{"id":8786,"date":"2026-05-24T17:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T17:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/?p=8786"},"modified":"2026-05-29T15:17:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T15:17:02","slug":"weathering-steel-wraps-indigenous-museum-in-arizona-by-eyrc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2026\/05\/24\/weathering-steel-wraps-indigenous-museum-in-arizona-by-eyrc\/","title":{"rendered":"Weathering steel wraps Indigenous museum in Arizona by EYRC"},"content":{"rendered":"
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California studio EYRC Architects<\/a> has expanded the Cocopah Museum in Arizona<\/a> with a standalone building constructed from weathering steel<\/a> and pigmented cast concrete.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Cocopah Museum and Cultural Center<\/a> preserves and showcases the history and traditions of the Indigenous people of the Cocopah Nation, located close to the city of Yuma and the Colorado River along the current US-Mexico border.<\/p>\n

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The standalone extension to the Cocopah Museum and Cultural Center is wrapped in panels of weathering steel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Both EYRC Architects<\/a> and the general contractor contributed their services pro bono for the design and construction of the extension, which comprises a new standalone building close to the original museum built in 1996.<\/p>\n

“Designed and built on a modest budget, the project reflects a deep respect for place, people and tradition,” said EYRC.<\/p>\n

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An orthogonal plan and overhanging flat roof reference historic Cocopah buildings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The 1,200-square-foot (111-square-metre) gallery has an orthogonal plan and an overhanging flat roof that “directly reference the historically sustainable dwellings of the Cocopah people” according to the studio.<\/p>\n

Separated from the older building by a landscaped garden, the new structure’s main volume is cast from pigmented concrete that echoes the hue of the surrounding landscape and evokes the earthen walls used in historic Cocopah dwellings.<\/p>\n

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Pigmented cast-concrete walls echo the hues of the surrounding landscape<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Walls clad in vertical panels of weathering steel wrap three sides of the gallery’s exterior and are intended to patina over time.<\/p>\n

Inside, a lattice of willow branches covers the ceiling as a nod to the Colorado River’s native vegetation.<\/p>\n

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A trellis formed of steel reinforcing bars shades the clerestory windows from the desert sun<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Meanwhile, an external trellis of steel reinforcing bars offers a contemporary take on the same idea and “a poetic expression of structural honesty and simplicity,” EYRC said.<\/p>\n

“Natural materials and a modern interpretation of traditional Cocopah building practices connect the architecture to its environment,” the studio added.<\/p>\n