3255 S Sweetwater Rd, Lithia Springs, GA 30122

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Georgia Tech Regional – Collegiate Center & Classrooms Bldgs

About Project

This regional campus is located near Savannah and is part of Georgia Tech’s global reach initiative. The campus is an international destination for professional education, and will include professional master’s degrees, certificates and specialized training programs targeting industry and the military. For Peachtree, the project consisted of providing product on the Program Administration & Resource and the Economic Development & Research Buildings.

Location

Garden City, GA

Market

Higher Education

Product

Sun Control Devices / Vision Screens

Architect

SMALLWOOD, REYNOLDS, STEWART, STEWART

Contractor

HARDIN CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC.

Scope:

Sun Device – 8,500 s.f.
Mechanical Screens – 3,150 s.f.

Features:

The unique sunscreen system “appears” to consist of articulating panels. Each of the massive column mounted sunscreen assemblies is set at an angle that changes as the systems continues along the face of the buildings. The custom design extrusions were required in order to facilitate panels as large as 21′-0″ x 8′-6″.

Finish:

2-coat Kynar in Valspar’s standard Bone White

Components:

Sun Devices
Outriggers Frames – Custom Designed 9″ teardrop-shaped tubes
Blades – 11.25″ wide Elliptical

Mechanical Screens
Frames – 3″ x 1.5″ Channel
Blades – 4″ Z-blade