Alaska SeaLife Center

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Alaska Sealife Center

Seward,
Alaska

The natural beauty of zinc cladding materials harmonize gracefully to enhance and accentuate the other natural textures of the building materials and the site.

Given the facilities’ immediate proximity to the ocean,
and the guarantee of perpetual exposure to air borne salt spray, considerations of maintenance for the building exterior
became an early design topic.

Zinc cladding, with its proven record of performance
dating back hundreds of years,
became the natural favorite.

Owner: Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine Science
Architect: Livingston Slone, Inc.
Contractor: Strand Hunt Construction
Products:
Primary wall panel materials were fabricated from 24 gauge zinc sheeting in a standing seam panel design utilizing concealed clip fastening.

Infill panels at the glass curtainwall entrance were fabricated from matching 18 gauge material, while all copings and trims – including zinc louvers – were fabricated from 22 gauge material.

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