Jorden Esser
Ironclad
Cast iron panelled facade of "Kraton 230", a multifunctional building, part of the former Rotterdam Schiecentrale power plant.
Zoom in to see the wonderfully detailed decoration.
From: Mei-arch-eu: Kraton 230 cast iron facade panels
This former electric power plant and the many large ships that used to moor here, are reflected in the building’s large scale and rough, bold image. In 2001 the idea came up of cladding the building in rusting cast iron panels. Because this was a new and unknown technique at the time, extensive research of the fabrication process was necessary. For example, first a mock-up was developed to test and observe the rusting process..
Ironclad
Cast iron panelled facade of "Kraton 230", a multifunctional building, part of the former Rotterdam Schiecentrale power plant.
Zoom in to see the wonderfully detailed decoration.
From: Mei-arch-eu: Kraton 230 cast iron facade panels
This former electric power plant and the many large ships that used to moor here, are reflected in the building’s large scale and rough, bold image. In 2001 the idea came up of cladding the building in rusting cast iron panels. Because this was a new and unknown technique at the time, extensive research of the fabrication process was necessary. For example, first a mock-up was developed to test and observe the rusting process..