National Museum of Health and Medicine

            Silver Spring, Maryland, USA


            Kling Stubbins used Sensitile Terrazzo™ interactive concrete to create a "medallion" for the National Museum of Health and Medicine. The distinctive medallion integrates the sparkling qualities of the Terrazzo material along with bronze brand elements inset to create a wow feature embedded in the floor of the entrance of this institution. Thousands of interactive light points surround and complement the museum's star field logo to create a shimmering celestial sky.

            Materialization of this unique design involved exploration of methods to create, polish and finish the bronze elements that were precisely CNC-machined and inset into the formwork. The 550-pound medallion was cast, polished, finished and shipped in a special crate.

            Specifications

            • Application

              Artwork, Floor, Signage & Branding

            • Industry

              Commercial, Education, Civic and Culture

            • Environment

              Indoor

            • Illumination

              Ambient

            • Material

              Terrazzo

            • Overall Color

              Black 20

            • Size

              72" Diameter

            • Material Property

              Interactive

            • Family

              Sensitile Terrazzo™

            • Thickness

              1-9/16"

            • Double Sided

              No

            • Light Point

              Square 1/4" x 1/4"

            • Pattern

              Random

            • Finish

              Polished

            • Installation Solution

              Insert

            • Detailing

              2-D Shapes