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October 9, 2024

Interior (Over $1 Million) Washington

Photo by Gummi Ibsen
Robotic construction layout machinery allowed the team to precisely place walls with varying acoustic characteristics including over 197 pieces of carefully radiused track.

Kirkland TI

Location: Kirkland

Contractor: Mehrer Drywall

Architect: DLR Group

Team: International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters

This high-end interior office space for an undisclosed client in Kirkland required the construction of multiple intersecting radiused walls, unique cloud style radiused soffits and murals. In an effort to integrate cutting-edge technology with traditional construction methods and thereby enhance efficiency and precision, robotic construction layout machinery by Dusty Robotics and Mehrer Drywall succeeded in precisely placing walls with varying acoustic characteristics including over 197 pieces of carefully radiused track.

MDI’s team collaboratively worked with the design group to finalize a feasible and buildable plan for the complex pre-function area, notably including a cantilevered soffit extending over 10 feet without structural support other than metal framing. Furthermore, Mehrer Drywall’s suggestion and eventual use of 20 EQ style framing members in lieu of traditional 33 mil members resulted in a substantial cost saving of $140,000 for the owner. In judging this entry, it was mentioned that “drafting these walls may have been difficult but building them was a true challenge!”


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