Schuler Shook, in collaboration with HKS Architects, the City of Dallas, and the full design team, worked to address the concerns of the city by creating a new 16-foot high sandwich wall consisting of a solid white metal panel and an white expanded metal panel separated by a one foot space along 580 feet of the underpass.
Schuler Shook selected colour-changing LED lighting to illuminate the interstitial space and bleed out through the expanded metal front layer. By reusing existing electrical service and mounting positions as much as possible, Schuler Shook helped keep installations costs low to meet a tight budget. Wayfinding was enhanced by applying graphics to the backlit expanded metal surface.
