Studio MM Architect completed a Corten steel-wrapped house with a dogtrot-style breezeway that connects to a home studio in North Branch, New York.

The characteristics of Corten steel has been respected by all architects, both for its strength and for its particular color. It corresponds to a ...

Cor-Ten, he explained, lasts longer than conventional steel: "The core is stainless steel. The skin will oxidize, but at some point it will slow down and become stable. It has a 600-year lifetime.

Weathering steel, often known by its genericized trademark name, Corten steel, stands out for its ability to evolve, transforming into a medium that tells its own story.

Corten steel (often referred to as Cor–Ten) is a weather resistant steel which could more accurately be termed as an "Atmospheric Corrosion Resistant Steel".

The Corten steel external walls extend far beyond the building’s internal volumes to serve as solar-shading fins. Related: The Courtyard House Battles Extreme Heat With Passive Strategies In India ...

For the facade, the architects installed alternating strips of glass and black aluminum panels to create a sleek and modern appearance. A second skin of perforated Corten steel cut into the shapes ...

The behemoth — which weighs some 110 tons, making it heavier than a Boeing 757 — is built out of quarter-inch Corten steel, a material known for forming a surface-only rust which protects it ...