My firm is providing construction management services for a storefront project that our studio designed last fall. The vintage corrugated roofing we picked up in Maryland today is integral to the latest (and final!) iteration of the project's design, which has evolved significantly from its starting point. Much gratitude to client and building owner Pete Pacinelli for sourcing the material. We are using it as siding on the Boston Street street facade, where the deteriorated brick wall had to be removed. The construction crew is working on stabilizing the brick facade at front and rear, and the metal siding will clad the new infill wall. Using this material is an homage to the industrial buildings and garages that we are losing in the neighborhood. It is also connecting the urban and the rural. Growing up in Vermont, we used this material for roofs on our barns and outbuildings.
A stunning forebay barn on the property where the metal roofing is stored. The integrity of workmanship revealed by this historic barn is something we admire, and strive for in all of our work.
The manufacturer's logo, "Mercury Open Hearth." We will install much of the roofing with the underside exposed, and these logos will become part of the design.
65 2'x9' sheets loaded into the van.
This heart pine will be milled into tongue and groove flooring and used by a national retail store in its outlets.
I demonstrate how the corrugated material will be installed. We will be fabricating a special vertical channel with a flange, to both receive the metal panel and conceal the cut edge of the exposed brick wall.
Our design for the three exterior facades of this corner building, and two inspiration images.