CANOPY 2010-2011 | Des Plaines | Chicago, IL 8,850 SF
A b uffet-st yle alter native that is like an o u td oor pavilion in a forest, The Canopy b e ck o n s w i th i ts ex ter i o r wall of floor-to ce i l i ng, hand- cut wood r ibs that undulate l i k e r ippling water. At both the pr incipal a n d VIP entrances, gues ts are greeted by d ense ver tical hedges of live plants s u s t ained
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d e p e nds on saturated coconut shells. The wo o dland fantasy, which relates with the Ca s i no’s ac tual forest preser ve neighbor, co nt inues inside with natural sk ylights, a “ w i n dow ” that reveals yellow birch trees, an d a D MAC- desi gn ed ca r p et t hat evokes t h e f iltered, var ied light on a forest floor. Th e natural palette creates an idealized n at u ral environment that is a per fec t p l a ce to recharge. Project Team: Dwayne MacEwen [Principal Architect] Kavita Marudadu, Siamak Mostoufi, and Aaron Beyers [Project Architects] Jeremy Nye, Difei Yao, and Michael Sikler [Project Team]
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