The clients desired their new sunroom to be uplifting and full of light. The architect wanted a fluid presence to soften the rectangular space. The resulting curvilinear, translucent, suspended ceiling bathes the space in relaxing, diffuse illumination. Extending beyond the sunroom’s limits, the ceiling becomes an environment rather than a singular object. Nighttime dematerializes the sculptural form into shadowless light. Together, the architect and client fabricated and installed the entire ceiling including 400 thermoformed acrylic pieces, 1,500m of suspension wire, and 29,000 LED diodes.

Matt Flynn, NCARB, founded Flynn Architecture & Design in 2006. Over the last decade, the firm has specialized in assisting world-renowned artists and galleries with public and private art commissions spanning five continents. The firm’s recent endeavors have focused on its own high-end residential designs. Previously located in Los Angeles, California, the firm relocated outside of Chicago in 2015.