children’s area is partitioned with a wall that features three tile mosaics by local artist Yolanda Cantu. Three storefront building openings trimmed in Alucobond face the mosaics. The Alucobond in Steel City Mica also is juxtaposed against the Hyper Blue epoxy paint denoting the City of McAllen in the library’s exterior concrete monument signage. “The Alucobond is a fairly dark metal panel;


but, it changes colors depending on the time of day,” says Gates.


General contractor: Barcom Construction Inc., Corpus Christi, Texas Architects: Boultinghouse Simpson Gates Architects, McAllen, and Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle Ltd., Minneapolis Fabricator/installer: Bowman Distributing Co., San Benito, Texas Metal wall panels: Alucobond by 3A Composites USA Inc., Statesville, N.C., www.alucobondusa.com, Circle #51


circle #18 on reader service card


Photo by John Gates, AIA


Photo by John Gates, AIA


Photo by John Gates, AIA


Photo by Nicole Gates


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