Chihuly Sanctuary at Buffett Cancer Center
Omaha, NE, USA

Buffet Cancer Center. Wyn Bielaska helped to implement this design with Dale Chihuly's team in Seattle, along with  HDR Architects in Omaha, Nebraska. The central cone structure that is the featured architectural element of the Chihuly Sanctuary was inspired by the old industrial U.K. Red House glass cone hotshops which were used for glassmaking dating back to the late 17th century. This space is intended to provide comfort, peace and meditation with natural light passing through an oculus that casts shifting shadows through Dale Chihuly's Glass Art Installation throughout the day. The organic shape and wave-like design of the Sanctuary Pavilion was inspired by Dale Chihuly's iconic Macchia series which sets itself apart from the surrounding architecture.