Perforated wall panels define communications building

by Jonathan McGaha | October 31, 2013 12:00 am

kohlerCompleted in 2011, the Kohler[1] Communications Building in Kohler, Wis., features weathered steel supplied by Central Service Steel Inc.[2], Pelham, Ala. Maplewood, Minn.-based MG McGrath[3] fabricated and installed 18,000 square feet of 12-gauge Corten exterior custom perforated wall panels in a rust color with a pre-rusted finish. MG McGrath also fabricated and installed 2,000 square feet of Corten interior custom perforated wall panels in a rust color finished on both sides with incralac. Holes in the weathered steel panels have 3/8-inch-thick Plexiglas lenses. Light fixtures are pointed at the back of the panels to provide a light source for the lenses.

 

The interior panels were mounted to custom-fabricated I-beams that were also Corten steel and pre-rusted. Every other door was mounted on hinges welded to the panels and welded in place on-site by tradesmen. The building’s owner is the Kohler Co., Kohler. The general contractor was CG Schmidt[4], Milwaukee, and the architect was San Francisco-based Gensler[5].

Endnotes:
  1. Kohler: http://www.us.kohler.com/us/
  2. Central Service Steel Inc.: http://www.centralsteelservice.com/
  3. MG McGrath: http://mgmcgrath.com/
  4. CG Schmidt: http://www.cgschmidt.com/
  5. Gensler: http://www.gensler.com/

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