BEYOND METAL

Authentic cold rolled steel trusses, replicated in Class A fire retardant, high-impact urethane foam (at 105 pounds per 30' truss), complete with lite flake texture, gussets and rivets. Adding further realism, the 3-monitor media center is mounted directly to the 30' trusses. Rival House, Grand Casino, Hinckley MN.

ARCHITECTURAL COMPOSITES - METALS - THE LOOK WITHOUT THE WEIGHT

Any look and less weight. Whether it’s iron, steel, pewter, copper or titanium; plates, beams, pipes or channels; installation is beyond easy.

Our industrial artisans can hand cast materials with steely realism down to the last rivet, weld, hinge and gusset. FORMA Beyond commercial replications are a fraction of the weight of the real thing, yet they stand up to years of real-world use and never rust.

FORMA Beyond: ADVANTAGES OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS OVER METALS

  •  Replications of any type of metal, custom colors, surface textures, wear and antiquity and patina
  •  C-channels, I-beams, trusses, gussets, panels, feature walls, decorative structures, etc.
  •  Design concepts, custom samples, CAD, engineering, shop drawings, project management
  •  Lightweight for ease of transport, fabrication and assembly
  •  Doesn’t rust or corrode
  •  Looks available in Epoxy Cold Cast™, Class A fire-rated Engineered Wood Fiber and GFRC
  •  Custom commissioned artwork
  •  Epoxy Cold Cast panels are flexible, able to be installed ove contoured surfaces
  •  GFRC elements are 3.5 times lighter than steel and 14% lighter than aluminum
  •  8" GFRC C-channel = 3 PPF, 12" C-channel = 5 PPF, 15" C-channel = 7 PPF, 18" = 12 PPF and 36" = 27 PPF
  •  Supports interior and exterior commercial applications depending on material selection
  •  Can be easily repaired on site if damaged
  •  10-year color-safe sealers
18" x 17' GFRC C-channels (<200 pounds) , 3.5 times lighter than steel, 14% liter than aluminum adorn the exterior of the latest Peloton shop. The Street, Chestnut Hills, MA.

Light weight C-channels and gusset plates with rivets replicated in glass fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC), 3.5 times lighter than steel, 14% liter than aluminum. Peloton shop, The Street, Chestnut Hills, MA.

Epoxy Cold Cast™ pocket doors in Heavy Flake with Silver.

Heavy Flake with Silver steel panels replicated in Epoxy Cold Cast™ covering pocket doors

GFRC C-channels with replicated nuts and washers provide the look of authentic steel. They are 4-times lighter than real steel for easy installation and provide long term, rust-free maintenance. Celtics and Bruins ProSHop, TD Garden, Boston, MA.

Light weight C-channels replicated in GFRC provide the look of authentic steel. 4-times lighter than real steel for easy installation and provide long term, rust-free maintenance. Celtics and Bruins ProSHop, TD Garden, Boston, MA.

Traditional ODOT Green steel bridge sections replicated in Engineered Wood Fibres, complete with rivets and years of hard earned rust.

Traditional ODOT Green steel bridge sections replicated in Class A fire retardant Engineered Wood Fibers, complete with rivets and years of hard earned rust.

Epoxy Cold Cast™ stove pipe, in Heavy Flake with banding, and counter C-channels with rivets, Bar Rustic, Kingston, MA.

Custom stove pipe with Heavy Flake texture and riveted banding and below-counter C-channels with rivets, replicated in Epoxy Cold Cast™, Bar Rustic, Kingston, MA.

I-beams made of lightweight Epoxy Cold Cast™, wood beams from Class A made of lightweight Class A high-impact foam and arches from lightweight GFRC, Bar Rustic, Kingston, MA.

I-beams made of lightweight Epoxy Cold Cast™, wood beams from Class A made of lightweight Class A high-impact foam and arches from lightweight GFRC, Bar Rustic, Kingston, MA.

Epoxy Cold Cast™ risers and stringers in Heavy Flake with Bronze, The Row at Assembly Row, Somerville, MA.

Epoxy Cold Cast™ risers and stringers in Heavy Flake with Bronze, The Row at Assembly Row, Somerville, MA.

Heavy Flake steel plates in Epoxy Cold Cast™ with Silver surrounding bar mirrors. (Photo Courtesy The Row at Assembly Row and JS Photography.)

Custom, vintage ceiling tins replicated in composite urethane installed in the mail room at the Moderna Framingham apartment complex. (Photo courtesy Planeta Design Group)

Epoxy Cold Cast™ I-beams and Lite Flake barrel wall with riveted banding, Bar Rustic, Kingston, MA.

Epoxy Cold Cast™ I-beams and Lite Flake barrel wall with riveted banding, Bar Rustic, Kingston, MA.

18" GFRC C-channel canopy (12 pounds per foot), The Street at Chestnut Hill.

18" GFRC C-channel canopy (12 pounds per foot), The Street at Chestnut Hill.

15" Class A high-impact foam C-channels (1.4 pounds per foot) with Class A foam gusset plates and rivets Also, panels of Class A brick reclamations in White Wash - Fuel America, Worcester, MA.

15" C-channels and gusset plates with rivets replicated in Class A fire retardant Engineered Wood Fiber, Fuel America, Worcester, MA

18" x 17' lightweight GFRC C-channel canopy (200 pounds) being installed at The Street at Chestnut Hill.

Heavy flake, vintage angle iron with nuts and washers replicated in light weight Epoxy Cold Cast.

Barrel vaulted ceiling covered with Heavy Flake in Bronze steel panel replications made from lightweight Epoxy Cold Cast bring an air of industrial might to the Hartford, CT office.

Barrel vaulted ceiling covered with Heavy Flake in Bronze steel panel replications made from lightweight Epoxy Cold Cast™ bring an air of industrial might to the Hartford, CT office.

Barrel vaulted ceiling covered with Heavy Flake in Bronze steel panel replications made from lightweight Epoxy Cold Cast bring an air of industrial might to the Hartford, CT office.

Glass fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC) C-channels create an industrial look on the exterior of the Chipotle restaurant, Portsmouth, NH

18" x 17' lightweight GFRC C-channel canopy (200 pounds) being installed at The Street at Chestnut Hill.

Curved rusted steel barrel ceiling section with heavy flake texture and riveted banding replicated in light weight Epoxy Cold Cast™. Bar Rustic, Kingston, MA.

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