{"id":18714,"date":"2021-08-04T14:28:14","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T18:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roofingmagazine.com\/?p=18714"},"modified":"2021-11-12T10:55:43","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T15:55:43","slug":"aesthetic-touches-add-flair-to-new-shopping-complex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roofingmagazine.com\/aesthetic-touches-add-flair-to-new-shopping-complex\/","title":{"rendered":"Aesthetic Touches Add Flair to New Shopping Complex"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
When he was designing the Shops at Terravella in Queen Creek, Arizona, Robert Hansen had some overarching goals in mind. Hansen, Lead Architect at SEG Architecture<\/a> in Scottsdale, Arizona, wanted to design a retail center that was functional and interesting to look at, as well as a complex that embraced the character of the surrounding area. The building envelope would be the key to executing his vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe are flexible and design with context and client in mind,\u201d Hansen says. \u201cThe town and community of Queen Creek is fast-growing but determined to reflect through architecture their roots of farming and agrarian history. With this underlying direction, we chose simple, durable, functional materials: concrete, steel, brick\/block, and wood.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The durable materials were also designed to last. \u201cThe solid base of concrete\/block systems allowed for long roof spans to make the uses efficient,\u201d Hansen says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The main roof system specified incorporates a PVC single-ply membrane manufactured by Carlisle SynTec<\/a>. The walls were constructed of a variety of materials including Echelon block and complemented by Petersen\u2019s PAC-CLAD Flush metal panels. The crowning aesthetic touch \u2014 a water-tower feature at one corner of the complex \u2014 was clad in PAC-CLAD Corrugated panels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Installing the roof system, metal wall panels and soffits would be the province of Starkweather Roofing<\/a>, a full-service commercial roofing contractor tapped for the project by Campbell Development<\/a>, the general contractor. \u201cWe do quite a bit of work with them,\u201d notes Starkweather estimator Dave McCarty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The low-slope roof was installed first. The Carlisle 60-mil PVC was mechanically attached over two layers of 2.2 inch insulation and custom-fashioned tapered crickets. Edge details included 2-foot base flashings and the coping cap, which was installed over Carlisle\u2019s 300 HT high-temperature underlayment. \u201cWe fabricated the coping in-house and put that up,\u201d McCarty notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSafety is the first priority of Starkweather Roofing,\u201d McCarty says. \u201cIt\u2019s safety, quality, production. It\u2019s been that day since Day 1. We have a full-time safety officer that\u2019s employed by Starkweather Roofing and we also have a company under contract that does spot checks for us. We have every piece of safety equipment that you can imagine, and if something new comes on the market that helps our guys work more safely and efficiently, our owners, Jeff and Diane Starkweather, are all for it. We are 100 percent tie-off. We don\u2019t use safety monitors; it\u2019s not an option. Our guys go home every day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Installation<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n