Cor ten steel

If you don’t recognise the name, you may recognise the material by this picture. [It's not the timber, the door or the windows.]No? Read on.What is COR-TEN®?Put simply, it is a type of steel. More specifically it is a high strength, low alloy structural steel created by United States Steel in 1930 to resist abrasion and corrosion. The brand name is inspired by its two key properties; corrosion resistance and tensile strength.Developed by mixing a particular combination of steel and alloying…

The Heathdale Residence designed by TACT Design

Corten Steel (sometimes known as weathered steel) is a group of steel alloys that are often used in outdoor construction. Corten Steel was designed to eliminate the need for painting and if left outside, exposed to the elements, they will develop a rusted appearance in just a few months.

Cor-ten steel looks good on fences, raised garden beds, and retaining walls. Here are 8 surprising ways to use the weathered metal in a landscape.

Using corten steel for landscape and garden applications is an effective way to define space, create borders and privacy, and add style to an outdoor space.

smith house by mackay-lyons sweetapple architects consists of three pavilions across a two-acre oceanfront site adjacent to the architect's farm.

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Alpine work with weathered steel on the teaching building in University’s West Downs Campus in Winchester.

Gardening seems to be more insulated from the trends that drive home decor, but I think that’s because it takes longer to develop a garden. You can buy new furniture for your living room and change the whole look in a day but a change like that takes years in a garden. Still, I believe […]