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Metal creates artistic tidal fl ows


The Marriott Marquis Hotel and Marina in San Diego is situ- ated on the bay and has a 446-slip marina. The hotel sought an aesthet- ic alternative to its previous circular concrete entryway. The entryway was best known for two massive 200-foot concrete and stucco walls that curved alongside the front drive, obscuring the parking garages. San Diego-based Martinez+Curti Architects offered a solution working with San Diego-based artist Paul Hobson to create the current “Tidal Waves” design. “Our goal was to present a metaphor of what awaited the guests


when they stepped into the lobby and saw the wonderful bay views,” says Tony Curti, partner at Martinez+Curti. The artwork is composed of a series of color-rich refl ective panels


from Oakland, Calif.-based Móz Designs that mimic the ebb and fl ow of the tides in San Diego Bay. Blendz, an exclusive Móz color treatment, was applied to the metal surfaces. Blendz #410 features an interplay of silver/blue/green color tones, which was enhanced by a hand-etched Móz Bamboo pattern. “The panels have an almost halographic effect, reminiscent of the


refl ections of sunlight on the surface of the water,” says Hobson. The panels were fabricated by Móz and nearly 50 individual seg-


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