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The Maitland Colonnades

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About The Location

The Maitland Colonnades

Engineered Group had the opportunity to play an important role in the large-scale interior renovation for The Maitland Colonnades located in Maitland, FL. The Colonnades is a 4-story Class A office building with approximately 260,000 RSF. With grand entrances, large windows, and plenty of plug and play space, the Colonnades truly is one of the most desirable office buildings in Maitland Center.

About The Location

The Maitland Colonnades

Engineered Group had the opportunity to play an important role in the large-scale interior renovation for The Maitland Colonnades located in Maitland, FL. The Colonnades is a 4-story Class A office building with approximately 260,000 RSF. With grand entrances, large windows, and plenty of plug and play space, the Colonnades truly is one of the most desirable office buildings in Maitland Center.

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The Goal

One of the main goals of the interior renovation project was to eliminate the pink/ruby color on the 4-story granite wall and enhance the surrounding walls & surfaces design to reflect an updated, modern look. The 60’ by 60’ wall is a main feature of the building and captures people’s attention immediately, making the older design an eye sore.

The Architect's Design

Manufacture a wall system using different depths box like structures that would produce shadows and light as the sun past the large glass openings every changing throughout the day.

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The Goal

One of the main goals of the interior renovation project was to eliminate the pink/ruby color on the 4-story granite wall and enhance the surrounding walls & surfaces design to reflect an updated, modern look. The 60’ by 60’ wall is a main feature of the building and captures people’s attention immediately, making the older design an eye sore.

The Architect's Design

Manufacture a wall system using different depths box like structures that would produce shadows and light as the sun past the large glass openings every changing throughout the day.

Maitland Colonnades Orlando After

Potential Challenges & Options

With over a year of research and requests to construction professionals nationally, there was not one company that was able to reasonably meet the challenges of this project and offer a workable solution other than Engineered Group. 

Questions that were asked

With a project of this magnitude, all options were considered, and all potential challenges were discussed. Should they keep the existing wall or build a new design over it? Could they attach a new structure over the existing wall? And, if so, how could it be done? Should they just repaint the granite wall?

All of these things were considered, on top of figuring out way to minimize the thousands of dollars of demolition, disposal, and landfill costs that were expected. They even considered renovating everything but the wall, but wondered if it would create an aberration from the rest of the project.

They turned to our team here at Engineered Group for a value-engineered solution.

Potential Challenges & Options

With over a year of research and requests to construction professionals nationally, there was not one company that was able to reasonably meet the challenges of this project and offer a workable solution other than Engineered Group. 

Questions that were asked

With a project of this magnitude, all options were considered, and all potential challenges were discussed. Should they keep the existing wall or build a new design over it? Could they attach a new structure over the existing wall? And, if so, how could it be done? Should they just repaint the granite wall?

All of these things were considered, on top of figuring out way to minimize the thousands of dollars of demolition, disposal, and landfill costs that were expected. They even considered renovating everything but the wall, but wondered if it would create an aberration from the rest of the project.

They turned to our team here at Engineered Group for a value-engineered solution.

Challenges We Faced & Resolved

Because the substrate is granite, using a traditional bracket mounting system was not an option. We had to create a mounting system using adhesives that was structurally strong enough to support the weight of the boxes. We tested the top two adhesives recommended by 3M and executed an infield mockup while a 3M ‘s field rep was present. 3M advised either adhesive would suffice. However, because safety was, and is, our highest priority, we used both 3M adhesives on each box/panel.

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The Result of Our Involvement

Our clients turn to us to help them transform their space at a fraction of the cost they expected to pay with traditional renovation tactics. That is exactly what we helped accomplish at The Maitland Colonnades. Because they choose to renovate with our value-engineered products:

  • The project was completed in just a few weeks, compared to the months of renovation they were previously expecting.

  • They dramatically reduced the renovations carbon emissions, meeting and exceeding their sustainability goals.

  • The client saved thousands of dollars by using our value-engineered products and  removing demolition, disposal, and landfill costs.
Maitland Colonnades Orlando After
Maitland Colonnades Orlando After

The Result of Our Involvement

Our clients turn to us to help them transform their space at a fraction of the cost they expected to pay with traditional renovation tactics. That is exactly what we helped accomplish at The Maitland Colonnades. Because they choose to renovate with our value-engineered products:

  • The project was completed in just a few weeks, compared to the months of renovation they were previously expecting.

  • They dramatically reduced the renovations carbon emissions, meeting and exceeding their sustainability goals.

  • The client saved thousands of dollars by using our value-engineered products and  removing demolition, disposal, and landfill costs.

See The Transformation

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Have questions? Want a free quote or samples? Contact us today!

The Maitland Colonnades is a prime example of the capabilities and possibilities Engineered Group opens up for businesses looking to refresh their space at a fraction of the cost. Contact our team to learn how we can do the same for your space.

Have questions? Want a free quote or samples? Contact us today!

The Maitland Colonnades is a prime example of the capabilities and possibilities Engineered Group opens up for businesses looking to refresh their space at a fraction of the cost. Contact our team to learn how we can do the same for your space.