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By Mark Robins
Posted July 1, 2019
By Mark Robins Gray parallel stripes on top of yellow parallel stripes on orange stripes on taupe stripes. Sections of the Gathering Church resemble a giant chromatic zebra. With its colorful insulated metal panels (IMPs), the St. Louis building challenges the way people see churches. Blakely Sheet Metal LLC installed more than 7,000 square feet… Continue reading Stripes
By Mark Robins

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Gray parallel stripes on top of yellow parallel stripes on orange stripes on taupe stripes. Sections of the Gathering Church resemble a giant chromatic zebra. With its colorful insulated metal panels (IMPs), the St. Louis building challenges the way people see churches. Blakely Sheet Metal LLC installed more than 7,000 square feet of IMPs by Kingspan Insulated Panels.

Architect: Vessel Architecture & Design Inc., St. Louis
General contractor: HBD Construction Inc., St. Louis
Installer: Blakely Sheet Metal LLC, Crystal City, Mo.
Coatings: Sherwin-Williams Coil and Extrusion Coatings, Minneapolis, www.coil.sherwin.com
Metal wall panels: Kingspan Insulated Panels Inc., Deland, Fla., www.kingspanpanels.us

Photos courtesy of Mark Kempf

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