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Project Name:<\/th>\nMamaroneck, NY, High School Addition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Project Location:<\/th>\nMamaroneck, New York<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ALUCOBOND\u00ae PLUS Materials:<\/th>\n10,000 sq. ft. of 4mm Custom Hartford Green<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Attachment Method:<\/th>\nC-500 Wall System<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Year of Installation:<\/th>\n2005<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Architect:<\/th>\nBrian Snyder, AIA, The Geddis Partnership, Southport, CT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fabricator\/Installer:<\/th>\nBAMCO, Inc.<\/a>, Middlesex, NJ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
General Contractor:<\/th>\nM.A. Angeliades Long Island City, NY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Mamaroneck, NY, High School Addition Fulfills Master Planning Solution<\/p>\n

As the population of the Mamaroneck Union Free School District in Mamaroneck, N.Y., has grown through the years to its current 4,800-plus students, so have its building space requirements. Mamaroneck High School, which is educational home to 1,335 students, includes a number of additions that stretch from its original 1926 Post Road location to a former junior high school located approximately one-quarter mile away.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Architects at The Geddis Partnership, of Southport, Conn., were asked to bridge the gap between the high school and the former junior high school, designing a 28,000 square-foot three-story addition totaling $15.8 million to design and construct, with a fall 2005 opening.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis project is much more than a new wing,\u201d said Brian Snyder, AIA, senior associate at The Geddis Partnership and project architect for the Mamaroneck High School addition. \u201cIt was a master planning solution that created a definitive center and new entrance for a vast high school campus with strategic destinations along that new center.\u201d<\/p>\n

In order to expand the connection piece between these buildings, the library was relocated to the new addition. This move created a place for a new student caf\u00e9 that is situated along a newly created 300-foot long, 20-foot wide student concourse space with an arched ceiling and new arched entry. Several key student services were located adjacent to the concourse, including the new student caf\u00e9 and library, tiered lecture hall, guidance and principal\u2019s offices, and the school store.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe complex is predominantly masonry with blended brick to harmonize with the 1926 Post Road side of the campus,\u201d according to the Geddis Partnership\u2019s architect\u2019s statement. \u201cRock-face brick ornamental courses and storefront glass with fritted and tinted glass at the library enhance the appeal of the interior spaces. It is located against the hillside that connects to the balance of the campus just to the north. A new student entrance, monumental staircase, lobby, and information center mark the south side of the building.\u201d<\/p>\n

Construction products were specified not only to harmonize with the school\u2019s original building but for their durability. For example, interior brickwork lines the concourse \u2013 rather than a less-expensive product such as gypsum wallboard \u2013 in order to student-proof the area.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe concourse is a common open area that has been constructed to withstand heavy use,\u201d said Snyder. \u201cGypsum wallboard would be inadequate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another durable product specified for the addition was ALUCOBOND\u00ae PLUS aluminum composite material (ACM) with the fire-rated core by 3A Composites USA, Inc., in the 4 mm thickness and custom Hartford Green color. ALUCOBOND\u00ae consists of two sheets of .02\u201d aluminum thermobonded to a plastic core. ALUCOBOND\u00ae provides extraordinary flatness and rigidity, excellent formability, low weight and outstanding weather resistance.<\/p>\n

General contractor M.A. Angeliades, of Long Island City, N.Y., turned to BAMCO, Inc., of Middlesex, N.J., to fabricate and install approximately 10,000 square feet of the ALUCOBOND\u00ae PLUS ACM as exterior stepped barrel cornice pieces and column covers on the Mamaroneck High School addition.<\/p>\n

In addition to straight stepped barrel cornice pieces, BAMCO was challenged to create a large curved stepped barrel cornice with exacting radius conditions, according to Bob Balaam, BAMCO sales manager. This cornice is 36-feet long by 30-inches high with a 50-foot radius.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese radius conditions required that every panel be pattern cut and welded together,\u201d according to Balaam, who said layout was completed via AutoCAD computer software and cutting was accomplished with CNC routers. \u201cIt was a very labor-intensive project \u2026 but it fits like a glove.\u201d<\/p>\n

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BAMCO started fabrication in October 2004 and completed installation of the ALUCOBOND\u00ae PLUS panels in September 2005 in its C-500 Wall System in which panels are attached in a rout and return method with silicone caulk joint typically applied to sheathing and vapor barrier.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of jobs require radius conditions, and ALUCOBOND\u00ae is very versatile,\u201d said Balaam. \u201cIt can be pattern-cut and rolled into any shape. ALUCOBOND\u00ae is one of the most versatile construction materials. It allows you to do a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAlucobond was one of the products that could make a custom profile, including edge detailing and curves,\u201d said Snyder. \u201cIt was a flexible material that could be produced in a custom color. We were able to make the column covers on the third floor out of the same material.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Geddis Partnership is completing a second phase of renovation and reconstruction work to the balance of the school\u2019s 200,000 square feet, including science labs and approximately 70 classrooms. This $7 million renovation and reconstruction phase is expected to be completed in January 2008.<\/p>\n\n\t\t