Illuminated architectural mesh across three lululemon storefront bays at the Prudential Center in Boston
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Architecture / Printed mesh

lululemon.Prudential Center, Boston.

Nearly 1,200 square feet of printed mesh, developed from architectural concept through installation.

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Client
lululemon
Location
Prudential Center, Boston
Decibel’s role
Design development through installation
Application
Architectural mesh / Three storefront bays
Scale
Nearly 1,200 square feet
Material
Recycled fiber-reinforced PETG
01 / The commission

A new rhythm
for the street.

From lululemon’s architectural concept, Decibel developed an open mesh system that gives the storefront a distinct presence while preserving views through the windows.

Our scope covered computational design, engineering and rigging details, fabrication, finishing, delivery and installation.

Pedestrians moving past lululemon Prudential in daylight
The mesh adds depth to the storefront at pedestrian level.
View through the street foreground toward the architectural mesh
Open cells preserve views through the glazing.
02 / From geometry to assembly

Designed
as a system.

Recycled fiber-reinforced PETG panels combine printed texture, seams and connections. Unistrut, aircraft cable and adjustable grippers allow alignment across corners and bays.

Installation was coordinated with the general contractor and adjacent trades during store buildout.

Close-up of mesh loops and printed surface
Printed loops create an open architectural surface.
Robotic printer producing architectural mesh
Robotic fabrication follows the developed panel geometry.
Installer aligning architectural mesh panels
Individual panels aligned and connected during installation.
Printed mesh panels meeting around an inside corner during installation at lululemon Prudential Center, Boston.
Panel joints carry the printed pattern around the inside corner.
Unistrut channel and aircraft cables suspending the printed mesh at lululemon Prudential Center, Boston.
Unistrut, aircraft cable and adjustable grippers support final alignment.
The finished installation

In place. In detail.

Illuminated printed mesh wrapping the corner of lululemon’s Prudential Center storefront.
The finished pattern continues around the storefront corner.
Illuminated printed mesh in a completed lululemon Prudential storefront bay, framed by foliage.
A completed window bay, illuminated from within.

Project credits
& material notes

Client & architectural concept
lululemon
Design development through installation
Decibel
Location
Prudential Center, Boston
Material
Recycled fiber-reinforced PETG
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