Construction of Brown University’s new 80,000 sqft Performing Arts Center (PAC) has been underway. The building’s design is a radical approach to creative space, acoustics, and technical flexibility.
The exterior of the building will be extruded aluminum rain-screen composed of fractal-like fluted geometry. A 13-foot “clear-story” (glass walls) lobby will intersect through the building. The main floor will have extending views into the campus and neighborhood so the creation of art can be seen.
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Fabricated Fin Tube Boxes
As part of Arden Engineering’s HVAC and plumbing scopes, they have fabricated Fin Tube Boxes. They will be installed in the floor around the perimeter– over 400-feet –of the clear-story lobby. The boxes will be fed by water lines in a cavity beneath them to provide heating and cooling needed to ensure a consistent environment to keep the glass continuously clear.
Fabricating over 70 Fin Tube Boxes in-house provided time and material savings. The boxes are ready to install for easy connection to piping.
