CORTEN STEEL SCREEN
The client, a small innovative project developer called Orangerock, acquired a piece of land close to the city center for future redevelopment, planned to take place within ten years. On the site, some old buildings can be found that will eventually be demolished. Until that moment the developer decided to temporarily use one of the available buildings, an old rustique house, as his office. We were asked to design an intervention to turn it into a representative office. Instead of renovation for esthetic purposes, we designed a Corten steel screen that masks the old building. It was completely computer-cut, allowing a very sophisticated detailing. After production, it was installed within two weeks. To prevent staining the glass, rusty water from the roof is guided to a hidden gutter. The gutter ends above a massive rock, gradually coloring it orange over the years.
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Orangerock Projectontwikkeling
2010-2011
completed 2013
René Bouman
Sarah Blee
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