Case Study
9Wood used just two triangular panel designs to create a wood ceiling with perfect proportions
GEOMETRY THAT FITS THE TERRAIN | ALASKA STATE LIBRARY, ARCHIVES AND MUSEUM | 9Wood.com Overhead origami JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PALO ALTO, CALIF . CASE STUDY A linear wood ceiling of 70 feet by 35 feet fills the main break room at Jazz Pharmaceuticals. The ceiling’s 196 individual triangular panels form 48 “pyramids. ” CONSTRUCTION EXCELLENCE GOLD AWARD March 2018GEOMETRY THAT FITS THE TERRAIN | ALASKA STATE LIBRARY, ARCHIVES AND MUSEUM | 9Wood.com Whereas standard origami might use a single sheet of material, 9Wood’s custom ceiling design for Jazz Pharmaceuticals used two panel designs made of solid Western Hemlock. The design is a completely custom solution. “We couldn’t just grab a standard SKU out of our catalog,” says 9Wood Project Manager Joshua Crouch. “