Here at McIntyre, we’re not all talk. With over 40 years in the business, our expertise and experience make us the best choice for your next installation project – and our case studies prove it!
The Project
Take this project, for example: an installation for AON in Saint Paul University’s Indigenous Learning Centre in Ottawa. The turtle is a sacred creature among North American Indigenous cultures, and when native-owned Two Row Architect was asked to design the Learning Centre, it was central to their vision to have the turtle represented prominently. There was only one choice for a collaborator on a project of this cultural significance and technical complexity: McIntyre Group.
The Planning
Balancing creativity and craftsmanship, McIntyre’s customization team envisioned a series of 12mm, pure black ezoBord slats installed horizontally along the wall and ceiling of the Centre’s classroom corridor. The result would be a dramatic relief-style rendering of a large sea turtle, symbolic of the Indigenous cultures and wisdom that would be shared in the Learning Centre. The challenge: build this pure-black feature from 48 individually customized ezoBord slats that would allow the intricacies of the turtle profile to appear to lift seamlessly from the wall. The pure-black slat pattern would also have to carry across the suspended ceiling to create an almost immersive effect as students and visitors walked down the corridor.
The Installation
Determined to bring this vision to life, McIntyre Group collaborated closely with Ayrsonics North America™ to create a topographic map of the turtle, which was brought to life as our installers mounted each horizontal slat individually. Attention to detail was critical on this project, as a single slat out of place, even by a fraction of a millimetre, would compromise the optics of the three-dimensional turtle. Additionally, installers had to ensure that neither the slats’ structural rigidity nor the sound absorption value of the ezoBord core was diminished in any way.
The Result
As with all McIntyre Group installations, the Turtle Project demanded deft craftsmanship and an artist’s eye. In the end, the results speak for themselves: another breathtaking installation that captures the spirit of place, history, and culture with elegance and respect that will speak profoundly to students, staff, and guests of the Centre.
Please relay my gratitude and congratulate the installers! They did a phenomenal job. The craftsmanship is undeniably precise and clean. Simply beautiful!!
-Two Row Architect
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