
Encompassing a 2-block area across from the 24-acre Cascades Park, The Cascades mixed-use project in Tallahassee, Florida is a vibrant live work play experience.
The exterior walls of the hotel feature CarbonCast insulated load-bearing panels with integral colored concrete and thin brick facade, sandblast finish, reveals, and recesses. The exterior walls of the apartments include insulated load bearing panels with integral colored concrete, sandblast finish, reveals, recesses, form liner, and thin set brick. Precast balconies are provided at each level. The interior face of the exterior walls and ceilings of Metromont’s proprietary MetroDeck system are exposed concrete for an industrial loft style look.
Total precast was selected for the hotel because of its versatility, low maintenance, and savings in cost and construction schedule. Total precast for the apartment was selected for its cost effectiveness, high-end finishes and low-maintenance cost and on time scheduling.