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Hutto Cotton Gin
Hutto, TX
Preserving History
Reinventing the legendary Hutto Cotton and Grain Co-Op was a labor of love. As the crown jewel of Farley Street in downtown Hutto, Texas, the $1 million redevelopment project required months of preparation and planning, over 33 tons of custom-fit steel, and a look back at more … Read More
The complex design creates the appearance of a solid, corrugated wall during daylight hours. In the evening, the light filters through the perforated panels to reveal the interior against a solid backdrop.
The goal was to drive traffic to the site with an airy, functional space and a dramatically lit exterior, relying on perforated EcoScreen metal panels by CENTRIA as the central design element.
The “dual nature” of the stainless steel perforated EcoScreen panels, serves as both a transparent and reflective surface.
Antenora and the rest of the design team devised a concept they called the “glowing box.”
EcoScreen perforated screenwalls offer a 10–40 percent open area to control light and air movement while elegantly blending industrial and other applications with their surroundings.
The complex design creates the appearance of a solid, corrugated wall during daylight hours. In the evening, the light filters through the perforated panels to reveal the interior against a solid backdrop.
