Center Street Parking Garage
DESIGN ARCHITECT: Marcy Wong Donn Logan Architects
INSTALLER: B.T. Mancini
FABRICATOR: California Sheet Metal
PHOTOGRAPHY: Henrik Kam
FACADE AREA: 20,000 SQF
MATERIAL: Perforated Aluminum Panels
SCOPE: The unique design of the façade system with perforate aluminum metal panels screen wall of varying geometry to create the random wave effect, required the development of custom scripts in Catia, excel, and autocad in order to extract each panel unique dimensions, profile, and flat layout in order to enable fabrication.
The scope also included designing and detailing the attachment system behind the panels to connect to the parking garage structure while accounting for wind load, seismic movement, and deflection due to live loads.
LOCATION: Berkeley, CA