Portsmouth Abbey Student Center

Architect

ikon.5 architects
New York, New York

Metal Finisher

DLSS Manufacturing
Burlington, North Carolina

As part of the school's master plan, the Portsmouth Abbey School's new 8,000 SF student center serves as a viewing porch to Narragansett Bay. It features a custom perforated and pre-patinated copper screen referencing historic campus buildings nearby. Not only beautiful, the copper screen panels moderate both heat and solar gain.

Crocker Architectural Sheet Metal engineered these 48-ounce thick copper panels and mounting system, with metal finishing services completed by DLSS Manufacturing, who carefully executed the copper panel patination process. The result is both functional and symbolic.