Spectrum BuildingDenver, CO

Designed by Tom Obermeier, the Spectrum Building was named for the light produced by the large prisms housed in its skylight. Offices bordering the interior courtyard feature windows of glass that extend twelve stories to the roof, facilitating communication and a sense of community. Jewel-like rays of violet, green, red and yellow, are produced when the sun reflects off of artist Charles Ross’s sculpture, touch interior office windows, brick walls and the enclosed landscaped garden.

Light moves through the building within three-and-a-half hours and the sculpture’s components are designed to work with the seasons of the year. The movement of light through the spectrum invites the building’s tenants to experience a sense of time and space.The building’s energy consumption is reduced through the use of the patented exterior tile panel system for the curtain wall and the comparatively small areas of insulating glass.

**This project was undertaken when Tom Obermeier was CEO of OZ Architecture.