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The Golden Bowl

Snapshot By Mark Robins In Lisle, Ill., the Science of Spirituality International Meditation Center walls glow golden. Designed by Gensler, Chicago, and fabricated and post-painted by Metal Design Systems Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the walls incorporate unitized frames that create angles off flat walls around two ovals. On the top row, a custom-perforated pattern with… Continue reading The Golden Bowl

Snapshot

By Mark Robins

Mcn Snapshot May19 3

In Lisle, Ill., the Science of Spirituality International Meditation Center walls glow golden. Designed by Gensler, Chicago, and fabricated and post-painted by Metal Design Systems Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the walls incorporate unitized frames that create angles off flat walls around two ovals. On the top row, a custom-perforated pattern with a back pan accent in gold reveals the pattern more prominently.

Architect: Gensler, Chicago
General contractor: Skender, Chicago
Installer: Architecture Panel Systems, Naperville, Ill.
Post-painting: Metal Design Systems Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa,

Photos courtesy of Tom Harris