Tramontina West Airport
The West Airport Distribution Building for Tramontina, U.S. is the most recent element of a multi-phase industrial master plan for their new corporate headquarters. This new 299,758-square-foot facility gestures toward the original facility through orientation and materiality.
A bowtie form was used for the building entrance and was sited directly on axis with the curtain wall entry of the office building, thereby establishing a clear relationship between them. A larger bowtie facade gestures toward the park's entrance, creating a focal point on the approach from West Airport Boulevard.
The abstract pattern of apertures and natural bush-hammered concrete finish on these prominent faces of the building are indexical to the overall campus identity. A setback with continuous glazing and sun-shading devices at the office component maximizes daylighting and views in the interior while reducing glare at task levels. Tilt-Up spandrel panels on steel supports create the continuous glass setback.
The design team found opportunity for design and innovation using the site, building materiality and composition through the use of Tilt-Up.
Project Location
Sugar Land, TX 77478
United States
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ACHIEVEMENT
2010
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Project Team (TCA Members)
- General Contractor:
- Concrete Contractor:
- Architect:
- Powers Brown Architecture
- Engineer:
- Dayton Superior Corporation
- Photographer(s):
Project Specifics
- Project Category:
- Transportation
- Building Types:
- Airport Building
- Finishes:
- Concrete (Exposed Aggregate)
- Concrete (Raw/Sealed)
- Features:
- Angled Panels (Elevation-Edge/Shape)
- Reveals
- Shadow Panels
- Insulation:
- Environmental:
- Number of Floors:
- 2
- Number of Panels:
- 0 panels
- Tilt-Up Wall Area:
- 79,329 sq ft (7,370 sq m)
- Total Floor Area:
- 299,758 sq ft (27,848 sq m)
- Project Footprint:
- 299,758 sq ft (27,848 sq m)
- Tallest Panel:
- 42 ft 0 in (12.80 m)
- Widest Panel:
- 18 ft 8 in (5.69 m)
- Largest Panel:
- 748 sq ft (69.5 sq m)
- Heaviest Panel:
- 49,915 lbs (22,641 kg)
- Longest Spandrel:
- 26 ft 0 in (7.92 m)
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Mount Vernon, IA 52314
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Founded in 1986, the Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) strives to improve the quality and acceptance of site-cast Tilt-Up construction - one of the fastest growing industries in the United States, combining the advantages of reasonable cost with low maintenance, durability, speed of construction and minimal capital investment. Over 10,000 buildings, enclosing more than 650 million square feet, are constructed each year using this construction method.
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