Profiles

Blue

Designing a custom project in Blue? There are a number of ways to achieve a Blue color in a variety of materials and metal systems, including anodization, patina, titanium-coloring, as well as painting processes such as powder-coating. Below is a selection of inspirational designs in Blue that were manufactured by Zahner.

Completed Works

Featured ProjectMiami, Florida

Brickell Flatiron Parking Garage

Brickell Flatiron is a residential high-rise that towers above the Brickell district of Miami, Florida, at 736 ft. The name “flatiron” references the triangular lot that the 64-floor condominium sits on. Zahner worked closely with the architect, Luis Revuelta, and the developer, CMC Group, through the Zahner Assist process. Zahner’s scope of work included design assist services, engineering, fabrication, and installation of the podium’s 13-story, 100,000 square foot parking garage façade. In total, the design team went through four façade design iterations before ultimately determining that the final design both creatively complimented the curvilinear forms of the architecture above and met the established budget.

Omaha, Nebraska

SUNY New Paltz

The State University of New York (SUNY) Campus Commons addition in New Paltz is a centerpiece for the school's audacious program. Designed by ikon.5 architects, the glass and metal 'crystalline palisade' was 'grown' on the plinth of an existing concrete building. The new construction is designed for LEED Silver certification, incorporating radiant heating and cooling, photo-optic lighting controls, and substantial natural day lighting and views. The muted turquoise surface is made using a pure copper alloy, preweathered and patinated (the process of developing a patina on metal) using a proprietary process developed by Zahner. The process results in an insoluble protective patina on the copper panel's surface, variegated and eccentric.

Tacoma, Washington

Chihuly Bridge of Glass

Jackson, Mississippi

McCoy Federal Building

Cambridge, Massachusetts

MIT Stata Center

Fayette, Iowa

Quill

Asia

Sidra Medical Center

Shawnee Mission, Kansas

Trinity Sculpture

Kansas City

Celestial Flyways

Featured ProjectKansas City

Starlight Theater

Starlight Theatre has a rich history, which dates back to 1925, when a Romanian Queen visited Kansas City. The city's Federation of Music worked to bring a musical showcase which raised nearly ten thousand dollars, which began the movement for an outdoor theatre space. In 1951, construction was completed. In the late 1990s, they theatre company recognized a need to fortify For the Theatre's centennial, a new building was completed to improve that quality of productions which could be performed at Starlight. In 2000, Zahner was responsible for manufacturing the new roof system for the amphitheater. Named the Jeannette and Jerome Cohen Community Stage, the new stage also included a roof for Starlight theatre, and increased its technical capability, making it one of the largest roadhouses in the country.