Building Details Light Relief

USG–Ceilings Plus’s design for a biomedical company auditorium keeps its users in mind, sparing no functional—or aesthetic—capacity.

- Akiva Blander

Rarely does a new-construction building feature unite functional and aesthetic characteristics while maintaining a wow factor. When it comes to ceilings, which are often designed to be unobtrusive, making such a utilitarian detail eye-catching may be even more elusive. A new undulating system designed by USG–Ceilings Plus for an auditorium at the offices of Biogen, a biomedical and biotechnology company in Cambridge, Massachusetts, combines lighting and acoustic capabilities with a striking, customizable geometric design.