Roofing contractor ASSC, Netphen, Germany, puts a stainless steel roof on a private residence in Tucson, Ariz. Two different finishes of stainless were used: a highly reflective mill finish on the flat roof planes and sharkskin on the building’s fascias
What is perhaps most unusual, though, is that the specs call for a 28-gauge (0.4 mm) stainless steel roof. “The owner wants a place for family gatherings, and a roof that will last through generations,” explains project designer Les Wallach, founder of Line and Space Construction LLC, architects for the project as well as general contractor. The firm’s chief focus is on institutional projects such as the National Historic Trailscenter in Casper, Wyo., or the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum Gallery and Restaurant complex near Tucson. “This is our eighth or ninth residence, but it's much larger than the others, which ran from 3,000 to 6,000 square feet,” Wallach explains.