD NEW LIFE TO CATHEDRAL

Constructed in phases between 1910 and 1957, St. John’s Cathedral has been a part of Denver’s historic fabric for more than a century—which was just about the projected lifespan of the church’s original slate roof. The polymer tiles that have replaced the failing slate offer the same old-world appearance— as approved by the Denver Landmark Preservation Commission—along with durability to handle decades of heavy weather.

Certainteed • Solaris

2

IT’S GOT THE CURVES

Designers with the Chicago-based firm of KMI Architects Engineers say their plans for the new commuter rail station in the Chicago suburb of Lombard, Ill., were focused on economy and low maintenance, but that doesn’t mean they ignored style in the process.

The tiered canopies now providing shelter to waiting passengers feature a curved roofline in a pattern that evokes a city skyline. The aged-copper finish of the roof’s PAC-CLAD Tite-Loc panels help the station blend in with the surrounding community.

DaVinci Roofscapes www.davinciroofscapes.com Circle 373

88

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

1810APPRF02.indd 88

3

COOL IT

Certified to comply with California’s Title 24 roof requirements, which since 2005 mandated cool roofs, because they gain less heat than normal roofs, the Solaris shingle collection also has added to its range of color options. Shown here in Max Def Georgetown Gray, the lineup now includes 31 cool roof colors across eight different shingle types.

Certainteed www.certainteed.com Circle 371

Petersen Aluminum www.pac-clad.com Circle 372

10 . 2018

10/2/18 6:40 PM

product focus

Curtainwall EDITOR’S NOTE:

More projects are incorporating metallic hues for an ultra-modern, chic look. “Metallics are becoming increasingly popular in architectural glass,” confirms Steven Jayson, vice president, Bendheim, New York. In fact, for Bendheim’s newly launched Metalix Glass product, the company collaborated with leading architects and designers to ultimately deliver a mix of interlayers. On another high-profile project— a 3-story Skybridge laminated with a metallic finish—connects New York City’s American Copper Building’s dual residential towers. The COMBI layer SILVERSTAR SELEKT from the Swiss company Glas Trösch meets the local energy requirements and delivers optimum solar and heat protection.

2

American Copper Building, New York City

1

3

Technical Glass Products • Pilkington Pyrostop

1

FIRE AND IMPACT RESISTANT

Responding to the need for more security in schools, Technical Glass Products have teamed up with the LTI Group to offer Pilkington Pyrostop laminated to School Guard Glass. Fire-rated up to 120 minutes with a Level III bullet-resistance rating, the transparent wall panel promote daylighting and lend a nice aesthetic. The new product can incorporate options such as tinted, one-way mirror, Low-E and reflective glass and is compatible with Fireframes HeatBarrier Series doors and frames.

Technical Glass Products www.fireglass.com Circle 370

4

Bendheim • Metalix

2

SPECTACULAR SKYBRIDGE

Connecting American Copper Building’s dual residential towers in New York City, SHoP Architects designed the 3-story Skybridge wrapped in double-insulated panels laminated with a metallic shimmering finish. The custom glazing features anti-reflective, glare-free glass with an overall reflection value of 2%.

Glas Trösch www.glastroesch.com Circle 369 3

MARVELOUS METAL

In line with recent metallic trends in architectural glass, Bendheim introduces Metalix, a decorative laminated glass collection with gold and silver metallic hues.

Supporting distinctive translucent to opaque walls of glass for a range of applications, the durable glass surfaces are ideal for high-traffic applications, including lobbies, elevator interiors and partition walls.

Holtec International, Camden, N.J.

4 FLOOR-TO-CEILING GLAZING FOR PHILADELPHIA’S LATEST

Delivering views of the Philadelphia skyline and Benjamin Franklin Bridge, floor-to-ceiling glass clads Holtec International’s new corporate headquarters in Camden, N.J. The seven-story building features J.E. Berkowitz fabricated Winduo insulating glass units in multiple configurations, with low-E Vitro Solarban 60 glass and performance-tinted Pacifica glass. JEB also fabricated IGUs incorporating Solarban 60 glass and clear glass with a ceramic frit in a custom tropic blue color. Designed by USA Architects, Planners + Interior Designers, the specification of high-performance glass supports the 160,000-sq.-ft. building envelope’s solar and thermal performance on all exposures.

