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Seven Clans Casino Red Lake

Project Name: Seven Clans Casino Red Lake
Project Location: Red Lake, Minnesota
Alucobond Materials: 3,250sq ft 4mm Spectra Ocean
Year of Installation: 2009
Architect: DSGW Architects, Duluth, Minnesota
Fabricator: Atomic Architectural Sheet Metal, Inc.
Vadnais Heights, Minnesota
General Contractor/Installer: Woodstone Builders, Inc.

Architectural design of the newly opened Seven Clans Casinos Red Lake followed the wishes of community elders of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians who own and operate this casino-hotel complex located  in north-central Minnesota on the reservation’s southern edge.  They wanted the facility’s design to respect tribal heritage but also to exude an atmosphere of fun and relaxation.

Stony Brook University Residence Halls, Student Center Focused On Future With Modern ALUCOBOND PLUS Cladding

Project Name: Stony Brook University Residence Halls
Project Location: Stony Brook, New York
Alucobond Materials: 100,000 sq. ft., 4mm Alucobond Plus
Custom Birch, Flag Red, SUNY Orange, Bone White, Custom Arabian Blue, Cadet Gray
Year of Installation: 2010
Architect: Goshow Architects of New York
Fabricator/Installer: Kenneth J. Herman, Inc., Amityville, N.Y.
General Contractor: J. Kokolakis Contracting Inc., Bohemia, N.Y.
Images: Taylor Crothers Photography

As part of The State University of New York (SUNY), Stony Brook University on Long Island’s north shore, is part of the nation’s largest and most comprehensive state university system, which web site states “ is committed to providing quality education at an affordable price.”  So, when new residence halls recently were required to meet the needs of Stony Brook’s fast-growing student population, both budget and time constraints played important roles in the buildings’ architectural design.

Mission Hospital Patient Care Tower

Project Name: Mission Hospital Patient Care Tower
Project Location: Mission Viejo, California
Alucobond Materials: 8,000 sq ft 4mm custom Rose Metallic
23,000 sq ft 4mm Bone White
44,000 sq ft 4mm Silver Metallic
Year of Installation: 2009
Architect: RBB Architects, Inc., Los Angeles, CA
Fabricator: Keith Panel Systems (KPS) Co., Ltd.North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Installer: Tower Glass, Inc.
General Contractor: McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
Newport Beach, CA
Images: Barrie Rokeach, Aerial/Terrestrial Photography

Mission Hospital Patient Care Tower Clad in Alucobond® ACM to Reflect Advanced Technology Inside and Out

The new $153-million 94,000-square-foot Patient Care Tower at Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, Calif., opened in November 2009 featuring state-of-the-art technology in advanced imaging and diagnostic services as well as patient- and family-centered care.

Jumer’s Casino & Hotel

Project Name: Jumer’s Casino & Hotel
Project Location: Rock Island, Illinois
Alucobond Materials: 36,580 sq ft of 4mm Spectra Cupral
20,503 sq ft of 4mm custom Texas Copper
Year of Installation: 2008
Architect: KKE Architects, Inc. Minneapolis
Fabricator: M.G. McGrath, Inc., Architectural Sheet Metal,
Maplewood, Minn., SGH, Inc., Omaha, Neb.
General Contractor/Installer: Kraus-Anderson, Construction Co., Minneapolis
Images: KKE Architects, Inc.

Jumer’s Casino & Hotel Lights Up Landscape in Broad Daylight With Alucobond® Spectra Colors

The new Jumer’s Casino & Hotel in Rock Island, Ill., was designed to bring a Las Vegas-style gaming experience to the Midwest – opening in December 2008 as a replacement for the company’s Casino Rock Island Riverboat, which had been moored since 1992 on the Mississippi River in downtown Rock Island. The new $151-million 270,000 square-foot complex includes one 170,000 square-foot casino and entertainment center connected to a five-story 205-room hotel.

Livestrong Sporting Park Designed As U.S.’ First World-Class Soccer Stadium

Project Name: LIVESTRONG Sporting Park
Project Location: Kansas City, Kansas
Alucobond Materials: 27,080 sq ft 6mm custom Willmer Blue
18,380 sq ft 6mm custom ATCT Gray
10,710 sq ft 6mm custom Pewter
4,630 sq ft 6mm custom Tucson Medium Gray
Year of Installation: 2011
Architect: Populous, Kansas City, Mo.
Fabricator/Installer: A2MG, Inc., Kansas City, Mo.
General Contractor: Turner Construction Co.
Kansas City, Mo., office
Images: Alistair Tutton Photography

The new $200-million LIVESTRONG Sporting Park – which opened in June 2011  in Kansas City, Kan., as home to the Sporting Kansas City Major League Soccer (MLS) team – was designed to be the United States’ first world-class soccer stadium. This 340,000 square-foot stadium situated on a 14-acre site features 18,500 seats and includes 36 luxury suites and five clubs. LIVESTRONG Sporting Park boasts a 75-yard by 120-yard playing field with a natural grass surface that includes an under-soil heating and moisture management system. The stadium’s state-of-the-art communications systems utilizes 300 HDTVs broadcasting through an IPTV network as well as two HD video boards, including the main 2,016 square-foot board on the stadium’s south end and a 550 square-foot board on the north end. LIVESTRONG Sporting Park is the first MLS stadium to be fully lighted for HDTV.

NERCC, the Boston Carpenters Training Center and the Union’s Vision Center

Project Name: Boston Carpenters Training Center
Project Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Alucobond Materials: 10,500 sq ft 4mm Custom Copper Metallic
10,500 sq ft 4mm Carpenters Mica
22,000 sq ft 4mm Custom Pewter Creek
Year of Installation: 2010
Architect: ADD INC, Boston
Fabricator/Installer: Sunrise Erectors, Inc.
General Contractor: Suffolk Construction Co., Inc.
Images: Robert Umenhofer

The New England Council of Carpenters (NERCC) has represented the interests of its members for more than 130 years.  While a long-standing regional presence, this traditional organization based in Boston also embraces modern goals for its membership of 22,000 carpenters in six New England states.  So, when the new home of NERCC and the Boston Carpenters Training Center was designed, it was important to organization leaders that it be comprised of both traditional and modern architectural influences.