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Use
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Applications
Treehouse -
Characteristics
Zinc is durable, highly resistant to atmospheric corrosion and can be recycled indefinitely
2 General Catalogs
2 General Catalogs
Located at Camp Southern Ground in Fayetteville, Georgia, USA, the evocatively named Space Crab designed by Jefferson Browne Greham Architects is a treehouse that has been designed to cater for children of all abilities with a special emphasis on those with neurodevelopmental disorders as well as social or emotional challenges. The treehouse earned its name from a resemblance to a horseshoe crab with a curved body formed to fit within an existing grove of trees and a long tail that forms a 200-foot-long accessible ramp.
The design brief was to create a building with a projected life of over 100 years. This criterion lead to the use of a steel structure, metal cladding and PVC decking material to create a sturdy and durable structure.
Zinc Slate from MetalTech Global was used for the external cladding of the Space Crab and was selected for its properties as a ‘living material’. When exposed to the elements, zinc naturally develops a thin protective layer referred to as patina. The patina creates resistance to the weathering and corrosion processes that many other metals are subject to. Zinc cladding is a highly durable material well suited to meet and exceed the 100+ year design life of the Space Crab.
About Zinc
Zinc zinc coils and sheets may be purchased directly through MetalTech. They are available in the natural finish as well as two pre-weathered finishes and 6 Rainbow colors. The advantages of using zinc as a building material are numerous:
Durability: Zinc has a very long life and is highly resistant to atmospheric corrosion. The patina that appears on the surface after exposure has a self-protecting effect giving the material a beautiful appearance that lasts for decades.
Environment: Zinc is one of the few materials used in construction that can be recycled indefinitely without losing its physical and chemical characteristics.
Malleability: Zinc conforms to practically any shape including bends and complex geometric forms.
Style: Zinc is a contemporary material that is perfectly suited for all types of construction both in classical and modern architecture.
Variety: Zinc offers a huge variety of surface finishes, allowing vast application possibilities.
Zinc sheets and coils are distinguished by:
All rolled products by Zinc exceed the requirements set by the ASTM B69-13 standard for rolled architectural zinc and the EN988 standard.