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Cedar Rapids Public Library

Architect
OPN Architects, Inc.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

General Contractor
Knutson Construction
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Panel Fabricator
Metal Design Systems, Inc. (MDS)
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Panel Installer
Architectural Wall Systems, Inc.
Austin, Texas

Panel Type
Reynobond® 4 mm ACM (aluminum composite material), FR (fire-resistant) core

Quantity
14,000 square feet

Color
Design Line™ Zinc Patina Finish

Project Summary:
The new Cedar Rapids Public Library is a vibrant, multipurpose destination with spaces for the community to mix and collaborate. A community-driven project commissioned to replace the previous library lost in the devastating flood of 2008, the resilient structure was designed to withstand such an event. To distinguish the architecture, irregularly sized panels of Reynobond, FR-core panels finished with the Design Line™ Zinc Patina paint coating were layered in random patterns on the exterior walls of the library’s three-story wing. Much of the Reynobond cladding material is accessible to library patrons enjoying the green roof garden. The Zinc Patina paint coating alleviated the architects’ concern about the potential for “fingerprinting”.