BUILDING PROFILE


Stainless Steel Panels Panels help mitigate heat build-up. The panels “extend”


through the wall into the atrium to break barrier between inside and outside.


Soffit Panels Large overhang helps shade three-story


atrium during hot summer months.


Aluminum Sunscreens On east-facing elevation, sunscreens reduce


heat build-up.


Light Shelves Offices are in core of building with


cubicles toward outside. Light shelves reflect natural light toward center.


Bridgestone Technology Center, Akron, Ohio Building owner: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations


Project size: 265,000 square feet Completion date: April 2012 Construction cost: $100 million Architect: Sol DAY/HARRIS ARCHITECTURE, North Canton, Ohio General contractor: The Ruhlin Co., Sharon Center, Ohio Landscape architect/civil engineer: Environmental Design Group, Akron Mechanical engineer: Lee Good Engineering, Uniontown, Ohio Electrical engineer: Stadelman and Associates, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Structural engineer: Gresham Smith Partners, Nashville, Tenn. Metal panel installer: The Geist Co., Cleveland Curtainwall: United Architectural Metals, North Canton, www.unitedarchitectural.com, Circle #60


Metal wall panels, sunscreens, light shelves: Firestone Building Products Co., Indianapolis, www.firestonebpco.com, Circle #61


Atrium Gathering Place The three-story atrium serves as the


connection between the offices on the left and the labs on the right.


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