A-House is named for its A-shaped soaring peak. It combines both modern and traditional styles for an eclectic mix. The metal roof tiles create a timeless aesthetic with a natural patina and time-tested performance that can last generations.
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As part of the new UnCommons mixed-use development just beyond the Strip in southwest Las Vegas, Nucor Buildings delivered three pre-engineered metal American Buildings to house the Sundry Food Hall, Urth Caffe & Bar and a third food establishment.
The close to 23,000 sq. ft. of Gensler-designed buildings earned a 2023 Design Award from the Metal Construction Association and a Metal Architecture first place design award in the Commercial Roof category.
The Urth Caffe restaurant is WELL and Green Globes certified, designed in a farm-to-table spirit with organic, sustainable and local ingredients. The building features large windows connecting the indoor seating with the outdoor patio area.
Meanwhile, the bigger Sundry Market Hall features a curated collection of regional and international cuisine.
The team selected metal for its ability to design open spaces with strong foundations in a cost effective manner. In addition, the metal enabled the architects to design unique roof angles and large open ceilings providing views of the Las Vegas skies and enjoy the fresh air.
Pre-fabricated metal buildings are “a much more cost-effective way to put a structure up,” stated Darrel Fullbright, a principal and design director with Gensler’s San Diego in an Urban Land article. The structure is cladded with more architecturally significant detail, “so they feel much more rich. We use things like rusted metal and expose the structure.”
The metal structure supports the addition of large overhead doors for easy access to indoor and outdoor spaces.
Each of the three buildings contain partition walls with tube steel supports for storefront glass. This enabled the architects to create outside covered dining.
For enhanced aesthetics, the metal building’s columns and rafters appear as solid pieces without bolt splices.
Structurally, the design increases the sideways drift deflections due to its closeness to surrounding buildings. Collateral loads were adjusted to accommodate full wood tongue and groove wood panels and wall spandrel beams are connected to the stud wall and panels.
To achieve the desired insulating R-Values, 12-in. purlins were placed 2 feet off center to accommodate the wood panels underneath.
The roof panels are comprised of 24-gauge Corten from McElroy.
For the Market Hall building, Gensler designed a 10-ft. cantilevered mezzanine to create a 10 ft. by 60 ft. outside balcony. There is also a mechanical mezzanine to house all the mechanical units.
The metal building design includes a watertight expansion joint between the building and next door concrete tilt-up parking structure.
The larger UnCommons development comprises 500,000 square feet of office space, 91,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, an entertainment venue, the Assembly conference center and a parking structure on a walkable 40-acre site. The development combines the modern workplace with amenities, open space and connectivity.
Photos courtesy of Ryerson Construction
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Beautiful, durable metal roofs will reduce time and worry for this 31-unit apartment complex for decades.
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In the aftermath of the Old Topanga Fire, which broke out near Malibu, Calif. in the fall of 1993, more than 39,000 acres of land in Malibu neighboring Topanga burned, sending property values plummeting for several years.
At the time, young architect Joe Day, AIA, and his wife were able to afford an empty plot overlooking the Santa Monica Bay in Topanga.
14 years later, now a firm leader with Deegan-Day Design & Architecture in Los Angeles, Day’s team finally completed the 4/Way 2,250-square-foot retreat home in this once again desirable location.
With fire protection top of mind, Day chose metal for the exteriors. A RHEINZINK prePATINA architectural-grade zinc clads the walls and roof. In addition to resisting fire and corrosion, the long-lasting material is fully recyclable and its dynamic patina will evolve in color over time.
Enhancing the home’s fire protection, steel trusses lend a unique interior aesthetic over the living spaces and concrete was selected for the base of the structure.
“Fear of fire, flood, slides and erosion dictate stringent setback, cladding and planting guidelines enforced by the state-wide Coastal Commission and by a myriad county and city agencies,” explains Day.
In addition, the home sits downslope from its neighbors, essentially making it the first line of fire defense for the community.
“A lot of the rationale for the house has to do with the idea that now we’re the outpost. If you can defend our property, you are defending five houses up the street,” he says.
The property’s surrounding terraces offer a series of outdoor rooms and act as a fire buffer as well.
Like a good neighbor, the design sits low enough on the ridge to preserve views for the homes uphill while showcasing the natural, mountainous landscape through large glass windows.
“To take advantage of a distant, but commanding view of Santa Monica Bay, the house folds across the grain of a steeply sloping ridge, ducking upslope neighbors and cutting into the hillside to cool the lower floor,” notes Day.
The name 4/Way House was inspired by the home’s four rotations.
• The first is a planimetric rotation approximately 18 degrees off the cardinal north-southeast-west to the southeast, toward the Santa Monica Bay view.
• The second rotation comprises the truss configurations that give the house its angular envelope, opening the house toward the view while also providing a faceted fire blanket for the house.
• The third orientation is the garage, designed to municipal specifications to potentially aid firefighters. It tilts 90 degrees upward and doubles as a movie screen.
• The fourth rotation references an internal ruled-surface rotation that governs much of the cabinetry and the transition between floors.
Ultimately, the raw concrete, exposed metal, zinc panels and birch plywood combine to display a beautiful, durable and protective interior and exterior.
he Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recommends metal roofing in areas prone to natural disasters. Read more about how metal roofs help protect buildings from fire, strong winds, hail, snow and debris.
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