“The ALUCOBOND® ACM panel was selected as the ‘wrapper’ of the building because it gave us a clean and modern finish that would help emphasize the massing as well as the slim profile that was crucial to the architectural concept,” said Stojsavljevic. “The module we wanted to work with was fairly large and ALUCOBOND® ACM was able to achieve this. The custom colors were so helpful; it gave us endless opportunity in color selection.”
The Custom Ridgedale Silver and Custom Gray Velvet Mica ALUCOBOND® colors were selected “to create a two-tone subtle backdrop to reflect the building’s light feature,” according to Stojsavljevic.
“The return response from 3A Composites for these custom ALUCOBOND® colors was spot on,” said Stojsavljevic. “We picked these very custom colors to create a silhouette around a light-filled wall. We wanted to create a bold statement in the community that would reflect the Bronzeville revitalization.”
While a thinner metal panel originally was specified as cladding for both buildings, Architectural Panel Systems, Inc.(APS), of Naperville, Ill., recommended ALUCOBOND® ACM in order to maintain the aesthetics of this modern design that incorporates very large modules.
“ALUCOBOND® allowed them to keep the aesthetics and come in at budget,” said Ross Boehmer, president, Architectural Panel Systems (APS), which installed the ALUCOBOND® panels with a rainscreen system. “We could install much larger panels with joints where they wanted them. We were able to provide the aesthetics as specified.”