Boston Opera House - Entrance Gates
Boston, MA United States | 2004
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CloseThe NMR Center is the largest Thai Buddhist meditation center outside of Thailand. Financed by the Thai government, the building is three stories high and topped with a golden Chedi or spire. Another unique feature of the project is a 25 foot high bronze Buddha weighing 15 tons.
To protect the fabrication from corrosion and provide an aesthetically pleasing image, the architect specified a duplex system...
Recognizing the need for security for the property as well as a design in keeping with the character of the project, the design team created a perimeter fence comprised of solid steel pickets and entrance gates of the same material with accents representing the culture of the community. To protect the fabrication from corrosion and provide an aesthetically pleasing image, the architect specified a duplex system of hot dip galvanizing, epoxy primer, and urethane topcoat.
Details
Award Class
Newly Complete
Award Sectors
Artistic
Building & Architecture
Duplex Systems
Environment
Suburban
Location
Raynham, MA United States
Reasons for Galvanizing
Aesthetics, Coating Durability
Components Galvanized
Entrance and perimeter gates.
Tonnage/Size
Steel: 8
HDG: 8
Team Members
Fabricator
Joyce Davis
American Steel Fabricators
Architect
Been Z. Wang
Architectural Resources Cambridge
Other
Steve Tierney
Stantec (Landscape Architect)
Member Galvanizer(s)
Duncan Galvanizing Corp.
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