Image copywright Cemal EndenI came across this Cor-Ten facade this week. It's the Raif Dinçkök Yalova Cultural Center in Yalova, Turkey, by Emre Arolat.
When Cor-Ten is employed, with it comes (or should come!) the understanding that it will weather, and as a part of that weathering there will be some staining on nearby materials. What I like about this particular use of the Cor-Ten is that it is a direct reference to the industrial nature of Yalova the city, and patina-ed metals like what happens to Cor-Ten are a familiar sight on buildings in the area. I also like the architectural literalism of the parti: the cultural center is within the industrial arena, and this relationship is played out in the building when the cultural center program is arranged freely within the almost fence-like or screen-like walls built of the industrial Core-Ten material. This can be clearly read from the plan:
And experienced in these images:
Of course, this being Facade Friday -what's draw me here is the scrim-like beauty of the Cor-Ten as articulated on the facade:
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