Columbus Museum of Art

Copper Wall Panel System

PIR installed both the roofing and the exterior wall systems for the new art wing of the CMOA facility. The roof system installed is a cold process multi-ply built up roof system over a vapor barrier and roof insulation system. The integration of the roof vapor barrier with the exterior wall air barrier was a key component in coordinating the roof system to the exterior wall system.

The exterior wall system is a rain screen design. Utilizing a 1mm thick custom copper panel fabricated from pre-patina copper sheet and affixed to a custom aluminum extrusion frame. The wall panel is attached to the building frame via a subgirt system and exterior wall cavity insulation.

The installation was awarded the Copper Development Association’s “North American Copper in Architecture” Award.