In last month’s issue, we had an entire special section devoted to the many ways architects and designers are using metal in the interiors of their projects. If you happened to miss it, be sure to check out the articles on our website or in the digital issue. This month, we turn to the outside, specifically residential projects, to showcase the ways metal is being used not just as a roofing material, but also as a way to establish new styles within residential design.
In “Metal in Residential,” starting on page 16, we take a look at three residences across the country and see how the architects made very conscious decisions to use metal as more than just an accent. Learn what motivates the architects to use metal in new and exciting ways as we explore a home nestled into the dunes of Michigan, a studio building in Washington, D.C., and a private residence in Santa Fe, N.M.
Carrying on the idea of metal in residential design, this month’s Building Profile, “A Sustainable Community,” takes a closer look at pocket infill neighborhoods. We explore Keller Court Commons, a community of eight houses with a central grassy courtyard and a small common building in Petaluma, Calif. Showcasing a rural chic, but contemporary style design, standing seam metal roofs and corrugated metal wall panels provide a consistent design throughout, while being low maintenance. Even while being in close proximity to the neighbors, the single-family residences still maintain a sense of privacy.
Moving from the residential sector, we turn to higher education in this month’s Green Scene. In “An Artful Façade,” starting on page 24, we take a look at The Emma and Georgina Bloomberg Center on Cornell Tech’s new Roosevelt Island, N.Y., campus. Designed by Morphosis Architects, New York City, as the first academic building on campus, the Bloomberg Center sets the way for the design and building performance. The $130 million project is LEED Platinum certified and one of the country’s largest net zero academic buildings. The highlight of the project is its curved and porous façade made up of a unitized system of metal panels, windows and curtainwall.
