Peggy,

Here are some examples of the use of stainless steel but sometimes structural aluminum is a better choice.

For the Retail and Street Car Callboxes the upper elements are stainless. These are the panels  where the lights would have been when these were fireboxes

http://www.charlesbergenstudios.com/rhode-island-ave-call-boxes 

The inserts in the harps are 1/4" Structural Aluminum  

On Bowie the panels are 1/2" Structural Aluminum. They are 60" wide and as tall as 60"

http://www.charlesbergenstudios.com/bowie-past-present-and-future  

For the DDAY Wayfinding Sculptures our plan was to use a 1/2" thick stainless suitable for a marine environment.

http://www.charlesbergenstudios.com/normandy  

I think the aluminum is quicker and thus easier to cut with a waterjet and less costly to have fabricated than the stainless steel. 

We used the stainless to ease welding circles on the bottom and also attaching steel threaded rod. Obviously in a marine environment you would go with the 
specialized stainless steel but otherwise I stick with the 6601 Aluminum.

Thank you,

Charles Bergen AIA LEED AP


Charles Bergen Studios




On Thu, Apr 4, 2019 at 12:05 PM Peggy Kendellen <pkendellen@racc.org> wrote:

I am working on a project that is recommending the use of  ½” laser cut stainless steel for about 20 first floor window panels on a prominent building.  Each panel will feature part of a narrative that wraps three sides of the building and needs to have 50% negative space for transparency.  Does anyone have an example of ½” stainless steel being used for a public project? 

 

Thank you.

 

 

PEGGY KENDELLEN

Senior Public Art Manager

 

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