Valspar Colors Brighten Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Addition
In July, the Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care opened as the newest addition to The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) campus, which serves more than 200,000 patients each year. Designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects and FKP Architects, the 12-story, 700,000-square-foot ambulatory care center is the focus of the new South Campus. Its curving curtainwall systems feature Valspar’s high-performance Fluropon® coating systems in nine bold colors selected by the architects to give the exterior a vibrant, welcoming appearance.
Working with the architect and general contractor Turner Construction Co. on the $425 million project, Baker Metal Products Inc. designed and manufactured the curtainwall and Enclos Corp. managed the installation. Five types of unitized curtainwall systems were customized for CHOP’s Buerger Center. It included 4,219 shop-assembled and shop-glazed units, encompassing 151,000 square feet and incorporating segmented radius layouts. Texas Finishing Co. painted all of the aluminum framing in Valspar’s 70 percent PVDF resin-based Fluropon coatings to meet the strict requirements of the project and provide long-lasting performance and color retention.