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Service
Design-Build, Specialized
Metal Building Construction

Size
18,000 square feet Completed 1998

Award
Honorable Mention
Metal Architecture magazine

 

Challenge

Maggiora & Ghilotti, an engineering/contracting company, had been operating from the same site for two decades. Expanding needs had turned the 1.2-acre industrial site into a series of portable offices surrounded by cargo containers, makeshift shelters and various pieces of heavy equipment. The client needed to consolidate offices, storage areas and maintenance/repair shops into a single structure, while preserving a large outdoor area to accommodate project staging, specialized equipment and fueling operations.

Solution

The owner hired W.E. Lyons Construction to design-build the new 18,000 square foot structure. Forsher+Guthrie, an architectural firm in San Rafael, was hired by W.E. Lyons to assist in the design phase. Three rigid-frame Varco-Pruden metal building systems were tied together. The design featured flexible interior work areas to accommodate the wide variety of work Maggiora & Ghilotti undertakes.

Highlights

Three rigid-frame Varco-Pruden pre-engineered metal systems
tied together to form one 173 x 52-foot 2-story building
Combination of ribbed and smooth wall panels
Mitered glass in the office area
Storage areas, maintenance & repair shops
Other exterior materials from MBCI, Houston
Minimal long-term maintenance requirements
Received a Design Award from Metal Architecture magazine


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