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Case Study - Gyeongju Tower Project Description: The Gyeongju Tower is a landmark architectural achievement located in Gyeongju City, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. This remarkable 17‐story [82 meter] building was built with a cut‐out in the center resembling the legendary nine‐ story Hwanryongsa Temple's Wooden Pagoda that was the largest pagoda in South Korea. It was built during the Silla pe‐ riod in the 6th century. The Gyeongju Tower is part of the Gyeongju World Cultural Expo Park. It has an observation lounge, exhibition hall, and hosts various cultural events draw‐ ing nearly 1 million visitors annually. Challenges: The principal architect, building owners and city officials wanted a show piece structure in the center of the Gyeongju Cultural Expo Park. They were interested in a reflective, me‐ tallic finish that would illuminate the structure and show off their ancestral heritage. They were also insistent that the composite panel must have a durable finish, be corrosion re‐ sistant and have a consistent panel‐to‐panel match quality. was processed in a continuous coil operation, the panel‐ Solution: to‐panel match quality far exceeded their expectations as compared to batch anodizing producers. Since the Mr. J.H Lee, President of Garmco Myunghwa Ltd., presented aluminum oxide layer is three times harder than the alu‐ the architect with samples of Lorin’s ClearMatt® finish. Ac‐ minum itself, durability of the finish was not a concern. cording to Mr. Lee, the building owners commented that “the Lorin Industries … The Finishing Solution Provider! clear anodized finish maintained the aluminum’s reflective properties like they were looking for and did not cover it up Application: like silver paint. There are too many buildings in Korea that Honeycomb Composite Panels are painted—and you can tell”. Since the anodized aluminum Product: Lorin ClearMatt® Architectural Class II Anodize Film Scope: 212,400 ft2 (19,700 m2); 120,000 lbs. (54,000 kgs) of Anodized Aluminum Metals Contractor and Service Center: Garmco Myunghwa Ltd., Seoul, South Korea Architects: Mr. JEON, JAE‐WOO Firm: Dong‐Nam Asia Pacific Mr. Lee, JONG‐SU Firm: Gil‐Lok Lorin Industries Inc. 1960 Roberts St. Muskegon, MI 49442 800.654.1159 .

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