Pterodactyl

The industrial Culver City in California now has one more architectural highlight. A roof structure shaped like a flying pterodactyl was built on top of a car park. Along with Los Angeles, this city founded in 1913 was one of the centres of the US film industry for decades. While the buildings constructed in the 1970s and 1980s weren’t always particularly beautiful, the place came to life again in the 1990s. Today the city is characterised by architectural artworks. A striking example of this is the addition of a three-storey car park. The pterodactyl lands on top of this, spreading its wings and bending slightly forward to look at the street. A total of 2,104 m² of RHEINZINK titanium zinc in the RHEINZINK-prePATINA blue grey quality were used. The installation system utilised flat lock tiles. You can find more details in the project report that can be downloaded on the left.