02 — Material Doctrine
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The weathered envelope
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Studio principles — built in Corten plate
Steel that finishes itself
The patina is the
final coat
No paint, no sealant — the plate oxidises for thirty months until the rust seals itself, then stops. Maintenance budget after that: none.
We build the
void first
The dark interior is designed before the wall. Light enters through cut slots, never windows — the room is a shadow you walk into.
One material,
inside and out
Facade, structure, furniture, screen — all the same 8mm plate. The detail count drops; the building reads as a single folded mass.
Colour earned from the
site, not a swatch
Olot rain, Rodez stone-dust, coastal salt — each context drives the rust to its own charcoal. The palette is local by definition.
This is the
RCR Weathering Steel
design system, applied by
Curio Design
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