DILLER SCOFIDIO RENFRO’S SEAMLESS BOOTH DESIGN FOR TWOFOUR54

Panelite Bonded Series Backlit Walls twofour54 trade show booth Abu Dhabi Diller Scofidio Renfro 1

 

DILLER SCOFIDIO RENFRO’S SEAMLESS BOOTH DESIGN FOR TWOFOUR54

“Panelite panels played a central role in the successful realization of our Cityscape
project. The structural connection fin and pre-fab mitered corner details allowed us
to create a seamless, lightweight skin for the installation. Once installed and backlit,
the piece was free of distracting structural shadows and remained easy to disassemble and move.”
– Charles Renfro, Diller Scofidio +Renfro

 

DESIGN: Diller Scofidio + Renfro
PROJECT: Trade Show Booth at Cityscape Abu Dhabi
CLIENT: twofour54
INSTALLER: Action Impact
All drawings and images courtesy of Diller Scofidio + Renfro

 

CHALLENGE

  • Execute DS+R’s seamless, ethereal, luminous aesthetic for the “floating”volume.
  • Backlight the panels with a diffuse, even light quality and without structural shadows.
  • Make the structural system and connection details as minimal as possible for visual elegance, ease of transport and efficient installation and de-installation.

 

PANELITE SOLUTION

  • Bonded Series B-TCCTS panels – satin facings on the back side – provide even, diffuse light transmission.
  • Panels weigh only 1.25 lbs per square foot, facilitating transport and handling.
  • Integral honeycomb makes the panels self-structural, allowing minimal structure in the overall design.
  • Panelite’s installation details – a pre-fab mitered corner and a structural connection fin at the panel joints – simplify installation and create a seamless wall, free of structural shadows when backlit.

 

SUSTAINABILITY = RESOURCE-EFFICIENCY

Bonded Series panels consist of approximately 70-85% air by volume due to their honeycomb cores and contribute to LEED credits. Panelite’s self-structural honeycomb panel solution with integral connection details, compared to the same design executed with solid surface resin sheets and a supporting framework erected on site with steel framing:

  • Requires 33% less translucent sheet material
  • Saves 402 linear feet of aluminum structural metal
  • Saves labor and energy in installation

 

 

Download the full Diller Scofidio Renfro / twofour54 case study here.

 

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