Multi-residential

Encore Urban Living
Design Innovation
Encore Urban Living
May 12, 2020 at 4:37 pm 0

Stealing the Spotlight 

Touted by Cincinnati Refined as “…a colossal color-changing chameleon on the east side of downtown” and “…the city’s only color-changing skyscraper,” Encore Urban Living commanded attention and reshaped Cincinnati’s skyline the moment it was completed. The building’s defining architectural characteristic: Concept Series with Kolorshift, courtesy of CENTRIA.

Center City Living at its Finest 

Encore Urban Living is a $52-million, 17-story mixed-used development at the corner of 8th and Sycamore streets in Cincinnati.

The building includes 133 luxury apartments and amenities such as a pool, a sundeck, an exercise room and a grand lobby. The high-rise building also boasts a 500-space parking garage, two restaurants and a fitness studio.

Residents are within walking distance of the Red Bike Station, the Connector Streetcar Station, the city’s central business district and many other key locations.

Attention Please

Architects and planners were focused on making a statement when designing what would become Encore Urban Living. They wanted to erect a modern, dynamic structure that would clearly distinguish itself amongst other buildings on the street, and that meant making the optimal choice for the building’s exterior.                                                               

The solution: CENTRIA’s Concept Series CS-260 Horizontal metal panels in Dusty Rose with a Smooth finish and Kolorshift coating. Crews installed 50,000 feet of the CENTRIA panels as the external cladding.

 

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CENTRIA Products Add Modernity and Sharpness to Pointe at Polaris Community
Design Innovation
CENTRIA Products Add Modernity and Sharpness to Pointe at Polaris Community
December 16, 2019 at 8:00 am 0

Along the Polaris Highway in Columbus, OH, sits the Pointe at Polaris — a vibrant, modern, mixed-use community. It features inviting green spaces, entertainment, shopping, and places to live, all in a 20-acre tract of land. CENTRIA panels were used across the structure as part of Phase I of the project. This was comprised of a three-story, 106,000 square-foot office/retail/restaurant building; a four-story, 569 space parking garage, and a four-story, 216 unit apartment building, all of which opened in 2018. Phase II, not yet complete, will include another office building, a parking garage, an equivalent apartment building, and a hotel.

“We specified the metal panels for use on the exterior of our buildings to give them a modern feel, and we chose CENTRIA because the panels were quick to install and presented the clean look we desired,” says Tom Linzell, Senior Project Manager, M+A architects, the firm responsible for the design.

This highly collaborative project – a must due to its size and scope – featured CENTRIA products. Two different hues of the Intercept™ Entyre series were selected and specified – 15,000 square feet in total – in addition to CENTRIA MR3-36 Screen in one color for the building’s exterior.

“The overall structure was intended to have a contemporary look, which harkens back to mid-century modern design,” says Linzell. “The panels we chose match this aesthetic, and the wide range of colors was also highly appealing to our design team.”

Intercept is a modular metal wall panel system that allows for design versatility by incorporating different substrates, depths, slopes, curves and perforations into an easy-to-install rainscreen. The lightweight, back-ventilated system combines aesthetics with function, directing water away from your structure, without using sealants of any kind.

The system's modular design lends itself to installation in either vertical or horizontal applications. Intercept panels are available in the standard coil-coated aluminum substrate, as well as post-anodized aluminum, zinc, and other natural metals.

Phase I of Pointe at Polaris was completed in early 2019. M+A architects were responsible for design services, and the CENTRIA dealer was Hemm’s Glass Shops, Inc.

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CENTRIA Formawall® Completes Caliguiri Plaza Affordable Housing
Design Innovation
CENTRIA Formawall® Completes Caliguiri Plaza Affordable Housing
March 6, 2019 at 8:00 am 0

CENTRIA’s Formawall® high-performance building envelope effectively enabled the design team at Renaissance 3 Architects to achieve Caliguiri Plaza’s modern, vibrant façade — and to integrate the structure with the neighborhood.

Approximately 22,000 square feet of Formawall were specified in Sandstone, Bear Claw, and Champagne Bronze colors to give the building character and presence.

“Our goal was to create a contemporary and vibrant façade that expressed the building’s residential function,” says Carla Worthington, Senior Associate, Renaissance 3 Architects. “By utilizing CENTRIA's wide selection of standard colors, we were able to panelize the façade in a way that reduced the visual scale of the building and made it more compatible with the surrounding neighborhood context.”

Caliguiri Plaza is located in the center of the Allentown Business District, just outside of Pittsburgh, PA. The affordable housing complex has 104 units for the elderly and for persons with disabilities. There are 10 accessible units, and the building is one block away from the senior activity center. Residents enjoy access to local bus and trolley transportation, a laundry room, a community room, and a host of activities organized by the Tenant Council.

In addition to Formawall’s contribution to the building’s design, the system also achieved the exact level of thermal insulation desired.

“The characteristics of the CENTRIA panels helped us to fulfill several design objectives: They provided the required thermal insulation values, they offered a variety of panel sizes that were able to accommodate the various spans of the existing structural systems, and they provided a finish quality that met the residents' aspirations,” says Worthington. “Formawall provided a weather barrier, insulation system, and a finish material in a single product.”

