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CityLine Apartments

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CityLine Apartments — Seattle, WA

Solid Douglas Fir with Clear Finish

SKU(s): 82-2113-4

Project Details

Building Type

Hospitality

Contractor

Treble Interiors, Federal Way, Washington

SCOPE

1,836

ARCHITECT

Lair Design, Seattle, Washington

COMPLETION DATE

January 2016

9WOOD PROJECT

10817

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TripAdvisor

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TripAdvisor — Needham, MA

Solid Red Oak with Custom Stain

SKU(s): 1115-3

Designing a 282,000SF world headquarters is a monumental task in itself, but making such a large space feel warm and “homey” is an altogether different challenge. Baker Design Group was tasked by TripAdvisor for such an undertaking for their new HQ in Needham, MA. The design intent was to give employees and business partners a “connotation of home”. The key was introducing lots of natural materials, including wood, to create an “exposed wood deck and beam loft building.” A wood ceiling would help meet the aesthetic and acoustic requirements of the large space.

Standing in the main “forum” atrium, the overhead ceiling panels are emblazoned with a blue sky graphic to give it the feel of strolling outside on a clear, sunny day. Four floors wrap the giant gathering space like stacked terraces, and a large amount of the building’s 13,000SF wood ceilings are visible from this vantage for an impressive architectural display.

To meet the acoustic and aesthetic requirements, BDG specified a deep “baffle” Grille. Not only do the unusually large ¾” x 5” blades on 6” centers match the grandeur of the building, but this configuration gives enough open area to achieve the required 0.85 noise reduction coefficient (NRC), largely delivered via 1-1/2” fiberglass blanket above the grilles. This helps dampen the sound for the open-plan design, which is quickly filled with conversations and background noise from the over 1,400 employees.

The aesthetic requirement created another challenge, especially given the compressed schedule. The original color control was stained Teak veneer, known for its rich grain. Due to schedule constraints of securing that volume of Teak veneer from overseas, 9Wood proposed an alternate sourced in North America: Quarter Sliced Red Oak. Agreeable to the Red Oak’s natural graining, the tricky part was dialing-in the perfect tone to mimic Teak’s color. 9Wood provided a few versions of stained hand samples, and then a 4-panel mock-up, to make sure everyone was satisfied before fabrication.

BDG’s ideal was to create “an ‘un-corporate’ working environment that is both timeless and authentic.” Acoustical contractor Allan Construction summarized the project’s success aptly, commenting—“It’s very outdoorsy. It looks more like a home than a business.”

Project Details

Building Type

Office

Contractor

Allan Construction, Inc., Salem, New Hampshire

SCOPE

13,852

ARCHITECT

Baker Design Group, Boston, Massachusetts

COMPLETION DATE

July 2016

9WOOD PROJECT

9527

AWARDS

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Lighting Integration in Wood Ceilings

Light fixture selection and integration is a key feature in any space. But how is it accomplished? Can I put lights in any ceiling? How are they installed? Where should I hang the fixtures from? All these questions and more require thoughtful planning and coordination. It’s no secret that lighting can make or break a …

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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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Blue Cross Blue Shield HQ

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Blue Cross Blue Shield HQ — Richardson, TX

Carbonized Bamboo with Custom Stain

SKU(s): 82-2314-3

Project Details

Building Type

Office

Contractor

Drywall Interiors, Irving, Texas

SCOPE

9,000

ARCHITECT

Corgan Associates, Inc., Dallas, Texas

COMPLETION DATE

May 2009

9WOOD PROJECT

2206

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University of Oregon Natural History Museum

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University of Oregon Natural History Museum — Eugene, OR

Solid Douglas Fir with Custom Stain

SKU(s): 6113-3

Project Details

Building Type

Education

Contractor

Acoustical Tile System, Eugene, Oregon

SCOPE

261

ARCHITECT

Robertson Sherwood Architects, Eugene, Oregon

COMPLETION DATE

January 2011

9WOOD PROJECT

4796

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Arizona State University Downtown – Dining

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Arizona State University Downtown - Dining — Phoenix, AZ

Walnut Veneer with Custom Stain

SKU(s): 4112-48

Project Details

Building Type

Education

Contractor

T-P Acoustics, Phoenix, Arizona

SCOPE

1,940

ARCHITECT

SmithGroup, Pheonix, Arizona

COMPLETION DATE

August 2008

9WOOD PROJECT

2636

AWARDS

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Lighting Integration in Wood Ceilings

Light fixture selection and integration is a key feature in any space. But how is it accomplished? Can I put lights in any ceiling? How are they installed? Where should I hang the fixtures from? All these questions and more require thoughtful planning and coordination. It’s no secret that lighting can make or break a …

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Hyatt Regency Seattle

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Hyatt Regency Seattle — Seattle, WA

Solid Western Hemlock, White Oak Veneer, Elm Veneer with Custom Stain, Custom Stain, Custom Stain

SKU(s): 2100-Custom, 1116-3

The Hyatt Regency Seattle in Seattle, Washington has 1,264 guest rooms and 105,000 sq. ft. of meeting and ballroom space.

