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Marriott Marquis Hotel and Marina, San Diego Situated on the bay with a 446-slip marina, the hotel sought an aesthetic alternative to its previous circular concrete entryway. The entry- way was best known for two massive 200-foot concrete and stucco walls that curved alongside the front drive, obscuring the parking garages. Martinez+Curti Architects offered a solution work- ing with artist Paul Hobson to create the current “Tidal Flows” 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 Móz Designs that mimic the ebb and fl ow of the tides in San Diego Bay. Blendz, an exclusive Móz color treatment, was ap- plied 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 ef-
fect, reminiscent of the refl ections of sunlight on the surface of the water,” says Hobson. Móz fabricated nearly 50 individual segments,
ranging from 3 to 24 feet in length. The precision- engineered segments were then assembled on-site into 20 waves that tapered from 30 inches wide to graceful end points. The panels were constructed from 1/8-inch-
thick recycled aluminum plate and each includes a 2-inch welded edge on the reverse side. This al- lowed the panels to stand off from the walls while concealing the LEDs. “The wave-like shapes and refl ectivity cre-
ate the illusion of motion and kinetic energy,” explains Hobson. “It’s visually exciting during
the day and illuminated at night with a series of LEDs mounted behind each panel. The LEDs are programmed so that the light creates a halo ef- fect around each wave, furthering the illusion of tides in motion.” Applying the panels to the walls was a multi-
step process coordinated by installer AY Designs in Iron. Vinyl prototypes were initially set in place to show composition and to indicate where the brackets would be installed. The toughest challenge was installing the art-
work while hundreds of guests were entering and leaving the hotel every day. “We were defi nitely traffi c-stoppers,” says
Hobson, “and not always in a good way.” However, once the installation was complete
things changed. “Now people intentionally stop by to study the installation. Public reaction has been very favorable and the Marriott design team is very pleased with the result,” explains Hobson.
Architect: Martinez+Curti Architects, San Diego Artist: Paul Hobson, San Diego Installer: AY Designs in Iron, San Diego Metal panels: Móz Designs, Oakland, Calif.,
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