Superdome Reskin

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Since 1976, Gibbs Construction has been the team behind the buildings where we all work and play, grow up, grow smart, and grow old. We're the hardhats you've seen on almost every campus, on every corner. The group behind the Superdome re-skin. The Smoothie King Arena. The Audubon Institute's Cool Zoo. The Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. We work to ensure that every project we touch truly becomes part of the neighborhoods we love.

Superdome Reskin

Budget: $19.3M
Size: 500,000 SF
Owner: Louisiana Stadium & Exposition District
Architect: Billes Partners LLC | Sizeler Thompson Brown Architects | Trahan Architects
Completion: 2010
Delivery: Design-Bid-Build

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I would like to take this opportunity to extend our sincere appreciation to your entire staff for the excellence afforded to this unique project. The results are stunning, coming not only from the design team but also from the multitudes of visitors to the facility. Gibbs Construction is truly a premier construction services provider.
Richard S. Kravet, AIA, NCARB | Billes Architecture LLC

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Gibbs was proud to complete major post-Hurricane Katrina renovations to the exterior of the Superdome, introducing its now famous gold sheen. The project featured new inventions and one-of-a-kind construction, design, and engineering techniques developed for the replacement of over 400,000 square feet of exterior metal skin layer.

The new skin used 16,000 independently removable panels with an adjustable attachment system tested to exceed code requirements and withstand extreme wind conditions.
Gibbs also installed new club level windows into newly created openings, after selective demolition of the exterior wall system, mechanical louvers and substructure.
Additionally, the project involved the replacement of expansion joints and cover plates, and the installation of two escalators located on the plaza level to access the ballrooms.