The ballroom features 17,860 sq. ft. of custom acoustic panelized linear ceilings. It also has 6,752 sq. ft. of custom acoustic panelized linear walls. The panels — 493 ceiling panels and 339 wall panels — are made with 3/4-in. plain sliced white oak veneered wood.

The wood members have various widths, and the panels themselves vary in width and length. The woven forms and varying surface colors of the linear wood walls and ceilings act like a “woven wood basket,” the architect says.

The wood grille ceilings in the hotel’s restaurant total 3,647 sq. ft. The restaurant ceiling was laid out as dozens of separate floating clouds. The architect was impressed not only with the subcontractor’s craftsmanship but also with the acoustical properties of the wood grilles. A private dining area has an additional 3,088 ft. open reveal continuous linear wood ceiling.

The use of wood reflects a Northwest design sensibility, as described by the architect, which also includes elements such as diffused light and reflective surfaces.

Project Details

Building Type

Hospitality

Contractor

Performance Contracting, Woodinville, Washington

SCOPE

33,103

ARCHITECT

LMN Architects, Seattle, Washington

COMPLETION DATE

May 2018

9WOOD PROJECT

11316

AWARDS

2019 CISCA Award of Excellence (West Region/Civic)

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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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Charles Schwab Campus

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Charles Schwab Campus — Austin, TX

Solid Western Hemlock with Custom Stain

SKU(s): 2316-2, 2116-2

The Amenity Center and Building 2 at Charles Schwab’s Gracy Farms campus in Austin, Texas, features 22,143 sq. ft. of Forest Stewardship Council certified western hemlock linear ceilings in multiple elevations and dimensions.

The wood “softens the modern architectural forms,” says the senior designer at Page, Austin, Texas. The ceilings contribute to “gracious and interconnected public spaces,” the architect says. “They complement the unique natural features of the campus setting in an urban forest.”

The Amenity Center features a 4,188 sq. ft. panelized linear wood ceiling in its lobby. The stained hemlock overhead adds warmth. It’s not an industrial space. Instead, it makes you feel at home. The panelized linear ceilings run on the lower lobby level and at the top of the staircase.

Building 2 has 17,955 sq. ft. of both panelized and continuous linear wood systems — (1) a 8,786 sq. ft. panelized linear wood ceiling in the lobby and hallways, and (2) a 7,774 sq. ft. continuous linear wood ceiling and 1,395 sq. ft. open reveal continuous linear wood ceiling in a multipurpose auditorium and dining room.

The auditorium is “where the magic happens,” the subcontractor says. These ceilings are V-shaped, and angle upwards, inwards and outwards. “The ah-ha moment came when the owners said, “That’s what we wanted. It’s absolutely beautiful.”

Project Details

Building Type

Office

Contractor

DPR, Austin, Texas

SCOPE

24,856

ARCHITECT

Page, Austin, Texas

COMPLETION DATE

February 2018

9WOOD PROJECT

12356

AWARDS

2019 CISCA Award of Excellence (West Region/Office)

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Angled and Intricate

"This was 100 percent the most intricate, detailed and complex ceiling we've ever built."

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University of California, Berkeley – Helios Energy Research Facility

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University of California, Berkeley - Helios Energy Research Facility — Berkeley, CA

Solid Reclaimed Teak with Clear Finish

SKU(s): 2314-3,2114-3

Nineteenth and twentieth century Teak finds its way into a stunning interior and exterior ceiling design at the Energy Biosciences Building. The Teak, used at the Energy Biosciences Building, was harvested from old Indonesian houses and factories built 50 to 125 years ago.

The order for reclaimed Teak was placed 5 months in advance of the project. “The forethought you have to put into a material lead-time like that is just intense,” says 9Wood’s project manager, Rebecca Hart. “We got the project its own grade. No one has bought reclaimed Teak at this level of premium grade, so far as we know.”

It suits the researchers at this energy biosciences building, who are developing biofuels and biomass resources for the future. Everything here is about the environment. “The Teak species is a beauty that will last,” says architect Johnny Wong of the SmithGroup. “It tends to do well with moisture. It’s a stable, dense wood.”

Reclaimed Teak ceilings fill the lobbies and upper-floor corridors. They create “inspiration space,” says Wong. “Creative ideas don’t necessarily happen in front of a lab bench,” he says, “but often through collaboration in a more informal setting.”

“This is a truly custom, one-in-the-world ceiling,” says a 9Wood spokesman. The architect is pleased. “We created a lab building that doesn’t have an institutional look,” Wong says. “We brought life to it.”

