Prismatic
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Project • By ALPOLIC™ | Metal Composites Materials • Casinos
Ilani Casino
The Ilani Casino resort is owned and operated by the Cowlitz Indian Tribe of Washington state. Over a decade after the tribe's acquisition of the proper licensure, the casino opened to the public in 2017 with over 2,000 slot machines and 75 table games. Since then, the property has undergone expansions to include an events center, hotel and additional gaming space.
Katie Stacy
Katie Stacy
Notable on the exterior of the casino resort is the entrance canopy. ALPOLIC metal composite materials in Prismatic Lagoon finish clad the fascia of the curved structure. These panels, manufactured to present a look that changes according to point of view, morph colors from green to aqua to bright blue.
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Product • By ALPOLIC™ | Metal Composites Materials • ALPOLIC® MCM PRISMATIC SERIES
ALPOLIC® MCM PRISMATIC SERIES
To create ALPOLIC prismatic panels, we apply a uniquely scintillating finish that seems to subtly change colors with changes in the weather, time of day and viewing angle. Prismatic panels bring your building to life. With each passing moment, each angle, each person going by, it takes on a new look – compelling another, and yet another – making your architectural vision truly memorable.
About the Prismatic Panel Finish
We create our prismatic panels by applying a color base coat and a prismatic top coat that incorporates specialized mica flake pigments. The result is a surface that shifts from its base color to different perceived colors as light reflects from different angles. The effect can vary from subtle to scintillating... More
Project • By ALPOLIC™ | Metal Composites Materials • Universities
Ryerson University Student Learning Centre
It’s said that Ryerson University can be found at the intersection of Mind and Action. Ryerson’s new Student Learning Centre can certainly be found there, although the actual street address is the intersection of Yonge and Gould, in the busy heart of Toronto, one of the world’s most vibrant and diverse cities.
Mohamed Lachemi, Ryerson University’s provost and vice president academic, says the Student Learning Centre project was already engaging the minds and actions of Ryerson students long before the first shovel was turned. “Students are part of everything we do at Ryerson,” Lachemi says. “Student groups in the hundreds were involved in the initial discussion about the building, the nature of the building, and also the function the... More