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	Copper	Zinc
Character	Soft, ductile, and never quite finished changing.	Muted, matt, and comfortable being grey.
How it looks	Bright pink-orange when new, moving through browns to deep near-black, or driven deliberately to green and blue verdigris.	Soft matt grey, developing a subtle mottled surface over time.
Where we use it	Facade cladding and shingle systems Hand-beaten sculpture and wall art Ceiling baffles and coves Feature doors and entrance panels Boundary wall and exterior treatments	Wall and facade cladding panels Decorative panelling and inlays Roof and soffit details Feature surfaces requiring a neutral metal
Outdoors	One of the classic exterior metals.	A traditional exterior cladding metal.
Finishes	11: mirror, brushed & satin, hammered, hand-beaten, embossed, special texture, special effects, antique…	2: brushed & satin, patina
In short	The most workable metal on the floor and the most unpredictable in service — which is exactly why it is used where character matters more than uniformity.	The quietest metal we work with.
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