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If you missed our first blog post about GPI technicians arriving on-site for this long awaited backlighting installation at the Grand Hyatt San Francisco, check it out here (and take a peek at the project rendering). After a labor-intensive weekend, the bottom and center rows of the custom-built 3Form Varia Ecoresin and wood slatted surface panels […]
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For the extensive renovation of the San Francisco Grand Hyatt in Union Square, the teams at Indidesign (interior design) and Revolver (lighting design) envisioned a custom panel and backlighting treatment to revive the wall surfaces at the main escalator. Extending from the lower lobby to the main lobby, dark wood panels striated with thin lines […]
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Original blog post: Contact closures, relays, Cue servers, DMX decoder units, din rails… if you’re a conceptual designer, you’re probably not too interested in what those mean, but when implemented through a thoughtful electrical engineering process, these items can add a whole new element of fluctuation to your spaces. Imagine synchronizing the vertical movement of […]
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For the Marriott Renaissance and Residence Inns located in Arlington, Virginia, the design teams at Forrest Perkins and Cooper Carry envisioned a softly glowing beacon to anchor the lobby space. With a table that wraps up the wall and returns back to form a soffit, this eye-catching piece called for a solution that included softly […]
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Bringing together fine art photographs of natural grasses, custom bent glass, and LED backlighting can be difficult – throw in a curved shape with a narrow lighting cavity and the stage was set for this example of custom integration at the lobby of Lancaster General Health Women and Babies Hospital. Architects Noelker and Hull wanted […]
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Project Update: LED Light Panels at AED Idea Center Installed, Glass Panels Evenly Backlit Backlit Glass Columns by GPI | AED Idea Center | Washington, D.C. Architect: Studio 27 Architecture Lighting Designer: MCLA Application: Backlit frosted glass at eight columns Products: GPI Infuse™ Flat-Lite™ LED Panels at 3500K lighting temperature Integration: Diffuser films to hide lamp […]
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Part 2 of our photo update from the construction site at the Wells Fargo Center in Norfolk, Virginia. We manufactured, engineered, and installed the backlit onyx feature wall system and four-sided column wraps in the main lobby. All of the prep work and structural steel has been completed and we are now hanging our FLAT-Lite™ […]
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A photo update of our installation progress on-site in Norfolk, Virginia (see the project rendering belowfor the final vision). Most of the steel has been installed and a few FLAT-Lite™ LED panels were tested. Everything fit together perfectly and it looks like the columns will be installed tomorrow. The reception wall (above) had some framing adjustments, which […]
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This week marks the long awaited kickoff of the installation of our Wells Fargo Center job in Norfolk, Viriginia. From the time a project is initiated to the actual installation, there’s a lot that goes on behind the scenes. Here’s just a little taste of why we’re so excited to finally be on the construction […]
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