Design tool for architectural panels

Blendz is a series of color-rich overlays for architectural panels. The hand-etched patterns and rich palette offer a specification tool that heightens the visual experience of a property. Color sequences are categorized into seven descriptive groups available in 14 organic patterns including Thunder & Clouds, Seashell, Waterslide, Bamboo, and Coral. Panels featuring the overlays are composed of 80% post-industrial recycled aluminum and contribute to LEED points.

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Ceilings Define Spaces

Heads up! These ceiling treatments in hotels, schools, and churches are meant to be seen, not ignored.

The ceiling and floor patterns work together in the conference center at the Hotel Sax, Chicago, where sweeping curves and illuminated planes create a sense of ease and fluidity. A prefabricated wood-plank ceiling meets custom-millwork walls to form areas of alternating light and dark. White fabric stretches across a metal framework and is lined with LED fixtures. The warm, glowing light enhances the design concept, illuminates the open area, and intermingles with the structural ellipse at the center of the space, says the architect, VOA Associates Inc., Chicago. Photo by Chris Barrett

A wood ceiling and marble floors and walls create contrast and clean lines in the elevator lobby of the conference level of the Marriott Beijing Northeast, Beijing, China. The architectural design, by VOA Associates Inc., Chicago, helps to direct traffic flow intuitively to the conference spaces. Photo by Fu Xing

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