100-Year-Old Update

by Mark Robins | 1 July 2021 12:00 am

Gray-blue configurations jut out like a ribboned washboard on top of shiny, parallel panels to produce a sleek and contrasting exterior. The panels (supplied by Lewisville, Texas-based Metl-Span) are part of a much larger adaptive reuse project consisting of a six-building renovation. Providing a modern aesthetic, the panels help revitalize a 100-year-old, 15-acre urban industrial site called the Century Foundry STL in St. Louis’ vibrant, growing Cortex innovation district. Vacant for nearly a decade, the abandoned site has endured the effects of neglect, time and the elements, but thanks to its massive makeover, is projected to transform into a new economic engine for mixed-use development.

Architect and building owner: The Lawrence Group, St. Louis, www.thelawrencegroup.com[1]
General contractor: S. M. Wilson & Co., St. Louis, www.smwilson.com
[2]Metal installer: IWR North America, St. Louis, www.iwr-na.com[3]
Metal wall panels: CENTRIA, Moon Township, Pa., www.centria.com[4], and Metl-Span, Lewisville, Texas, www.metlspan.com[5]

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