Project Description
At the U.S. Olympic Museum, aesthetics and functionality combine to create a state-of-the-art architectural marvel that honors past, present, and future American athletes in their pursuit for Olympic and Paralympic glory at the Games.
Stainless steel was considered as a material option for the project, but Lorin anodized aluminum panels ultimately won over for their durability, low cost, malleability, environmentally friendly qualities, and color and finish.
Lorin anodized aluminum covers exterior walls, low-slope walls and roof, and the interior vestibule ceiling. The aluminum skin wrapped around the building creates the illusion of a body poised to pounce like a discus thrower, captured moments before releasing the disk. To honor the long history of Olympic sport, the skin also creates a sense of perpetual motion.