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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.

Minnetonka Schools

Project Name: Minnetonka Schools
Project Location: Minnetonka, Minnesota
ALUCOBOND® Materials: 5,359 sq ft of 4mm custom Arabian Blue
4,385 sq ft of 4mm Platinum Mica
Attachment Method: Rout and Return Wet Seal
Year of Installation: 2009
Architect: ATS&R Planners/Architects/Engineers, Minneapolis
Fabricator/Installer: Innovative Building Concepts, Inc.Bloomington, Minn.
General Contractor: Merrimac Construction Co., Inc.Bethel, Minn.

SCHOOLS’ NEW WELCOMING, SECURE ENTRYWAYS FINISHED WITH ALUCOBOND® ACM

The Minnetonka, Minn., High School is considered the flagship of Minnetonka Public School District #276, which serves approximately 8,400 students in grades K-12 in this suburban community located just eight miles west of Minneapolis in Hennepin County.  As such, it was the first among the district’s schools to receive a facelift completed in January 2009 that included a secure entry and office space within a two-story beacon-like rotunda.

U.S. Xpress, Chattanooga

Project Name: U.S. Xpress
Project Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee
ALUCOBOND® PLUS Materials: 70,000 sq. ft. of 4mm Custom Charcoal Gray
Year of Installation: 2006
Architect: SSOE, Inc.
Fabricator: John W. McDougall Co., Nashville
Attachment Method: Rout and Return Wet Seal

Design Vision Continues at U.S. Xpress

In the mid-90’s, U.S. Xpress of Chattanooga, Tennessee and SSOE, Inc., architects and engineers, spent three days developing a vision for a new U.S. Xpress headquarters building, which was completed before the end of the decade. That vision allowed for expansion, now realized with the spring 2006 completion of an adjacent corporate campus and the first of four “companion” buildings.