The new Mary W. Sierra Family YMCA in Wesley Chapel, Florida, is making a splash with its modern design, and GeoMetal® decorative metal panels are part of the look. Featuring our Suds pattern and finished in Apollo White, the panels were used to create eye-catching architectural features at the building’s main entrance and as cladding for the rooftop equipment screen.
The $35 million, two-story facility is Wesley Chapel’s first YMCA, offering nearly 50,000 square feet of fitness, aquatics, youth programs and community spaces. With its bright turquoise accents, expansive windows and clean white exterior, the building brings a fresh, modern look to the growing community.
Making an Entrance with GeoMetal®
The building’s main entrance puts GeoMetal® front and center. Large, custom-shaped panels featuring our Suds pattern extend vertically along both sides of the entryway, creating a unique architectural feature beneath the oversized canopy.
The pattern’s varying circular cutouts add texture and visual interest to the facade, while the Apollo White finish complements the building’s bold turquoise columns and surrounding glass. The panels feature our standard AAMA 2604 super-durable polyester powder coating, providing a durable, weather-resistant finish suited for exterior architectural applications.
Together, these elements give the entrance a clean, contemporary look, with the decorative metal panels adding just the right amount of architectural detail.
Taking the Design to the Rooftop
The GeoMetal® treatment doesn’t stop at the entrance. The same Suds pattern and Apollo White powder-coated finish were also used as cladding for the building’s rooftop equipment screen, helping conceal mechanical equipment while giving the roofline a finished architectural appearance.
Rather than using traditional solid metal panels, the rooftop screen features the same decorative panels seen below. This carries the design from the main entrance up to the roofline, making the equipment screen feel like a natural part of the building’s architecture.
With GeoMetal® featured in both entry and rooftop locations, the Wesley Chapel YMCA is a great example of how decorative metal panels can be used for architectural accents and practical rooftop screening while maintaining a consistent design.
