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August 2, 2012

Challenge for rehab team: Put roofing on walls

  • The metal panels add texture while giving the former Sunset House apartments a contemporary look.
    • By JON SILVER
    Journal Staff Reporter

    Photo by Stephanie Guerrero [enlarge]
    The metal-siding system for Seattle’s First & Vine Apartments was installed after aligning nearly 9,000 individual parts.

    As anyone who's ever worn white pants or a complicated hairdo knows, sometimes you'd rather look good than be practical.


     
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