KANSAS CITY CHIEFS TRAINING FACILITY, KANSAS CITY, MO.
Contractor: A2MG Inc, Blue Springs, MO.

Story from Architectural Metal, December 2009 - Read Complete Article

Football fans agree the new Kansas City Chiefs Training Facility in Kansas City, Mo., has scored a breakaway touchdown. The gleaming new three-story facility features an office building for staff, two auditorium-style meeting rooms, locker and equipment rooms, and a player and staff dining area. But the building’s most striking feature is its three-story atrium topped by a football-shaped copper roof – fabricated and installed by SMACNA contractor A2MG Inc. of Blue Springs, Mo.

A2MG Inc. installed the 3,500 square-foot roof under aggressive time constraints and in a challenging, limited space. They worked three stories up amid the wind and weather to install the oval roof that is shaped like the Chiefs’ beloved pigskin. The compound radius roof is constructed of 16-ounce copper flat-seam panels and surrounded by 1/8-inch anodized aluminum alloy plate panels around the roof’s perimeter.

The rooftop is also embedded with six pairs of rectangular skylights to provide daylight, and sits above a tall, airy atrium made of windows and steel that inside features player memorabilia and a players’ lounge. The skylights were designed on the roof to form the “seams” of the football.

With this high-profile project, A2MG helped create the unique focal point that symbolizes Kansas City’s love of the game.

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