AFW - Surprise
Summarize the project's program, features and achievements?
American Furniture Warehouse – Surprise is a 207,675 SF fully air-conditioned tilt-wall building on a 23-acre site. The project consists of a 147,294 SF showroom with private offices and a 55,797 SF warehouse with dock high doors and in-rack sprinklers. It is the 5th American Furniture Warehouse completed by Burton Construction alongside Butler Design Group.
Project Location
Surprise, AZ 85388
United States
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Project Team (TCA Members)
- Developer/Owner:
- General Contractor:
- Burton Construction
- Concrete Contractor:
- Architect:
- Engineer:
- Suppliers:
- Photographer(s):
- David Schacher
Project Specifics
- Project Category:
- Retail
- Building Types:
- Warehouse
- Finishes:
- Block
- Concrete (Polished)
- Concrete (Raw/Sealed)
- Exterior insulation and finish system (EIFS)
- Paint (Flat)
- Paint (Textured)
- Features:
- Embedded Items
- Formliner
- Reveals
- Insulation:
- Post Applied (Interior)
- Environmental:
- Number of Floors:
- 1
- Number of Panels:
- 76 panels
- Tilt-Up Wall Area:
- 90,000 sq ft (8,361 sq m)
- Total Floor Area:
- 207,675 sq ft (19,293 sq m)
- Project Footprint:
- 207,675 sq ft (19,293 sq m)
- Tallest Panel:
- 51 ft 2 in (15.60 m)
- Widest Panel:
- 31 ft 5 in (9.58 m)
- Largest Panel:
- 1,300 sq ft (120.8 sq m)
- Heaviest Panel:
- 160,400 lbs (72,756 kg)
- Longest Spandrel:
- 31 ft 11 in (9.73 m)
Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA)
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402 1st Avenue SE
Mount Vernon, IA 52314
United States
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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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