ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Building enclosure contractor IWR North America, formerly IWR Building Systems, recently won the 2016 North Central Region Craftsmanship Award presented by the Construction Specification Institute and The American Institute of Architects St. Louis 2016 Design Award in the craftsmanship category for its work on the Shriners Hospital for Children located in St. Louis, Missouri.
The CSI award is presented to organizations for superior craftsmanship in the construction industry within the region in the person’s trade profession. Many organizations in the region recognize outstanding design, but very few emphasize craftsmanship.
The AIA Awards Program celebrates the best architectural designs in five categories: unbuilt, interiors, architecture, drawings and craftsmanship. The winning project represented the finest standards in craftsmanship in the community.
The building exterior consists of 3,600 rotated square ACM metal panels that required precise craftsmanship due to the intricate geometric details of the building surface. The panel system has been engineered with a pressure-equalized rainscreen design allowing for a drainage cavity behind the panels. To reassure the building owner that the enclosure would function properly, IWR became certified by the Air Barrier Association of America as a requirement to having a weather-resistant barrier installed.
Photo courtesy of IWR North America.
