Tilt-Up Concrete Assn.
PO Box 204
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Mt. Vernon, Iowa 52314
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St. Patrick's Church Parish Center
St. Patrick's Church Parish Center
1999 Tilt-Up Achievement Award Winner
Religious Division
Cooperation of suppliers, parishioners and the construction team was maximized to bring this 19,000-square-foot building in at a cost of only $1.4 million.

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Owner:
St. Patrick's Church
Architect:
Architecture Partnership (Dayton, Ohio)
General Contractor:
Bruns General Contracting (Tipp City, Ohio)
Tilt-Up Contractor:
Bruns General Contracting
 

The challenge for the construction team was to build a durable, low maintenance community center, at low cost, while matching or complementing a 100-year old limestone church building on the grounds.

The general and Tilt-Up contractor, Bruns General Contracting, worked with The Architecture Partnership to arrive at a system of Tilt-Up panels patterned with form liners to match the limestone of the old church.

Stamped metal panels were used to roof the entry canopy to match the clay terra cotta mission barrel roof of the old church.

Because the building's floor had many pipe and mechanical penetrations, casting beds were required, with the panels walked into place by crane. Form liners were reused an average of four times, with meticulous planning to match the stone patterns across the panels. Corners were mitered with smooth joints.

The gymnasium floor, which called for a direct-applied hardwood glue-down surface, required a special dissipating bond breaker.

 

Location
St. Patrick's Church Parish Center
Troy, Ohio
Photos
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Quick Facts
Total floor area:
19,000 sq.ft.
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