The Marine Gateway mixed-use development officially opened this spring in south Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, as the first major transit-oriented development integrated into Vancouver’s Canada Line rapid transit rail system. It’s also served by the South Vancouver Bus Loop.
| Project Name: | Toro Headquarters |
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| Project Location: | Bloomington, Minnesota |
| ALUCOBOND® Materials: | ALUCOBOND® NaturAL Rusted Metal and NaturAL Brushed Graphite |
| Architect: | Leo A Daly |
| Fabricator: | Metal Design Systems, Inc. |
| General Contractor: | Ryan Companies Us, Inc. |
| Cladding Contractor: | InterClad of Egan Co. |
| Photography: | Mike Herbst courtesy of EBP, LLC and Bill Baxley, AIA |
The Toro Company celebrated its 100th anniversary July 10, 2014, at its world headquarters’ campus in Bloomington, Minn., shortly after unveiling a new three-story 75,000-square foot building designed to provide expanded product development and testing areas as well as office, training and conference spaces.
| Project Name: | The Vancouver Aquarium Expansion |
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| Project Location: | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| ALUCOBOND® Materials: | ALUCOBOND® Spectra Sakura and Custom River Zinc Metallic |
| Architect: | Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership (MCMP) |
| Fabricator: | Keith Panel Systems Co. Ltd. |
| General Contractor: | PCL Constructors Westcoast, Inc. |
| Photography: | Ema Peter and Keith Panel Systems Co. Ltd. |
The Vancouver Aquarium’s $45-million renovation and expansion was unveiled in June 2014 in Vancouver, British Columbia’s Stanley Park as the most significant expansion in the 58-year history of Canada’s largest marine science center. Designed to evoke the flow of water and the wonder of aquatic life, the new two-story 55,000 square-foot aquarium building features a curvilinear architectural design that is clad in sophisticated color-changing aluminum composite material (ACM) mimicking fish scales in hues ranging from green to pink.
| Project Name: | Clark Knapp Honda Automotive Dealership |
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| Project Location: | Pharr, Texas |
| ALUCOBOND® Materials: | Custom Honda Motor Co. Blue, Sunrise Silver, Bone White |
| Year of Completion: | 2014 |
| Architect: | Boultinghouse Simpson Gates Architects, Inc. |
| Design Company: | Interbrand Design Forum |
| Fabricator: | Bowman Distributing Co. |
| Images: | Bob Simpson courtesy of Boultinghouse Simpson Gates Architects |
The new Clark Knapp Honda auto dealership in Pharr, Texas, celebrated its grand opening June 18 in a facility that incorporates the American Honda Motor Co.’s Generation 3 prototype dealership architectural design, including an expansive two-story showroom.
| Project Name: | Penn Medicine Washington Square |
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| Project Location: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| ALUCOBOND® Materials: | ALUCOBOND® PLUS Custom Colors; Spice Hu, Fireweed, Fired Brick |
| Year of Completion: | 2013 |
| Architect: | Ballinger, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Fabricator: | Wyatt Incorporated, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| General Contractor: | LF Driscoll Co., LLC, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania |
| Images: | Photos © Jeffrey Totaro |
The new Penn Medicine Washington Square outpatient medical facility opened in September 2013 in the Walnut Towers property at the corner of 8th and Walnut streets in Philadelphia’s Center City with plenty of parking. In fact, this new 12-story medical office tower was built over an existing seven-story garage featuring 600 parking spaces.
| Project Name: | Painted Rock Estate Winery Tasting Room |
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| Project Location: | Penticton, BC, Canada |
| ALUCOBOND® Materials: | Custom Seafoam Metallic and NaturAL Reflect |
| Year of Installation: | 2013 |
| Architect: | Fallowfield Design + Development in association with Robert Mackenzie Architect Inc. |
| Fabricator: | Keith Panel Systems Co. Ltd., Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Attachment System: | KPS System A Plus pressure-equalized rainscreen |
| Installer: | Laing Roofing Ltd., Kelowna, British Columbia, |
| Images: | Photos © Carey Tarr courtesy of Painted Rock Estate Winery Ltd. |
The singular focus of Painted Rock Estate Winery, according to proprietor John Skinner, had been “all about the wine” since he and his family purchased this 60-acre property overlooking the eastern shore of Skaha Lake in Penticton, British Columbia, in 2004. That single-minded emphasis has produced extraordinary results for this young winery – most recently named “Winery of the Year” in British Columbia in the 2013 InterVin International Wine Awards, which awarded gold medals for Painted Rock’s 2010 Cabernet and 2010 Syrah wines.
