Comments on: Modern Home - 2062 E Fletcher Street

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:40:13 +0000

I really like the effect of rusted metal. Personally.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 03:28:33 +0000

Wow, it looks bad now. I really don’t like the rusted facade.

By: dacdac

dacdac — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 01:49:06 +0000

everybody love this house but look what happened now with this house……
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dacdac79/5463647454/

By: Tyler

Tyler — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:12:18 +0000

Marie, thanks for the kind words, Try emailing Chad at the 100khouse.com site he was the one that told me about the steel sheets. He is the post right above yours.

By: Marie

Marie — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:20:48 +0000

I really adore your website. I think we must have similar taste!
I live in Atlanta and I was wondering where I might find the panels that this home has as a facade on the front? You said that they were perforated corten steel sheets. Do I just go to a metal fabricator and show him a picture? I was just thinking of a way to cover some old windows on the front of a classic ranch to make it appear more contemporary.

thanks for all the info, this is my new favorite pastime!

By: Chad

Chad — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 22:45:35 +0000

No problem. The front is nothing more than perforated corten steel sheets. You can see it is starting to rust in the top of the first picture. Now, the full facade is almost completely rusted.

The panels are simply set a couple of inches off of the front of the house which is stucco’ed with normal windows and doors. During the day, the facade looks like solid metal. At night you can see is if the lights are on and the shades are open. It adds a bit of privacy and security to a rough street in addition to looking sweet.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 22:25:23 +0000

Chad thanks for the info, I think that background info makes this rehab that much more impressive. On another note, do you know what was used on the exterior of the house? My wife would love to open a modern salon and loves the black metal screen look.

By: Chad

Chad — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:12:08 +0000

This house is around the corner from me. A little more on the background:

This was a rehab done by three architecture students in Philly during their summers and spare time. They took on this project and did almost all the work themselves rather than going the more traditional internship route.