Jehovah’s Witness Assembly Hall, Denver The Jehovah’s Witness Assembly Hall is a 50,000-square-foot facility that features 24,000 square feet of Citadel Architectural Products’ Enve- lope 2000 Rain Screen metal composite material wall panels in Sierra Tan and Medium Bronze. The panels interfaced with a stonework veneer and heavy timbers at the entrances to complement the Colorado landscape. “Almost all of the construction was performed
by volunteers,” according to Ken Ross, president of James Kenneth Ross Architects. Ross, a member of the church, designed the project. “It wasn’t unusual to have 300 to 400 workers from a multistate area there at one time. Some of the volunteers had con- struction experience and some even had contractor licenses. However, most were trained on the job for specifi c tasks and to be helpers in all of the trades. We used the experienced people to be overseers and trainers. It’s amazing how fast people can learn to do quality work.” The initial training of volunteer leaders was
provided by the Citadel panel fabricator, Douglass Colony Group, at the company’s offi ce in Com- merce City, Colo. According to division manager Jeb Morgenegg: “We brought the leaders into our shop and reviewed the details digitally and then trained using a system mock-up. Once the installation was underway, we fabricated a lot of panels very quickly. It was a pre-engineered building, so once it hit the site, it went up fast. We kept pace with their army
of installers pretty well.” Ken Ross also commented on the effi ciency
of the panel system. “There was almost no waste material,” Ross said. Morgenegg attributes this to the shop drawing process. “We spent a good deal of time carefully preparing the drawings in order to optimize the panels based on the Citadel sheet size,” Morgenegg said. Before selecting the Citadel system, Ross at-
tended an industry trade show where he thoroughly researched the various cladding options. “We con- sidered masonry and EIFS and several other metal systems,” Ross says. “We wanted something that would not only make a nice impression but would be easy to install by our volunteers. We recom- mended Citadel because it provided the whole ball of wax, good variety of panels, overall appearance, water-tightness, competitive cost and, of course, ease of installation.”
Architect: James Kenneth Ross Architects, Johnson City, Tenn. Fabricator: Douglass Colony Group, Commerce City, Colo. Metal wall panels: Citadel Architectural Products, Indianapolis,
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