Project Details

Building Type

Education

Contractor

Performance Contracting, San Francisco, California

SCOPE

12,791

ARCHITECT

SmithGroup JJR, San Francisco

COMPLETION DATE

October 2011

9WOOD PROJECT

4359

AWARDS

2013 Berkeley Design Advocates Biennial Awards for Design Excellence

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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 Washington Foster School of Business – PACCAR Hall

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University of Washington Foster School of Business - PACCAR Hall — Seattle, WA

Solid Douglas Fir with Clear Finish

SKU(s): 2112-5

Situated in the heart of University of Washington’s gothic campus, the brand new 132,000SF Foster School of Business Paccar Hall sits next to UW’s oldest building. Emphasizing the building’s focus on “interconnectedness”, the heavily-glazed five-story building includes terraces overlooking the quad, a café, a 250-seat auditorium, administrative offices and dozens of classrooms. The interior prominently features FSC-certified vertical grain Douglas Fir linear wood panels in the four-story atrium.

The LEED Gold Paccar Hall is heavily daylit. Because 45% of the building’s surfaces are glass, wood offers a warm high-end finish to balance the glazing. Douglas Fir has strong ties to the region’s heritage and it was important to have the members extra thick and wide to match the grandeur and scale of the space. Per the LEED requirements, the wood had to be harvested within 500 miles from FSC-certified forests. In addition, it had to maintain structural integrity and architectural aesthetics even with exposure to the elements. This required us to dig deep within our supply chain.

After thorough research and subsequent samples, the architect selected FSC-certified vertical grain Douglas Fir. The break-through came when we were able to source this wood from the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation in Northern California, an FSC-certified landowner. This location barely met the 500-mile requirement. “It was 462 miles to be exact,” recounted our local rep. “I remember the number because they wouldn’t believe me at first!”

Once the species and module had been selected, the focus turned to the installation of the 40-foot tall interior and exterior ceilings and custom mitered walls. The 12-foot long ceiling panels ran end to end for 250 feet and would have to be aligned perfectly. From the fourth-story walkways, the close-up sightline would reveal any misalignment along the long run. The panels weighed about 40 pounds each and had to be raised in a scissor lift both for the interior and exterior. There was little room for recourse once a panel was installed because of the extreme coordination required to maneuver the scissor lift around other trades.

The architect summarized the final installed product by saying, “The Paccar Hall building interior is a warm and rich environment because of the combination of finishes, especially the wood wall and ceiling panels and their textural relationship with the brick, metal, and glass in the space. It is quite striking.” Paccar Hall is set to be a campus center for decades to come.

Project Details

Building Type

Education

Contractor

Forrest Sound Products, Redmond, Washington

SCOPE

12,680

ARCHITECT

LMN Architects, Seattle, Washington

COMPLETION DATE

December 2009

9WOOD PROJECT

2813

AWARDS

2010 Construction Excellence Awards (Bronze, West Region, Interior Finishes),2011 NWCB Outstanding Project of the Year (Suspended Ceiling, Washington)

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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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Colonel Nesmith Readiness Center

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Colonel Nesmith Readiness Center — Dallas, OR

Solid Western Hemlock with Clear Finish

SKU(s): 1125-1, 1124-3, 1124-1

The Nesmith Readiness Center is the new location for the 162nd Combat Engineering Company. Thomas Hacker Architecture (THA) wanted to incorporate elements that really evoke the “hands-on” quality of combat engineers, which is why 9Wood was brought on to provide the walls and ceilings for the main Grange Hall.

9Wood’s custom capabilities with the 1100 Cross Piece Grille were a major factor in being selected for the completed space. For this project, THA chose solid two inch wide by four inch deep Western Hemlock. The grille panes were provided in two different member spacings to alter the look as the eye follows the walls up to the ceilings. By removing 9Wood’s final sanding process, the Western Hemlock Grilles have a rough-sawn texture, as well as markings from the kiln-drying process. This gives the Grange Hall a feel of having been in service for decades, while having only been completed in October of 2012.

Architect Derek deVille continues by stating that “wood is a common building material in the Pacific Northwest. There’s a large tradition of wood structures both for Grange Halls and also the large barns of the area. 9Wood seemed to be the perfect sort of material for that.” The Hemlock was harvested within 500 miles of the jobsite, adding to the regional-sourcing aspect.

The Colonel Nesmith Readiness Center is a grand addition to the Oregon National Guard and the Dallas community. Designed for Guard assemblies and community events, the Grange Hall will stand as a welcoming space for years to come. The 9Wood walls and ceilings are a highlight of the building’s design, and a beautiful tie-in of the rich history of Northwestern American culture. Receiving a Northwest Walls & Ceilings Bureau’s 2013 Outstanding Project award only adds to the special nature and design of this unique project.

Project Details

Building Type

Other

Contractor

Performance Contracting, Tigard, Oregon

SCOPE

9,105

ARCHITECT

Hacker Architects, Portland, Oregon

COMPLETION DATE

August 2012

9WOOD PROJECT

5748

AWARDS

2013 CISCA Award of Excellence (Silver, West Region, Interior Finishes), 2013 Northwest Walls & Ceilings Bureau Outstanding Project of the Year (Suspended Ceiling, United States), 2013 AIA Portland Design Excellence (Merit)

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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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