J.E. Berkowitz www.jeberkowitz.com Circle 367

Bendheim www.bendheim.com Circle 368

10 . 2018

1810APPRF02.indd 89

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

89

10/2/18 6:40 PM

product focus

Paint, Coatings + Sealants EDITOR’S NOTE:

In many spaces, especially hospitals, colors are often neutral, and certainly drab, even sterile. At Golisano Children’s Hospital in Southwest Florida, designed by FKP Interiors, Houston, the designers went a different direction: Bright colors adorn the walls and desks, and each floor (seven total) has a different color, including bright green, purple and orange. The driver, in this case, was creating a positive environment to lift patient’s spirits just a little in what could be a very difficult time. This begs the question—don’t we all warrant a little more uplifting in the spaces we all occupy?

1

4

5

APV Engineered Coatings • NeverFade

2

3

6

Valspar • Twilight Purple

1

DON’T WITHER

NeverFade façade restoration for metal structures including wall panels, window and door frames, roofs, railings, overhangs and decorative features, is available in a water-based foundation and solvent-based formulation. Ideal for use with carbon steel, stainless steel, bare aluminum and anodized aluminum. Resistant to UV degradation, abrasion, corrosion, mold growth, dirt and staining.

3

WATER-RESISTANT INTERIOR

The new Pre-Catalyzed Waterborne Epoxy is a GreenGuard Gold Certified interior coating with a durable, low-odor and low-VOC formula. Product is designed to withstand the conditions of high-traffic commercial, institutional and industrial facilities.

Behr Pro www.behr.com Circle 364

5

LITTLE TIME, LONG FINISH

Looking for both a high film build and a durable bond all in one coat for most applications? PPG Paints’ super premium exterior paint line offers a high level of adhesion and dirt resistance to prevent paint from cracking, peeling or flaking away even after extreme weather. Dirt and grime that builds up over the paint can simply be washed away with water. In addition, the paint’s rust resistance properties help keep the pesky problem of rusty nail heads bleeding through the paint.

APV Engineered Coatings www.neverfadecoatings.com Circle 366

EXTREME CONDITIONS AND FORMULA

PPG www.diy.ppg.com Circle 362

2 OLYMPIC SEAL Guaranteed to prevent water damage and graying for a minimum of four years on decks and six years on fences and siding, Maximum Stain + Sealant in One by Olympic is a durable, tinted waterproofing sealant that offers great protection against water damage, UV rays, scuffs and provides a mildew-resistant coating.

Sherwin-Williams Extreme Block Primer/Sealer has an indoor/outdoor formula to block tough stains. Sealing off stains from smoke, fire and nicotine and tannin bleed from bare wood, the primer/sealer is made of a quickdry alkyd coating that can be top-coated in as little as two hours. Extreme Block adheres to a variety of substrates including wood, drywall, masonry and properlyprepared metal, and applies in a uniform manner.

Designed to reflect prevailing decorative trends, Valspar’s rich line of unusual colors include 12 new hues. Shown here is Twilight Purple/Black Currant, which features a violet undertone to midnight black.

Olympic

Sherwin-Williams

Valspar (now Sherwin-Williams)

www.sherwin-willliams.com Circle 363

www.valsparpaint.com Circle 361

www.olympic.com Circle 365

90

4

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

1810APPRF02.indd 90

6

RICH IN IMAGINATION

10 . 2018

10/2/18 6:40 PM

product focus

Solar EDITOR’S NOTE:

Messaging matters, and certainly PV could use a boost. A few years back, researchers wanted to see if different types of “shame” messages might encourage residents to scale back on energy consumption. In a San Diego neighborhood, four messages were left on doors, all asking that residents scale back on energy use. Those noting to be “nice,” or even to save money, fell on deaf ears.

What worked? No. 4: “The majority of your neighbors are regularly undertaking efforts to reduce energy in their homes. Please follow.” Food for thought the next time you push for PV. 2

Solaria • PowerXT-430

1

3

S-5! • PV Kit 2.0

1

FASTER PANEL INSTALLATION

4

3 IN 1 ROOF • Solar PV Panels

2

DESIGNED TO PRODUCE

PV Kit 2.0 enables one-step installation of traditional solar panels over standing-seam roofs. The process requires only one tool, with all components preassembled. The kits fit most modules now on the market and are designed to create a 1-in. gap between panels to meet ASCE load-reduction requirements.

