Purpose: Provides an overview of the versatility, sustainability, and functionality of aluminum composite material (ACM) and discusses why it is selected for architectural cladding, interiors, and signage applications in new and existing buildings around the world.
| Project Name: | Toro Headquarters |
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| Project Location: | Bloomington, Minnesota |
| Alucobond Materials: | Alucobond NaturAL Rusted Metal and NaturAL Brushed Graphite |
| Architect: | Leo A Daly |
| Fabricator: | Metal Design Systems, Inc. |
| General Contractor: | Ryan Companies Us, Inc. |
| Cladding Contractor: | InterClad of Egan Co. |
| Photography: | Mike Herbst courtesy of EBP, LLC and Bill Baxley, AIA |
The Toro Company celebrated its 100th anniversary July 10, 2014, at its world headquarters’ campus in Bloomington, Minn., shortly after unveiling a new three-story 75,000-square foot building designed to provide expanded product development and testing areas as well as office, training and conference spaces.
| Project Name: | The Vancouver Aquarium Expansion |
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| Project Location: | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Alucobond Materials: | Alucobond Spectra Sakura and Custom River Zinc Metallic |
| Architect: | Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership (MCMP) |
| Fabricator: | Keith Panel Systems Co. Ltd. |
| General Contractor: | PCL Constructors Westcoast, Inc. |
| Photography: | Ema Peter and Keith Panel Systems Co. Ltd. |
The Vancouver Aquarium’s $45-million renovation and expansion was unveiled in June 2014 in Vancouver, British Columbia’s Stanley Park as the most significant expansion in the 58-year history of Canada’s largest marine science center. Designed to evoke the flow of water and the wonder of aquatic life, the new two-story 55,000 square-foot aquarium building features a curvilinear architectural design that is clad in sophisticated color-changing aluminum composite material (ACM) mimicking fish scales in hues ranging from green to pink.
