Miami September 10, 2015
Methods & Materials
Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum Storm Hardening Case Study
Seafood Industry in Biloxi‌
Wooden Piers and Structures
Oyster Lugger
Oyster Shucking Oyster Crates
Seafood Industry in Biloxi…
Seafood Industry in Biloxi‌
Corrugated Metal Roof Clapboard Siding
Old Museum
before Katrina‌.
1934 National Register 1934 National Register
Hurricane Katrina
August 29, 2005...
Old Museum
1934 National Register
In Ruins‌.
IN CONTRAST
YHC 300 Curtain Wall
2005...
Hurricane Katrina
•  Casino not built to impact standards and suffered $125 million damage
August 29, 2005...
Hurricane Katrina
Tenth Anniversary...
PROJECT SCOPE
Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum…
• Project Architect
H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture, NYC
• General Contractor
GM & R Construction Company, Inc.
• Glazing Contractor
A1 Glass Service Inc., Covington, LA
• Architectural Aluminum
YKK AP America Inc.
The Nydia – built in 1898…. Johnson Shipyard Back Bay Biloxi, MS • • • •
Highest Craftsmanship Renowned for fast ships Closed in 1906 Nydia only remaining “Johnson Boat”
Baldwin Wood
courtesy of Tulane University Special Collections
• Inventor of waterworks pumps in New Orleans • Owned Nydia 1904 – 1956 • Died at tiller of Nydia
DESIGN
CHALLENGES
Storm Surge‌.
Ship in a Bottle??‌.
Protect Artifacts …. YHC 300 Curtain Wall Thermal Performance VUE 1 - 50 on #2 Surface
3” x 8” Back Member
LMI - 0.090” SentryGlas LMI Spandrel – 0.090” PVB SMI – 0.060” PVB
Recall Your Roots...
Meet Energy Usage Goals‌.
attached to Horizontals...
Anchor Plate...
Anchor Plate...
Anchor Plate...
Anchor Plate...
Custom Anchors...
MARITIME & SEAFOOD INDUSTRY MUSEUM TODAY
courtesy of Lucas Schmermund
courtesy of Lucas Schmermund
Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum‌
Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum…
Greg Galloway ProTek® Brand Manager greggalloway@ykkap.com
courtesy of Lucas Schmermund
Point Cadet or “The Point”... Johnson Shipyard