Teppy Mountain Retreat Center
Papaikou near Hilo, Hawaii
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Hawaii Island Architects, LLC: Roger Brasel, AIA, NCARB
Lowney Contracting Company, Inc., Kamuela, HI: Lucas Ruppel, Project Manager
Hawaiian Reverie
4 sides at approx. 50.0' w by 3.5' h
The Teppy Mountain Retreat Center’s Great Room will feature an encircling frieze of “mirror-lit” stained glass. The perspective rendering shown here includes “place holder” imagery for the stained glass which is now in its preliminary design phase.
Rather than obscure the Great Room’s jaw-dropping views through its conventional windows, the stained glass will be mounted on the bulkhead that separates the second level from the upper clerestory. In lieu of natural daylight, the stained glass will be illuminated by mirror. Here’s how:
Mirror will reflect ambient light back out through the stained glass similar to the “Arizona Arroyo” installation. Since the mirror will be recessed several inches behind the stained glass, reflections will interact with the actual stained glass in ever-shifting overlaps as viewers move past. The stained glass will remain illuminated, even in low light conditions – as long as there is enough light to read a magazine, there will be enough light to animate the stained glass.
Completion of “Hawaiian Reverie” is expected in 2029.
Materials: European mouthblown glass, lead, recessed 2-way mirror & LED panels.
