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Illumina Corporation R&D Office Lobby & Corridors

Illumina Corporation R&D Office Lobby & Corridors

Illumina’s R&D building construction faced several mechanical issues that delayed interior finish installation by four weeks. Further delay ensued when the original Graph Grid Panel System vendor rejected use of the TorZo panel due to panel instability. The architect and
millwork contractor turned to Averve’s Railset Web Panel System with the following results.

Illumina Corporation R&D Office Lobby & Corridors

  • Web sections were assembled off site during the delay. The Web installed at the rate of 3.5 sqft per minute. This made up for the mechanical delay lost time.

  • Since panels and the Web were fabricated to size off-site, less experienced carpenters were used to install decorative panels. This enabled the millwork contractor to put more carpenters on the job.

  • The unstable TorZo panels were held to alignment by the rigidity of the Web. 7,000 sqft of paneling installed without a single punch list discrepancy.

  • The Railset corner hardware ensured all column enclosure site lines stayed square and plumb.
T orZo Wall Panel Installation (typical corridor on four floors)