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Feature Wall Welcomes Travelers Dri-Design panels provide aesthetic upgrade and continuity to baggage claim. Travelers arriving at General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee are now greeted by a stunning new baggage claim area. Photos: Mark Kempf, St. Louis. Inset. The white panels were used outside, and the silver panels were used for the interior feature wall.
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stunning new baggage-claim area now greets air travelers
Architectural Products of Wausau, Wausau, WI. Shadow Series panels
at General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee.
can be manufactured with varying depths. This freedom to design
The high-traffic area needed a durable interior and exterior
each panel provides the ability to create a dynamic, one-of-a-kind sur-
material that also improved the aesthetics. This was accomplished by
face on nearly any façade. The substrate or weather barrier do not need
a single-source supplier, Dri-Design, Holland, MI, that manufactured
to be modified.
Shadow Series wall panels, standard flat wall panels, and column covers for the renovation and expansion project. “There are various infill, wall, and column-cover conditions where metal panels could achieve that level of durability, provide a long-last-
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The white panels were used outside and the silver panels used for an interior feature wall, which runs the length of the building and through to the exterior. The feature wall adds a mosaic quality to the interior space, consistent with other design features in the project.
ing color and finish, and be easy to maintain,” said Debra Sider, prin-
Skylights that run the length of the building illuminate the panels,
cipal with Engberg Anderson Architects, Milwaukee. “In addition, the
bringing a reflective and color-changing quality to the multi-dimen-
panels were installed in both existing and new construction locations.
sional wall. The smooth-finish white panels blend with the other
From an aesthetic perspective, the metal panels provided continuity
white-clad buildings adjacent to the baggage claim. “The dimensional
across the overall building.”
feature wall is very dynamic, both elegant and playful at the same
The 0.080-in. aluminum standard and Shadow Series wall panels
time,” Sider said. “The flat panels used on the column covers and
were finished in Bone White and Bright Silver. They were installed by
other exterior walls are stunning. Metal panels were installed using a
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