Unusual Configurations for Steel Buildings

One of the biggest advantages of deciding to use steel for your construction project is the versatility and adaptability of steel buildings. Because each metal building is custom-engineered for your specific needs and the requirements of your local building codes, it’s easy to plan in your modifications from the start. The buyer is often in on the design process from the start – you can designate the number and type of doors and window openings, for example, and delineate specifically where you want to place electrical outlets and wiring conduits. But steel buildings can be even more adaptable than those relatively simple modifications. Check out some of these unusual steel building configurations and styles.

The Urban Chicken Coop

What happens when a college decides to add chickens to its urban campus and engineers get involved? The urban chicken coops, designed by students and an instructor from University of Colorado at Denver, feature traditional steel building hoop construction and a corrugated steel roof, with a slatted wood bottom and wire mesh floor to make cleaning easy. The attractive metal chicken coops are a comfortable fit for the typical urban or suburban backyard.

Dealerships for GM Hummers

GM’s Hummer division has built distinctive and striking buildings for Hummer dealerships in about 60 cities around the country. The unusual design features an arched steel roof that seems to float above the steel-and-glass walls. Stylish and attractive, these steel buildings make a statement about what a well-designed metal building can look like.

Bus Stop Shelters

Waiting at the bus stop in some northern cities is a far cozier, more stylish affair, thanks to some beautifully designed bus shelters based on steel building construction. Like many other unusual steel structures, these shelters used the arch-frame construction for roofs that shed water and snow, making them safer and sturdier.

Homes

Steel buildings are finding more and more acceptance as residences, even in the most staid and conservative of communities. Metal building art can approximate any style you like, from cozy beach cottage to soaring glass and steel villa. Today’s technology allows for a steel home to fit perfectly into its surroundings – or stand out from the crowd. Owners of steel homes enjoy lower energy bills, lower maintenance costs and lower insurance premiums.

If you’re considering a construction project of any kind, there’s a good chance that a steel buildings supplier has ideas that will help you bring your construction concept to reality in a way you’d never envisioned – or exactly to meet your vision. Before you make a final decision on your building project, check out the many configurations available with buildings made of steel.