Zach Riddley Explains New Creations Shop Ceiling At EPCOT

From exterior colors to interior ceilings – our design choices are both functional and immersive. We select materials, assemblies and patterns with purpose and aesthetics in mind – particularly in a park like EPCOT. Details and finishing – these touches of design where finish and consistency come together are part of our storytelling aesthetic. 
 
For our transformation of the previous CommuniCore structures, our team wanted to bring rhythm and warmth to the ceiling.  We selected a prefabricated metal system finished with a wood texture to bring as much warmth from natural finishes as practical. You can see a few of our samples and mock-ups of the details in photos here. 
 
We chose a “woven” texture of interlocking panels that is repeated in each of the bays formed by our new structural ribs, given the impression of subtle movement like waves on the ocean. This ceiling design extends for the full width of the new Creations Shop, including into the adjacent Club Cool space, to give an airy, continuous feel to the space.
 
I was recently able to capture a few photos of this system being installed on-site at EPCOT. Take a look!Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book.