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Harrisburg, PA United States | 2004
2004
Hot-dip galvanizing was selected to protect the structural columns, girders, splice plates, tubing and stair framing of this parking garage and rental car facility from corrosion because it delivers a maintenance-free lifetime of 50 years or more. Beside this functional quality, the appearance of the zinc coating unified the facility with the surroundings of the airport itself.
...the designers liked the strong contextual relationship between the a galvanized multimodal facility and the airport's new terminal.
Use of galvanized steel also allowed for an open, flexible floor plan required for the first-level rental car facility through the use of exposed moment frames, while still protecting the structure from the corrosive road salts deposited within. According to the Harrisburg airport director, who had a very positive experience using hot-dip galvanized steel on the Manchester New Hampshire airport, the designers liked the strong contextual relationship between the a galvanized multimodal facility and the airport's new terminal. The hybrid structural system, featuring hot-dip galvanized steel columns and beams in combination with precast double tees, gives the facility a visual openness and a compositional synergy with the mostly transparent envelope and metal cladding of the new terminal. Galvanizing - functional, versatile, and aesthetically appealing!
Details
Award Class
Newly Complete
Award Sectors
Building & Architecture
Environment
Industrial/Urban
Location
Harrisburg, PA United States
Reasons for Galvanizing
Aesthetics
Components Galvanized
The structural columns, girders, shear and moment connection splice plates, and high-strength bolts; curved beams, stair tower framing, and moving sidewalk support system.
Tonnage/Size
Steel: 3580
HDG: 2500
Team Members
Architect
HNTB Architecture, Inc.
Engineer
HNTB Architecture, Inc.
Member Galvanizer(s)
V&S Lebanon Galvanizing
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