PowerXT-430 commercial solar modules are designed with fewer gaps between their individual solar cells, for greater productivity by surface area—which, in turn, can lead to lower installation costs, thanks to fewer balanceof-system components. Module efficiency can reach up to an industry-leading 20%.

S-5!

Solaria

www.s-5.com Circle 360

www.solaria.com Circle 359 3

IN COOLER SOLAR

Embedded into foam-based insulation and featuring a geopolymer coating, 3 IN 1 solar photovoltaic (PV) panels keep their cool during hot afternoon hours. This design helps maintain electricity production during those periods, when traditional PV panels can become less efficient. Additionally, the foam backing provides added insulation above attic spaces.

Sunflare • Thin-Film Solar Modules

4

LOW-PROFILE OPTION

Designer Graham Hill needed a low-profile solar solution in his plans for LifeEdited Maui, an off-grid home sited on its namesake Hawaiian island, and Sunflare thin-film solar modules fit the bill. Sized to adhere between the seams in the homes standing-seam metal roof, the modules are virtually invisible—while still producing enough electricity to power home operations and keep an electric vehicle and electric bikes charged and ready to go.

The modules are available for off-grid use now, and for general use once UL approval is received.

Sunflare www.sunflaresolar.com Circle 357

3 IN 1 ROOF www.3in1roof.com Circle 358

10 . 2018

1810APPRF02.indd 91

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

91

10/2/18 6:41 PM

product focus

Skylights/Clerestory EDITOR’S NOTE:

In the past, architects were limited to ridge or eave vents in existing structures to deliver natural ventilation through the roof. The first generation of retractable skylights significantly boosted ventilation levels, but these initial products were limited to lightweight polycarbonate, as the retractable frames weren’t strong enough to structural support glass. Furthermore, they were not compatible with condensation and humidity, and therefore, could not be incorporated inside pool enclosures. Fortunately, today’s operable skylights can now support highperformance insulated glazing with thermally broken framing systems. Retractable devices also vent hot air out of the space and bring in fresh air.

2

1775 Tysons Boulevard, Washington, D.C.

1

3

Solar Innovations • Retractable Skylights

1

RETRACTABLE SKYLIGHTS

4

OpenAire • Aluminum Frames

2

ART IN ARCHITECTURE

Delivering clear, unobstructed views and increased airflow, retractable skylights from Solar Innovations combine the benefits of natural light and natural ventilation.

Commonly specified as single slope or double pitch configurations, the skylights support a wide variety of custom configurations as well. The product can be installed in a traditional construction roof or in an existing glass structure.

The LEED Platinum 1775 Tysons Boulevard, north of Washington, D.C., incorporates laminated multi-colored interlayer glass panels by Goldray Glass on a Vitro Starphire Ultra-Clear glass substrate. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates with a Spencer Finch art exhibit, insulating glass units were installed into the central tier of the curtainwall, creating a pattern of blue, purple and yellow lines across the lobby floor.

Solar Innovations

Vito Architectural Glass

www.solarinnovations.com Circle 356

www.vitro.com Circle 355 3

THE OPEN AIR

Compatible with glass, polycarbonate and ETFE materials, extruded thermally broken aluminum frames from OpenAire are suited for fixed and operable skylight applications. Lighter than steel, the thermally broken profiles reduce heat transfer through the structure, thereby reducing the required HVAC load.

National Aviary, Pittsburgh, Pa.

4

IT’S A BIRD!

Replacing an old single-strength annealed float glass with Vitro glass, Pittsburgh’s National Aviary presents an updated Tropical Rainforest habitat. At one of the zoo’s most popular exhibits, the bird-friendly glass canopy—a Walker Glass AviProtek Velour acid-etched opaque visual barrier over ultra-transparent Starphire glass—both drastically reduces the chances of birdglass collisions and prevents birds of prey in the wild from infiltrating the aviary. The glass also maximizes ultraviolet and natural light transmittance to help sustain wildlife and plant life throughout the year.

