AMAZON BLOCK

SOLUTIONS STUDIO®

UNIQUE CANOPIES

NBBJ IRVINE, CALIFORNIA, USA

GREAT PARK

Together with NBBJ Los Angeles and Plas-Tal, Arktura designed and fabricated multiple expansive canopies for the 688 acre parkland’s championship sports stadiums and support buildings, delivering shade to spectators, while providing a high level of design sophistication to the public development, one of the largest of its kind in the country.

GRAPHITE DESIGN GROUP SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, USA

AMAZON BLOCK 21 DIGITIZED MURMURATIONS

Arktura, in collaboration with Graphite Design and Tbar Construction, employed innovative, thoughtful approaches to design, manufacturing, and installation to make this unique custom ceiling system in the heart of downtown Seattle, Washington a reality. The feature ceiling serves as the key welcoming attraction to a massive new two-story-high tech company campus finalized in 2019. Extending approximately 8,600 square feet of interior and exterior areas, this custom ceiling takes its cues from nature, with a design directly inpired by the swarming flight patterns of birds. These murmurations were translated into nearly 3,500 “Pixels,” elegant powder-coated aluminum subpanels that use only bent angles and underlying color gradations to evoke a dynamic feeling of movement through a static system. Pixels modularly connect to larger torsion panels, some hoisted several stories high. Enhancing both the visual richness and complexity of execution of the ceiling are the system’s integrated lights. These add to the ceiling’s dynamic feelings of movement in the nighttime, accentuating the angles of Pixels and colors of their underlying panels, and adding a layer of depth to the entire system, through their interplay of light and shadow. the end result is a unique experience that reinterprets Pacific Northwestern fondness of nature through an innovative, tech inspired lens.

SOLUTIONS STUDIO®

GENSLER DALLAS, TEXAS, USA

AT&T

AT&T’s transformation of their campus in Dallas, Texas was intended to create a place of community, both for its employees and the community at large. Gensler designed a dynamic entrance to the office with a backlit canopy that extends over the sidewalk. A custom Delta Drop® with subtler faceting and custom perofrations bring a sense of movement to the canopy, leading people inside.

DELTA DROP® CUSTOM DYNAMIC LIGHTING

IWAMOTO SCOTT ARCHITECTURE LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA

TISHMAN 160 SPEAR

Tishman Speyer commissioned Iwamoto Scott Architecture to redesign the main entrance, lobby, and plaza of 160 Spear. This intent included a geometric canopy that made an inviting plaza while also providing shelter from rain and sun. In addition, architects wanted to carry the hour-glassshaped faceted interior lobby to the exterior. They enlisted the help of Arktura’s Solution Studio Team to bring their intent to reality. The resulting combination of Fin, Cladding, and Faceted Panels combined to create a monolithic field uninterrupted. It breaks the exterior barrier and seamlessly flows into the dynamic lobby and plaza of 160 Spear. “

STANTEC FLINT, MICHIGAN, USA

ELMER KNOPF LEARNING CENTER

A striking entrance for the Elmer Knopf Learning Center in Flint, Michigan, was created with Vapor® Pixel, backlit for dramatic impact day and night. Arktura worked in tandem with Stantec to propose the illuminated entrance for the Genesee ISD - Elmer A. Knopf Learning Center, a center-based school for students from a collective of 21 districts in Genesee County identified as Moderately Cognitively Impaired and Autistic. The final design features Arktura’s cutting edge Vapor® Pixel in a glimmering effect and serves to inspire and empower students as they enter their community.