Impressive Commercial Wood Siding Design With Machiche Wood Rainscreen

When designing the Carpenter’s Union Training Center in Austin, Texas, architect David Prickett of Carlile Coatsworth Architects chose the Climate-Shield rain screen system due to its superior sustainable design capabilities. Because the Climate-Shield rain screen system requires no wood furring strips, there is a minimal amount (typically less than 2%) of thermal bridging on the exterior of the building. Equally important, the lack of obstructions on the building envelope allows for a superior and unimpeded moisture removal, from within the building and any bulk water outside the structure. This is a unique design advantage of the Climate-Shield rain screen system.

Unique Design Advantages

When designing the Carpenter’s Union Training Center in Austin, Texas, architect David Prickett of Carlile Coatsworth Architects chose the Climate-Shield rainscreen system over the competition due to its superior sustainable design capabilities.

Because the Climate-Shield rain screen system requires no wood furring strips, there is a minimal amount (typically less than 2%) of thermal bridging on the exterior of the building. Equally important, the lack of obstructions on the building envelope allows for a superior and unimpeded moisture removal, from within the building and any bulk water outside the structure. These advantages are unique to the Climate-Shield rainscreen system.

FSC® certified Machiche Wood siding was selected for this project not only because of its durability as a high fiber density hardwood, and its sustainability. It was also chosen for its natural beauty, with rich colors and grai variations. From medium to dark browns, the color range lends it self to many design styles.

For this project, the design team wanted an organic wood to blend with and complement the inorganic masonry, glass and metal exterior design elements for a more cohesive combination of colors and textures in the design. We think he nailed it!

 

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Simple Siding Installation

Way-Tech Inc., a full service construction management company based in Houston, Texas, was responsible for the construction and installation of the wood rainscreen sisding. As soon as the installation team got rolling installing the Machiche rainscreen, the siding installation went smoothly. 

A very nice installation detail was the way the outside corners were mitered and aligned on site, seen in the photo below.