Vitro Architectural Glass www.vitro.com Circle 353

OpenAire www.openaire.com Circle 354

92

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

1810APPRF02.indd 92

10 . 2018

10/2/18 6:41 PM

The most interesting AIA-approved courses on the internet are streaming video

Here are some of the latest courses available free on TheContinuingArchitect.com in full HD video.

Emerging Top Daylighting Strategies In this course you will learn about the challenges within current daylight applications as the course focuses on best application practices, utilizing technological advancements with monument/architectural skylights, unit skylights and tubular daylighting devices.

Aspen Art Museum: Design and Construction of the Wood Roof Structure This case study presentation will describe the design and construction of the wood structure, including paths explored but not chosen for the final design.

NFPA 285: Assembly Test of Exterior Walls With Combustible Components This course explains NFPA 285 testing of building envelopes and materials, describes when testing is required and enumerates considerations necessary for compliance.

1711-TCA-InSite.indd 93

The Noise Around Acoustics

Surface Applied Moisture Vapor Barriers

In this course we'll explore the changing world of acoustics. Growing evidence shows that adequate acoustics can have positive, rippling effects on occupants.

Participants will receive a brief explanation of the purpose of moisture vapor barriers and a description of the various types, followed by an in-depth discussion of surface applied moisture vapor barriers.

Suspended Wood Ceilings: Design to Delivery This course covers the benefits of suspended wood ceilings; materials including wood options such as veneers, solid or reclaimed wood, sustainability attributes and performance.

To view these high-quality courses and browse the full catalog, visit us today at TheContinuingArchitect.com.

Courses play on all desktop and mobile devices. Enroll and take courses for free.

TheContinuingArchitect.com

11/2/17 12:55 PM

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

|

A U G - 2 / 9 H O R I Z O N TA L ( D O U B L E L I T ) A D |

150818

6.1875” x 3.70”

C O N T E M P O R A R Y C L A D | A M AT T E R O F S T I L E

Resources for further product + material consideration

FOLD | SLIDE | SWING

SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION

product

literature

L ACANTINADOORS.COM

O P E N S PAC E S ® |

Circle 66

LCD_Sept_9th_Arc_ Prod.indd 1

8/18/2015 2:50:55 PM

raise the roof atas international’s asv spacer shim

How Do You Hide 150 Garbage Trucks In NYC? www.c-sgroup.com

Circle 69

Circle 67

Reduces air conditioning costs Adds insulation value during the winter Minimizes the effects of condensation Oakridge National Lab-tested

Learn more: atas.com/asv

Allentown, PA | Mesa, AZ 610.395.8445 | www.atas.com

Circle 64

U N C O M P R O M I S I N G .

M E TA L . FA C A D E S .

Belden has introduced their version of “linear” to the Clay Segmental Paving market.

Belden has always shown great pride in bringing products to the market that are beautiful and long lasting. With the ability to produce this product out of two plants Belden offers many beautiful color combinations.

beldenbrick.com Circle 65 94

616. 355. 2970 dri- desig n.com

Circle 70

Circle 68

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

10.2014 42073 Architectural Products, Oct, Dri-Design UMass 1/9th Page Ad.indd 1

1810APPlit.indd 94

9/6/18 3:17 PM 10/2/18 3:44 PM

Resources for further product + material consideration

index to advertisers Altro www.altro.com

Landscape Forms www.landscapeforms.com

83

American Hydrotech 57, 59, 61 www.hydrotechusa.com

Madrax www.madrax.com

77

American Specialties, Inc. www.americanspecialties.com

Major Industries www.majorskylights.com

94

37

9

Arcat www.arcat.com

41

Mapes www.mapescanopies.com

87

Arriscraft www.arriscraft.com

63

Maxxon www.maxxoncorporation.com

71

Armstrong (Ceilings) www.armstrongceilings.com

BC

MDC www.mdcwall.com

4

ATAS Intl. www.atas.com

94

Metal Sales www.metalsales.us.com

Azon www.azonintl.com

56

Mockett & Co. www.mockett.com

Belden Brick Company www.beldenbrick.com

94

Modernfold www.modernfold.com

15

Bilco www.bilco.com

62

Modular Arts www.modulararts.com

95

Bradley www.bradleycorp.com

81

NanaWall www.nanawall.com

33

Cascade Coil 65 www.cascadearchitectural.com

NewBrick www.newbrick.com

2

ClarkDietrich www.clarkdietrich.com

85

Nichiha www.nichiha.com

Connectrac www.connectrac.com

49

Petersen Aluminum www.pac-clad.com

Construction Specialties www.c-sgroup.com/louvers

94

Phifer www.phifer.com

23

Roseburg www.roseburg.com

27

SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION

product

literature

Circle 71

Glyph™ PANEL ©2015 modularArts, Inc.