The Formawall high performance building envelope comes complete with all the sophisticated, interlocking components required to design and construct healthier, longer-lasting, high-performing buildings. The panels are Red List-free, containing no harmful halogens, and meets the Health Product Declaration Standard.

The modular system can also be quickly and easily installed, which was a benefit to the project’s construction schedules.

“CENTRIA provided two additional assets to our team,” Worthington says. “First, the modular nature of the system allowed the panels to be installed quickly in the field. Second, the panels afforded us the flexibility to be modified in response to field conditions.”

The Caliguiri Plaza was completed in July 2017. Renaissance 3 Architects provided design services, and the general contractor was ATI. The CENTRIA dealer and installer was A.C. Dellovade, Inc.

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Dealer Project Excellence Awards
Panel Discussion
Dealer Project Excellence Awards
February 11, 2019 at 6:44 pm 0

CENTRIA is proud to announce the 2018 winners of the bi-annual Dealer Project Excellence Awards. Launched in 1999, the Dealer Project Excellence Awards program is a way to recognize members of CENTRIA’s elite Dealer Network for their outstanding commitment to providing quality architectural product solutions and installation expertise. The awards also allow CENTRIA to showcase a growing portfolio of impressive projects that feature CENTRIA’s innovative high-performance building envelope systems.  

CENTRIA’s Dealer Network includes more than 100 highly trained companies nationwide. Our dealers have hands-on product installation experience and participate in extensive training on a regular basis. CENTRIA offers complete enclosure packages and continuous factory training, allowing each and every member of the Dealer Network to deliver high-quality installation for large and small projects of all kinds. This powerful combination of training and experience helps ensure that projects are delivered on time and on budget.

Members of CENTRIA’s Dealer Network also offer building teams a number of exclusive benefits, such as project budget pricing, constructability reviews, scheduling, bonding and much more. With the backing of CENTRIA’s quality products, trained CENTRIA Dealers provide superior construction service to building owners and architects throughout the world. The Dealer Network is vital to CENTRIA’s success as an industry leader, and CENTRIA is pleased to recognize their continued commitment and impressive achievements.

Amusement, Social & Recreation
P.J. Avitto Community Center
Brooklyn, NY
Long Island Tinsmith Supply Corp. (LITSCO)

Arenas & Stadiums
Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center
Eagan, MN
IWR North America, LLC

Education – Higher Ed
Drake University - STEM Science Connector Building
Des Moines, IA
SGH Concepts

Education – K-12
Montour Elementary School
McKees Rocks, PA
Essig-McClure, Inc.

Government
Army Aviation Support Facility
Kankakee, IL
G&L Associates, Inc.

Healthcare
VA San Jose Community Outpatient Clinic
San Jose, CA
Blackwood-DLE

Hotels & Multi-Residential
Fannie Emanuel Apartments
Chicago, IL
Crown Corr, Inc.

Manufacturing Plants, Warehouses & Labs
Ben & Jerry’s
St. Albans, VT
Compass Construction

Offices & Banks
American Greetings Creative Studios and Headquarters
Westlake, OH
A.C. Dellovade, Inc.

Other/Misc.
Humane Society of Missouri
Best Buddy Pet Center
St. Louis, MO
Mays Maune McWard, Inc.

Power Plants, Gas & Communication
Clariant
Louisville, KY
South State Contractors, Inc.

Religious
Brightmoor Church
Novi, MI
C.L. Rieckhoff Co., Inc.

Retrofit
Clemson University – Littlejohn Coliseum
Clemson, SC
Steel-Clad, Inc.

Stores & Restaurant
The Pointe at Polaris
Columbus, OH
Hemm’s Glass Shops, Inc.

Transportation
Broadcom Parking Garage
San Jose, CA
B.T. Mancini Co., Inc.

People’s Choice Award
Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center
Eagan, MN
IWR North America, LLC

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Modern Metal Rainscreen Aesthetic
Design Innovation
Modern Metal Rainscreen Aesthetic
September 18, 2018 at 4:39 pm 0

The mixed-use 71 France apartment maximizes space with modern amenities and exceptional performance.

Just outside of Minneapolis, the city of Edina, Minn., has become a destination for people of all ages looking for an urban experience filled with dining, retail, culture, and possibilities. A particular point of pride for the town is the Edina Promenade, an 80-foot-wide greenway that was built to tie the area’s retail, residential, and recreational offerings together. It features bike trails, public art, and a 10-acre lake. (more…)

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No More Moisture
Design Innovation
No More Moisture
August 28, 2016 at 6:11 pm 0

CENTRIA system revitalizes high-rise multifamily property. 

“It’s dry.”

To the residents of 8330 On the River, an 18-story, 226,000 square foot apartment building in Detroit, Mich., no two words have ever sounded sweeter.

The 280-unit complex, built in the 1970s on the banks of the Detroit River, has struggled for years with water infiltration after every hard rain. Not just a little leakage. But a lot.

“It wasn’t like just one or two units had a leak,” reports James T. Pappas, AIA, president of Fusco, Shaffer & Pappas, Inc. Architects and Planners, the 52 year-old design firm based in Ferndale, Mich. that was hired to solve the water problems. (more…)

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