METAL RESOURCES
Steel
Forged Persistence
The history of contemporary civilization is intermingled with the prowess of iron and steel. Steel is an alloy of iron with a small amount of carbon. Iron has been known since ancient times but it has only been in the last couple of centuries that the metal has moved from a material of tools and implements to one of art and architecture.
Brown University APM
The Applied Mathematics building at Brown features Zahner Solanum Weathering Steel.
Types of Steel
Learn more about the properties, manufacturing, and applications of steel, including information about popular architectural steel finishes and a selection of Zahner projects featuring each type of steel .
Zahner Steel Surfaces
Explore architectural steel finishes developed by Zahner.
Spectura
Iridescent Finish on Steel
Oscura
Blackened Patina on Steel
Solanum
Pre-Oxidized Weathering Steel
Stainless Steel
Versatility & Variation
Few metals can compete with the versatility of stainless steel. Stainless steel in the hands of a knowledgeable fabricator, offers infinite variations of finishes and textures that can be mixed, layered, etched, and embossed to create a surface appearance and reflectivity no other material can match.
Broad Art Museum
Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, The Eli & Edythe Broad Art Museum features Zahner Angel Hair..
Types of Stainless Steel
Learn more about the properties, manufacturing, and applications of steel, including information about popular architectural steel finishes and a selection of Zahner projects featuring each type of stainless steel .
Zahner Stainless Steel Surfaces
Explore architectural stainless steel finishes developed by Zahner.
GB-60
Diffuse Stainless Steel Finish
Fuscara
Blackened Patina on Stainless Steel
Angel Hair
Ambient Reflectivity Finish on Stainless Steel
Copper, Brass, and Bronze
Refined With Age
Copper, and the brass and bronze alloys of copper, are metals that have been with mankind since antiquity. When copper is combined with different elements, elegant colors and tones can be produced both naturally and artificially to create sculpture, fenestrations, facades, and a wide range of architectural accents.
Festival of Arts
Bauer Architects renovation included feature walls fabricated with Zahner Dirty Penny Copper.
Types of Copper, Brass, and Bronze
Learn more about the properties, manufacturing, and applications of steel, including information about popular architectural steel finishes and a selection of Zahner projects featuring each type of metal .
Zahner Copper Surfaces
Explore architectural copper finishes developed by Zahner.
Star Blue
Preweathered Patina on Copper
Dirty Penny
Preweathered Patina on Copper
Zinc
Distinguished Utility
The beauty and behavior of a zinc surface is unlike any of the other metals used in art and architecture. It is a natural material, an element, rendered from minerals to a level of considerable purity that changes in appearance as it interacts with the light of the day and the conditions of the environment, conveying richness, depth and dimension.
Taubman Museum
Designed by Randall Stout Architects, the Taubman Museum features Zahner Roano Zinc.
Types of Zinc
Learn more about the properties, manufacturing, and applications of steel, including information about popular architectural steel finishes and a selection of Zahner projects featuring each type of zinc .
Zahner Zinc Surfaces
Explore architectural zinc finishes developed by Zahner.
Roano
Preweathered Patina on Zinc
Hunter
Preweathered Patina on Zinc
Baroque
Preweathered Patina on Zinc
Aluminum
Unrivaled Applications
Aluminum is the metal of design. Widely used in architecture, furniture, and increasingly more often by artists as a sculptural material, aluminum in its various alloying forms offers the designer a vast and diverse assortment of choices and incomparable possibilities.
Wynwood Garage
The Wynwood Garage designed by Faulders Studio features painted aluminum perforated panels.
About Zahner’s Metal Expertise
For much of our 125-year history, A. Zahner Company has worked to understand the nature of material surfaces that find use in art and architecture. Our experience covers all the common alloys of metal in use today as well as some less known, specialized metals.
We have undertaken extensive research into patination and surface finishes of metals to expand the growing palette of options available to the designer and user.
Our collaboration process centers on each project’s unique needs. We engage directly with and offer our knowledge and expertise to owners, designers, and builders to arrive at a surface material that provides the highest value. We consider today’s attributes of a material, the long-term performance, and the impact to the environment.
We welcome the opportunity to review your design concepts and to share our insights and knowledge to achieve the incredible.
Bring a 125+ Years of Metal Expertise to Your Project
Our experience covers all common alloys of metal in use today and lesser known, specialized metals. Start a conversation with our Custom Solutions team to see how we can collaborate to achieve the incredible.