New Mexico Best of 2007/Advent Solar

摘要

The developer of the 12,900-acre Mesa Del Sol employment center in southeast Albuquerque wanted a high-tech sustainable design for its first building: the 87,600-sq-ft Advent Solar warehouse. The resulting 4.9 million dollars shell is designed to draw equally-minded tenants to the center. A galvanized, corrugated metal tower at the northeast corner promotes industrial high-tech aesthetic while serving as the entryway. Concrete-panel bearing walls and a steel post-and-beam system form the structure. The exterior includes tilt-up panels, steel-screen shading devices with perforated aluminum panels, oversized pipe downspouts and corrugated galvanized metal wall panels. Punched storefront windows provide day lighting and views for the office portion, while large overhead glass doors light the warehouse space.