MERCEDESBENZ SUPERDOME, New Orleans
Retrofit Team
ARCHITECT: Trahan Architects
Materials
The Superdome renovation includes 365,000 square feet—more than 400,000 pounds—of Lorin Light Bronze ColorIn Stucco embossed anodized aluminum with an architectural Class I anodized layer. Each panel, covered with a fade-proof finish, weighs approximately 27.5 pounds.
Trahan Architects team members were looking for a color that replicated the original finish and resembled the New Orleans Saints gold. The team wanted the beauty of the embossed aluminum to show through while retaining its color for years to come. To achieve this goal, Lorin developed a new product by using its color-consistent processing capabilities and continuously communicating with the team involved in the project to ensure its product would bring the vision to life. The resulting aluminum enhances the natural characteristics of the metal through an oxide layer that also protects the multidimensional look.
The stadium’s exterior LED lighting system illuminates the aluminum exterior and can reproduce any color, pattern, or image onto the unique finish of the stadium panels.
ANODIZED ALUMINUM PANEL MANUFACTURER: Lorin
PHOTO: LORIN