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Abacus Wealth: Zen Design and Kentucky Barns
Roof rafters from a hundred-year-old barn built in Kentucky are transformed into a faux “roof” in Abacus Wealth Partners’ office space thousands of miles away in Santa Monica, CA.
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Alaska State Library, Archives and Museum: Geometry That Fits The Terrain
Five years of planning, designing, collaborating, and fabricating lead up to the opening of the Alaska State Library, Archives, and Museum in Juneau, AK.
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Atrium 800 Yates: Flexible Manufacturer
Because of the tight schedule of the project, the finish work for the atrium was entirely completed in only eight weeks, including the assembly and dismantling of scaffolding.
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Baylor Sammons Cancer Center: A Healing Environment
The design intent – which included a 10- floor curved walkway with specific access and acoustic requirements – required extreme coordination between all project specialty finish trades.
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BIGHORN Clubhouse: Built On Curves
BIGHORN’s Clubhouse features linear wood ceilings, leaf-shaped ceiling clouds and matching wall panels.
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California State Lottery: Sounds Like A Winner
The ceilings at the California State Lottery headquarters appear as folded planes of wood. They are also acoustically absorptive, which is essential in the main assembly chamber, “the Pavilion.”
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Charles Schwab Campus: Angled and Intricate
"This was 100 percent the most intricate, detailed and complex ceiling we've ever built."
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Colonel Nesmith Readiness Center: Regional Textures in a Community Space
By omitting 9Wood's final sanding process, the Western Hemlock Grilles retained roughsawn texture and markings, giving the hall a feel of having been in service for many decades.
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Douglas College Student Services Renovation: Twist and Turn
“We used a lot of imagination to build that ceiling. I’ve never seen a ceiling like it in all my years.”
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ESRI: Embracing Complexity
ESRI completed an extensive upgrade to their headquarters. 9Wood played an integral role in pushing the boundaries of innovation and coordination in manufacturing engineered-to-order specialty finishes.
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Harvard University - Smith Campus Center: The Center of Attention
“Precise alignments from wall to ceiling with immaculate detailing at every opening reinforces the main gathering space."
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Hillwood Office on Turtle Creek: Impressive On All Levels
9Wood’s wood grille ceilings at the Hillwood offices are massive—10,576 square feet.
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Hyatt Regency Seattle: Warm and Cozy Inside
"You walk into a large, expansive, flexible space. The finished wood product has acoustical properties that create an intimate experience."
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Jazz Pharmaceuticals: Overhead Origami
9Wood used just two triangular panel designs to create a wood ceiling with perfect proportions.
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Loma Linda University Social Action Corps Health Systems: Barrels and Beams
“We gravitated towards wood to bring warmth and timeless aesthetics to the space,” says the architect.
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Los Angeles Harbor College Theater & Music Hall: A New Angle on Theater Renovation
The challenge was to give the theater a modern look that tied in with the existing shell, while delivering on the project’s critical acoustical needs. The project had 6,900 SF of XL Channel tile and cross piece grilles.
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Michigan State University - Eli Broad College of Business: The Business World
"Generous use of wood ceiling and wall panels provides warmth and adds ... acoustical absorption."
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Newport Beach Civic Center: Custom Engineering at Evert Level
Like shimmering sails overlooking the nearby marina, the 150 by 30 foot curved ceilings bays conceived by the architect continue from the interior through the glass curtain wall to the exterior soffit.
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NV Portland: Millwork Made in a Factory
9Wood and ZGF Architects partnered on a wood grille ceiling that looks like custom millwork.
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Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact: Full-On Geometry
“The ceiling’s undulating shape references the biophilic theme of water echoed throughout the project.”
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Pierce College Performing Arts Center: Cross Sections of Complexity
Over 350 hours of drafting time were required to integrate all details, including field-dimension revisions, into a 3D model. Over 800 man hours of install time were required on the 1,623 SF ceiling.
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Sacramento International Airport - Landside Terminal: Rich Past Bright Future
The large scope of White Maple acoustic planks and beautiful reclaimed Redwood cross piece grilles manufactured by 9Wood and installed by Spacetone Acoustics, were key accents.
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Soka University Performing Arts Center: Performing Arts: Art in Execution
The result of a well-coordinated design process and the natural beauty of wood is a striking ceiling in the performing arts center. The fine acoustics add to the enjoyment for students and community members alike.
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Stanford University School of Medicine - Lorry I. Lokey Stem Cell Research Building: Special Conditions: Special Design
Why is building a ceiling out of bamboo a challenge to overcome? Working with unusual materials always presents a challenge for manufacturers – especially when the product is a wood ceiling with complex geometry. But bamboo brings its own unique challenges.
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State Farm Arena: Living Room for the City
The arena’s wood ceilings and walls are expansive. “It’s a unique landscape, wood traversing the building and clothing it with warmth.”
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Stoel Rives: The Height of Achievement
The law office of Stoel Rives in Portland, Ore., features 9,489 sq.ft. of Douglas fir ceilings.
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Telus Sky Tower - Calgary: The Perfect Lineup
“You don’t see ceilings like this in most lobbies. Most ceilings are flat, sometimes sloped. These are wavy on multiple levels.”
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Temple Beth Am: Divine Design
"Design-Build was perfectly suited for this project. It allowed us to work ... hand-in-hand with the fabricator."
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TripAdvisor: Modern Industrial Loft
Baker Design Group’s design intent for Tripadvisor’s new HQ near Boston was an “exposed wood deck and beam loft building”. It featured 13,852 SF of 9Wood 1100 Cross Piece Grille.
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University of California, Berkeley - Helios Energy Research Facility: Generations in the Making
Nineteenth- and twentieth-century reclaimed Indonesian Teak finds its way into a stunning interior and exterior ceiling design at UC Berkeley’s energy research facility.
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University of California, Berkeley - Li Ka Shing Center: Complex Ceiling for a Complex Science
Designed by ZGF Architects, Portland, Oregon, this project integrates a very intricate, almost jigsaw-puzzle composition of over 18,000 SF of perforated tiles, linear wood, grilles and various trims.
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University of Oregon Tykeson Hall: Ecologically Intelligent
“The result is an ecologically intelligent and elegant application of the salvaged wood.”
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University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Performing Arts Center: Performance, South Texas Style
Aesthetic treatment was critical for the faceted balconies and walls. The project featured over 5,000 SF of varied spacing grilles and 6,000 SF of Western Red Cedar Linears.
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University of Washington Foster School of Business - PACCAR Hall: Clearly Designed for Connection and Community
The building’s interior is a warm and rich environment because of the combination of finishes, especially the wood wall and ceiling panels and their relationship with the brick, metal and glass.
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Urban Waters: Reclaimed Wood: Urban Renewal
Reclaimed wood brings beauty and historic meaning to the design. 1,938 square feet of reclaimed wood wall and ceilings complement each other and contrast with a modern design palette.
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Virgin Galactic Gateway to Space: Fluid Lines
"Timber lends an organic warmth and tactility and is adaptable as a material to different geometries."
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Walton Arts Center: Complex Geometry
9Wood designed two ceilings that appear monolithic, but are made of open-cell cubes.
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