Science of Spirituality International Meditation Center, Lisle, Ill.

by Rosa Soto | 1 October 2019 12:00 am

The 55,110-square-foot Science of Spirituality International Meditation Center has a low, rusticated masonry façade juxtaposed with gold-clad volumes housing a 1,200-seat multiuse meditation hall and sanctuary space. Gensler designed the elliptical gold volumes as a unique form that draws attention to the sky like lotus flowers blooming from a pond.

Metal Design Systems Inc. fabricated and post-painted the walls with unitized frames that create angles from flat walls around two ovals. The top row of 0.125-inch plate aluminum panels has a custom perforated pattern with a back-pan painted gold to make the perforated pattern more prominent.

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