Projects in Alaska

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As our buildings age, the need to redesign, update or otherwise repurpose these existing structures is becoming ever more frequent. The old UNOCAL building which has stood tall along the Anchorage Park Strip since the beginning of the oil boom days in Alaska was cleverly updated by KPB Architects in 2014. Being mostly glass curtain wall, the glass panels were … Read More

Named after the “Father of the Iditarod Sled Dog Race”, Joe Redington Elementary was built to answer to the ever growing needs of the City of Wasilla, AK. Rain Screen cladding principles were used to handle the harsh conditions of Alaska weather. Over VaproShield’s high UV resistant Black RevealShield air barrier, the architect used imaginative colors in the Fiberesin Stonewood … Read More

Radius surfaces that utilize a horizontal cladding panel can be a big challenge. The Architect did a fantastic job of combining a high performance open joint rainscreen cladding over a breathable air barrier system that provided a beautifully warm element to this building. The challenge was to figure out the right panel layout to give a random look but also … Read More