Circle 72

made in the USA 206-788-4210 modulararts.com

51

17

Circle 74

Dri-Design www.dri-design.com

®

2018 Architectural Products 1/9 page Product Lit October 2018 cmyk.indd 1

New Phoenix Location ¨ ¦ § 10

94, IFC

8/20/18 2:25 PM

¨ ¦ §

PAC�CLAD.COM 1-9 Page ads-CEU-AZ AP.indd 1

1810APPlit.indd 95

Circle 73

Georgia-Pacific www.densdeck.com

43

St. Cloud Window www.stcloudwindow.com

10

Stonhard www.stonhard.com

95

53

75

The Continuing Architect 93 www.thecontinuingarchitect.com

9/12/2018 11:25:36 AM

Hanover Architectural Products www.hanoverpavers.com

Circle 75

IBC

Sherwin-Williams www.sherwin-williams.com

10

Serving the Western U.S.

6, 95

19

Guardian Glass www.guardianglass.com

10

Rulon Company www.rulonco.com

79

Formica www.formica.com

Graham Architectural Products www.grahamwindows.com

17

¨ ¦ §

58, 94

www.stonhard.com | 800.257.7953

Feeney 5, 94 www.feeneyarchitectural.com

V U

¨ ¦ § ¨ ¦ §

Behind the scenes or in the spotlight, Stonhard’s seamless, stain-resistant and easy-to-maintain floors protect and enrich office buildings. From mechanical rooms, where water proofing is required, to work spaces, where continuous traffic meets great design, Stonhard’s poured-in-place floors solve problems, inspire imaginations and meet specifications.

25

Versico Roofing Systems www.versico.com

3

11

55 Viracon www.viracon.com

Invisible Structures www.invisiblestructures.com

62

Kingpsan www.kingspaninsulation.us

13

LaCantina Doors www.lacantinadoors.com

94

1

Wausau Tile www.wausautile.com

69

Wooster Products www.woosterproducts.comv

95

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

95

10/2/18 6:55 PM

last detail: architectural leader

Humble Visionary Soars

Anna Lira Luis, AIA, RIBA, NCARB, CeM, LEED AP BD+C. Chief Collaboration Architect, ALLL

Anna Lira Luis leverages the intersection of physics and architecture to create a resilient society in the face of climate change.

Photo: Ramin Rahimian

Already a registered architect in the Philippines, Anna Lira Luis arrived in the United States eager to prove herself as a would-be Frank Lloyd Wright Architect. Praised as a professional caliber go-getter, and a woman of action with a can-do attitude by her Taliesin teacher and mentor, Michael P. Johnson, she endured one of the most grueling ‘crits’ in North America and has since gone on to become recognized by the AIA for her relentless work toward diversity and inclusion as an Athena award winner.

Her mission to initiate projects that lead to systematic change and social justice for underrepresented segments of society has led this powerhouse of an architect to defy gravity in more ways than one: beyond her experiments with levitating homes as a means to combat flooding, she routinely paraglides into hurricane-affected areas simply as means to maximize her time on the jobsite.

I first encountered Luis on a trip to Zaragoza, Spain. Her tendency to sit solo and sketch was belied by an easy smile accompanied by infectious laughter; its no wonder she’s renown for yoking the power of social media for the advancement of architecture. Luis is also regular judge of our Products Innovation Awards, always contributing astute observations. For this piece, however, the intention is to communicate the philosophy of this could-be Starchitect, who chooses to remain a humble, prolific, servant-leader of architecture here and abroad.

Q: What is special or different about a FLW Taliesin architect?

LUIS: Architects who go through the Taliesin experience are taught the principles of organic architecture, not simply as theory in classes, but rather through a learning-by-doing methodology where one applies these principles in the core areas of the studio. The principles are as follows: Earthline, Impulse to Grow, Character, Tenuity, Third Dimension, Space, Form, Shelter, and Materials.

