A small sample of projects at institutes of learning.
University of Missouri
Location : St. Louis, MO Project Completion : 2000 Architect : Kennedy & Assoc., St. Louis Truss And Roofing Installer : Gypsum Specialties, St. Louis Project Description : New Student Center Area Under TrusSteel : 11,300 SF
Description This addition to the Student Center was a complex, round, multileveled building that was quite a challenge for the designer. The finished roof makes quite an architectural statement!
Buckner Elementary School
Location : Buckner, KY (Louisville) Project Completion : 2001 Architect : Scott / Klausing Inc., LaGrange, KY General Contractor : Stevens Contracting, Buckner, KY TrusSteel Fabricator : Kintec LLC, Louisville, KY Project Description : New Elementary School Area Under TrusSteel : 31,500 SF
Description When architects Scott / Klausing wanted to create an open feeling for the atrium in the new Buckner Elementary School, the sky was the limit - literally. The exposed TrusSteel trusses and roof deck were painted sky blue, and the acoustical ceiling became layers of sculpted clouds, drifting over the atrium. The result, an exception open space - indoors - and an award-winning design.
Clemson University Dorms
Location : Clemson, SC Project Completion : 2003
Description Pitched roofs with steel trusses maintain the vernacular of the existing buildings. And, TrusSteel trusses provide non-combustible, dimensionally stable framing.
Wisconsin Lutheran College, Milwaukee, WI
TrusSteel roof trusses give character to a flat concrete roof structure and help hide the roof top mechanical units.
Univ. of Mississippi Institute for Advanced Studies, Oxford, MS
The round dome roof system, located at the pinnacle of the building, was pre-assembled on the ground and then lifted onto building. This example of "rafting" saves time and money and provides a safer working environment. Radially-framed TrusSteel trusses also provided the roof structure of the rotunda area (under the dome). Standard TrusSteel trusses provided the pitched roof structure for the remainder of the building.
The dome and pitched roofs of this new Institute building reflect the vernacular of the existing 150-year old buildings at this venerable institution.
Port Charlotte, FL High School
Radially-framed TrusSteel trusses form the roof structure of the rotunda for this new Florida high school.
Florida Aluminum and Steel Fort Meyers, FL 941-936-8153
