On Saturday, it felt as if half of Stockholm took a walk around Djurgården. Personally, I not only enjoyed the sun but also the nice corten facade when I passed the restaurant Aira on Biskoppsudden. A year ago, we completed the work for the star restaurant, where we not only made the corten steel façade but also a larger canopy at the entrance. Inside the restaurant, we also made interiors designed by the interior designer and designer Jonas Bohlin. I hope I will enjoy it and good food when the restaurant hopefully opens again soon. Svenska Brassierier is behind the restaurant, which will be run by the top chef Tommy Myllymäkis.
Corten steel
Corten steel is beautiful and requires minimal maintenance. It gives a natural and rustic feeling. Over time, it acquires a rusty and beautiful color. It is a slow-rusting and weather-resistant steel that was developed in the United States in the early 20th century. Initially, it was mainly used for stoves and chimneys. Today, corten is very popular. It is used in a variety of areas that require a maintenance-free and rusty surface that is sufficiently resistant that the steel does not rust. Everything from house facades to edge steel, artwork, amination nets, containers and pots.
The steel initially has a gray tint. Over time, it undergoes a unique color shift to a warm reddish brown color. The surface layer rusts (oxidizes) depending on climate changes and how long the steel is exposed to weather and wind. After a while, an even and dense rust coating (oxide layer) forms on the steel surface which slows moisture from further penetrating and thus causing further impact. The steel also stops precipitating rust. Corten steel rusts more slowly than ordinary steel.
How long does the cort last? It is not possible to give a direct answer to that question, but it depends entirely on weather, wind and other conditions. There is information that it lasts for 100 years under the right conditions in the thickness of 3 mm and up. In any case, it has a long service life and is maintenance-free for many years to come! A good environmental choice!
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