Alpolic Materials

ALPOLIC ACM Panels Accent Virginia Optical Healthcare Center

ALPOLIC — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:00:59 +0000

Founded in the 1970s, the Virginia Eye Institute is one of Virginia’s most respected ophthalmology practices. With highly rated healthcare facilities across Virginia, patient comfort is their primary design objective. Completed in early 2012, the 16,000-square foot facility accommodates eye care patients and consumers with their comprehensive ophthalmology health center and full-service optical store.

Iconic Dubai Hotel Features Custom ALPOLIC Aluminum Composite Panels

ALPOLIC — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:00:06 +0000

Dubai is known for its distinctly extravagant architecture. Home to the most innovative, unique and creative designs, the spark of new construction in Dubai took off in the 1990s. The Burj Al Arab Hotel was the tallest hotel in the world for over a decade. Today, the hotel remains among the world’s tallest structures used exclusively for hospitality. The Burj Al Arab is a luxury hotel in Dubai designed by WS Atkins & Partners.

ALPOLIC Used On High-Rise, High Profile Hotel In Chicago by SOM

ALPOLIC — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:00:21 +0000

Chicago is home to the first modern skyscrapers dating back to the late 1800’s. New construction in Chicago competes with some of the most famous architectural landmarks in the United States. Without overpowering the designs of their architectural predecessors, the team responsible for the Trump International Hotel and Tower convey Chicago’s modern shift in design. Architectural powerhouse, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), is known for their high-rise, high profile designs internationally.

Music and Lifestyle Hotel Features Unique Polished Aluminum Cantilever

ALPOLIC — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:50:48 +0000

Abutting the River Spree, located in Berlin’s cultural epicenter, the nhow Music & Lifestyle Hotel brings a new level of diversity to the hospitality market. Coined as a “lifestyle hotel,” the structure showcases a new dynamic in hospitality…the integration of music and design. As Europe’s first musically interfaced hotel, the nhow chain features two in-house sound studios.

ALPOLIC ACM Panels Give Aloft Hotel Modern Appeal

ALPOLIC — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:00:23 +0000

In 2010, Aloft celebrated the opening of several new hotels, including one in Chesapeake, Virginia. To ensure this property would live up to the reputation of the brand, Aloft Hotels decided upon the use of ALPOLIC ACM and MCM. For interior and exterior usage – including entryways, fascia, canopies, accents and walls – the fabricators at Roof Services Corporation successfully used ALPOLIC panels as a means to make Aloft’s appearance as modern as the service it provides.

Brazilian Hotel Features Timber and Stone Exterior Design

ALPOLIC — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:01:41 +0000

Luxury is synonymous with Hotel Fasano’s South American retreats. Fasano Hotels has three locations in Brazil. Each hotel, while unique in design, exudes panache from the inside out. Located in the small municipal city of Porto Feliz, 100km outside of São Paulo, sits the Hotel Fasano Boa Vista. Comfort is a primary feature in hospitality, but equally important is the ability for the structure to be a departure from everyday residential living.

Virginia Healthcare Facility Constructed After Strong Public Support

ALPOLIC — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:30:24 +0000

Riverside Health System has been providing Virginia residents with exceptional health care since its first facility opened nearly a century ago. Today, the pioneering healthcare system serves communities in six cities along the Virginia Peninsula. Since 2004, Riverside has been recognized as having some of the most technologically advanced facilities in the country.

Cancer Treatment Healthcare Center Features Timber and Stone Exterior

ALPOLIC — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:48:43 +0000

Research suggests a correlation between architecture and the improvement of human health. With that in mind, the architects of NORD created a healthcare facility with the subtle nuances of a residential project. Healthcare construction is often overly extravagant or too minimal. As a cancer treatment facility, the architects’ were required to construct an iconic structure without overpowering the building’s purpose.

Aluminum Composite Canopy Transforms Emergency Department Entrance

ALPOLIC — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:53:36 +0000

In 2011, Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital accommodated 12,000 more patients than the facility could handle. Expansion was vital as the new patients admitted into St. Mary’s Emergency Department became overwhelming. Its reconstruction was separated into two phases, the first of which consisted of the construction of a new front entrance featuring an extensive aluminum composite canopy.

Whimsical Hotel Design In Austria Blends Into Snowy Landscape

ALPOLIC — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:10:29 +0000

Amidst the snowy mountains of Hinterglemm, Austria lies the Hotel Wiesergut, a whimsical creation of Austrian design firm, Gogl Architekten. The project required renovating the existing structure with more modern elements of design. The organic nature of its construction allows the hotel to blends into the surrounding landscape. Resembling winter with its locally sourced building materials, the hotel utilized dark timber, natural stone, granite, glass and concrete in its construction.