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Cover me Historic Roundhouse at DuSable Museum gets new polymer roof By Kathleen S. Ziprik A "There were literally old limestone walls in danger of falling in on themselves and the old asphalt roof had rotted away stable during the 1893 World's Fair, the Roundin places over time," says Sarah Delezen, house at DuSable Museum in Chicago was restored senior project manager for the Alter Group. "The DaVinci Roofscapes Multi-Width slate in 2011. Originally built in the early 19th Century, the structure's roofng tiles selected look amazing on the Roundhouse. The structure's original roof round shape is made of Joliet limestone and topped by a polywas made of slate, so we were pleased that these polymer tiles have the texture and mer tile roof that stands up to the Windy City's snow, hail, wind subtle variations of color that make them appear historically accurate. The Castle Gray and daily weather conditions. blend of colors in the roof perfectly offsets the copper gutters on this structure." A comprehensive exterior renovation, which started in 2009, Bill Latoza, LEED AP and founding principal with Bauer Latoza was completed in April 2011. Part of the frst African American Studio in Chicago specifed the low maintenance roofng products museum campus in the United States, the 66,000-square foot for the Roundhouse roof. "For me, the real selling point was the Roundhouse and the adjoining buildings are home to a library, varied color selection of the blends because it didn't make the roof café, galleries, technology and language lab, museum store and look monochromatic. Combined with the larger profle that allows educational spaces. for a strong shadow line, these synthetic tiles are ideal for historic The newly restored Roundhouse doubles the available space for preservation projects. DuSable Museum, which is dedicated to the collection, preservation, Latoza says this type of man-made alternative product also is interpretation and dissemination of the history and culture of Africans green-friendly and helps complement the historical integrity of the and Americans of African descent. Roundhouse. "At the same time, these tiles are easy-to-maintain and The structure only was used for storage during the past 50 offer long-term benefts for the future of the structure. We're pleased years. At the start of the renovation, project managers realized that with these tiles and I'll be specifying them again in the future for the frst priority was to support the historic restoration of the building. other historic preservation projects." 68 fter a proud history that includes serving as a horse CommerCial ConstruCtion & renovation — September : OctOber 2013