Q: What have been your greatest challenges as an underrepresented member of the architectural community—or has that been an asset to your work/career?

LUIS: The greatest challenge is breaking the barrier of implicit perceptions of one’s capabilities and what can be accomplished. This has been a doubled-edged sword because I use these challenges to actually help distinguish my capabilities from the norm. For example, when I was given a mundane task of producing a door/window schedule, I quickly developed it into an opportunity to innovate by pioneering a transaction-based process workflow that moved rapidly forward through adoption of modern systems without intermediary steps.

Q: What is it like to be a RIBA and an AIA architect?

LUIS: RIBA and AIA are two of the largest architectural organizations in the world. While it’s not mandatory to become a member for either one as a licensed architect in the USA, I find RIBA very accepting of those who are willing to step-up and serve in leadership positions, while AIA is effective in producing leadership programs that can help you become a leader.

96

ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS

1810APLSD.indd 96

LIVING BALL When natural disaster strikes, power and light are lost first. In the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan’s devastation of the Philippines, many survivors were left in the dark during the Christmas season, when Filipino homes traditionally display star-shaped lanterns, or parols.

The local skillset to construct parols inspired Luis’ design for the “Living Ball,” a standalone geodesic dome that uses solar panels and algae to generate power and light. In addition to renewable energy, the structures employ a series of structural triangles that withstand lateral forces such as earthquakes and typhoon winds. In the Living Ball, local bamboo is used for the frame and mosquito netting for the enclosure. Plankton in the solar panels are continuously being developed in vessels at connection frame points, and glow when disturbed.

Q: Where do you see architecture, or the design industry, having the most leverage to make an impact on the most pressing challenges of the world today?

LUIS: By having a more inclusive profession, because we are at the cusp of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, which Joe Kaeser, CEO of Siemens AG, says is societybased.

Q: When, or how/do you see the industry mobilizing to do this most effectively?

Is it through grass roots and private interests/commitments, or through systematic change at a policy level?

LUIS: Inclusion of all kinds of people can make an impact at both a grass roots and policy level. Mid-20th century economist Alfred Muller-Armack developed the social market economy as an open society to unite free market principle with fair distribution of prosperity. It can then create a ripple effect on businesses in regard to social responsibility and sustainability.

In addition to her thriving practice, the multi-faceted Luis stays centered while traveling to outer reaches of the globe. In fact it was Luis who advised me of the wonderful invention of translating earbuds—the latest item on the tech wish list for this architect’s tool box of inclusivity.

LEVITATING TILES Still in its initial phase, Luis’ Magnetic Levitation installation, which debuted before an audience of nearly 28,000 at the Coverings conference, was a proposed housing solution to rising sea levels. “It’s an experiment on architecture and its potentials,” says Luis. “As the sea rises, the magnets underneath the structures float and rotate. I am exploring the intersection of physics and architecture and how physics might be leveraged to make these would-be houses levitate.”

10 . 2018

10/2/18 1:19 PM

The Madison at Racine, Chicago, IL Prest® Pavers for Roofs

Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, NY Asphalt Block

HCC Coleman College Health and Science Tower, Houston, TX; PlankStone® Pavers

Fan Pier Park, Boston, MA Prest® Brick

Hanover® has participated in the development of concrete pavers for over 47 years, as they became an integral part of architectural design. From green roofs and rooftop pools to on-grade entrance ways and driveways, Hanover® can provide the highest quality unit paver for your next project.

Contact Hanover® to find your local representative.

• ArchProd-ad02.indd 100

Circle 76

www.hanoverpavers.com • 800.426.4242

10/2/18 4:10 PM

THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS Open plan spaces often come with a downside – noise. Now you can keep an exposed structure look and bring down the noise with Tectum® ceiling and wall panels. The panels are part of the Sustain® ceiling systems portfolio, ILFI Living Product Imperative Certified, and contribute to LEED ® credits. Learn more about sustainable exposed structure acoustics at armstrongceilings.com/tectum

TECTUM ® DIRECT-ATTACH CEILING PANELS TEMPLE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, PHILADELPHIA, PA NELSON, PHILADELPHIA, PA

Circle 77

• ArchProd-ad02.indd 101

10/2/18 4:11 PM