To update facilities and unify the campus, Ohlone College added three academic core buildings to its terraced, hillside grounds overlooking San Francisco Bay. Architects specified a decorative metal mesh screen to cover a five-story stair tower. The raw stainless was sandblasted to create a dull matte finish that forms the Ohlone name and an accompanying tree design. The artwork also provides shading to the southern exposure and meets Ohlone’s goal of using recycled materials on building projects.