“The Alucobond Spectra is a very eye-catching material that could be shaped into a form that appears to undulate,” said Wedge. Alucobond Spectra Colors change colors as different wavelengths of light are reflected back to the audience, depending upon the viewing angle. A total of 3,250 square feet of Alucobond Spectra Ocean in the 4mm thickness was installed at Seven Clans Casino Red Lake.Īlucobond Spectra Colors – a new color finishing system for Alucobond – allow architects to incorporate a unique, ever-changing color spectrum in the cladding of sophisticated building designs. “Red Lake is very culturally important to the heritage of the Red Lake Nation,” said Wedge, who recreated the water effect in exterior cladding with an intricate pattern of hourglass shapes formed with Alucobond ACM in the Spectra Ocean color. So, not only did Wedge incorporate wood and stone in the building design but rippling images of the shimmering blue lake. The $21-million 65,840 square-foot Seven Clans Casinos Red Lake complex was designed to celebrate the area’s woodlands culture in which the lake itself plays a major role. Wedge, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, partner, DSGW Architects, who said the new casino was designed to replace the gaming facility that had been incorporated into the Red Lake Humanities Center. “They wanted to create a first-class facility that had a north woods flavor with contemporary elements in order to improve their gaming image,” according to Erik C. They wanted the facility’s design to respect tribal heritage but also to exude an atmosphere of fun and relaxation.ĭSGW Architects, of Duluth, Minn., accomplished both goals by designing the overall casino complex to resemble a traditional tribal “longhouse” – or gathering place – while incorporating contemporary building materials such as Alucobond® aluminum composite material (ACM) and a sophisticated color-changing LED exterior lighting system. Architectural design of the newly opened Seven Clans Casinos Red Lake followed the wishes of community elders of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians who own and operate this casino-hotel complex located in north-central Minnesota on the reservation’s southern edge.
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