Client: Meow Wolf

Overview

Meow Wolf’s Convergence Station is an unforgettable, immersive, and transformational art experience in Denver offering an underlying narrative that furthers Meow Wolf’s mission to invigorate art communities, as well as make art more accessible and appealing to all. At 8,361 sq m (90,000 sq ft) and 4-storeys high, it is Meow Wolf’s largest and most ambitious project to date and houses over 70 unique multimedia installations, rooms, and portals.

The exterior of the building features white fiber-cement panels illuminated by a continuous 204 m (672 ft) run of LED fixtures along the top of the façade.

The intent of the lighting design was to highlight the unique façade texture, as well as capture attention from near and far.

Goals

The integration of the artwork was very important as every light show had to match the desired look of the building. The architectural team designed a unique almost canvas-like façade creating the perfect opportunity to illuminate the shell with a color-changing, attention-grabbing light show that gives just a glimpse of what is happening on the inside.

Process

Due to specific site conditions there was so much collaboration between myself and the architect, the creative director, the installer, the integrator, and the manufacturer. One example is because of light pollution concerns, all linear lighting had to come from above and forced us to get creative in our application with the undulating top. It was a detail we engineered with the contractor and structural engineer that was perfectly executed upon installation.

Additional Information

"The building's façade is the largest canvas in or out of the exhibit," said Chadney Everett, Senior Creative Director at Meow Wolf. "It was vital to us that we introduced ourselves to the community in a way that sparked mystique. Color Kinetics helped us achieve that in a dazzling way." The project was accomplished from start to finish by Signify Certified System Integrator, Visual Interest. Luke Shubin of Visual Interest programmed and commissioned the exterior lighting system, working closely with Meow Wolf’s Senior Creative Director, Chadney Everett, to ensure every light show matched the desired look and feel for the building. Color Kinetics products were selected for the project due to its proprietary IntelliHue technology, which produces the best color output - including brighter pastel colors required to match Meow Wolf’s logo and higher saturation of darker colors, such as deep blue and purple. Completed in September 2021, Convergence Station has become an epic area landmark. Its façade displays ever-changing colors after dark and reflects its ethos as a space where people and art converge