Snapshot: Rust Never Sleeps

by Mark Robins | 1 November 2021 12:00 am

Vinegar. That and other compounds were applied to custom-perforated Corten steel on a sculptural gateway titled The Ribbon at the Ygnacio Center in Walnut Creek, Calif. This rubicund tarnish resulted in a signature rusted look without the years of aging required naturally. Creating a memorable entrance and a sense of enclosure that modernizes and reinvigorates a 50-year-old commercial office complex, these trapezoidal metal forms extend from the community building to the adjacent parking garage. A complex hanging system balances light and heavy metal sections to create a floating effect, and the perforations minimize weight and allow for wind passage.

Building owner: Hines, Houston, www.hines.com[1]
Architect: Form4 Architecture, San Francisco, www.form4inc.com[2]
Steel installer: Mancias Steel Co., San Jose, Calif., www.manciassteel.com[3]
Steel finisher: Stuart Dean, San Francisco, www.stuartdean.com[4]
Metal panels and fabricator: Master Metal Products, San Jose, www.mastermetalproducts.com[5]

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