For everything in between, there's always alternative stone types (such as blue marble), color filters, and man-made agglomerates to achieve the exact hue you're searching for!
From pale pinks interlaced with ivory to blood red interspersed with clear crystal, red onyx is the most ephemeral stone.
On the softer side, pink and peach toned clouds float among ivory, giving the stone a dreamy air. With the appropriate backlighting strategy, these stone panels take on a soft glow that brings out the detail in the lighter portions of the slab.
When sharper, deeper reds are used with clearly defined crystals, the stone erupts into an explosion of color and beauty. When deep red onyx is backlit, the individual crystals are further emphasized and the color contrast intensifies.
Which color palettes do you most often use in commercial design? Continue to stay tuned for more inspiration!
2. The orange Mercury onyx that the designers chose for this project is pretty unique (see below photograph of the unlit stone) and is sure to look gorgeous all lit up. Can’t wait to get those stone photos up on the website!
3. All of the corners are meticulously quirk mitered and have been detailed down the the millimeter, so the vertical reveals are a clean architectural detail.
4. The tolerances on our products are pretty low, so the size of all the stone panels, LED panels, trims, and fasteners have also been detailed down to the mm before production.
5. We’ve gone to great lengths to make sure the book matched seams are perfect. So we’ve been harping on our stone guys to make the perfect cuts and account for stone waste.
6. Every single component will arrive on site at the same time; stone, LED panels, wiring, all of our tools, our crews, even stainless steel trims. That’s a whole lot of coordination!
7. This marks the second large commercial job which will be using our NEWLY engineered increased capacity FLAT-Lite™ power supplies with integrated dimming capability. So full dimming control can be achieved through the Lutron BMS, and can be set for each individual interior lighting scene!
After months of coordinating between the general contractor, electrical subcontractor, millwork subs, and owner to make sure everything goes smoothly, tomorrow the ball drops – check in daily for updates on the construction process.
Thanks to all those who behaved themselves on St. Patrick’s day to prepare for the trip to Norfolk!
View the Wells Fargo Center project rendering
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