{"id":244,"date":"2013-04-10T17:01:03","date_gmt":"2013-04-10T17:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alucobondusa.com\/blog\/?p=244"},"modified":"2025-09-05T14:28:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T14:28:09","slug":"seven-clans-casino-red-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alucobondusa.com\/blog\/seven-clans-casino-red-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven Clans Casino Red Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Project Name:<\/th>\nSeven Clans Casino Red Lake<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Project Location:<\/th>\nRed Lake, Minnesota<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ALUCOBOND\u00ae Materials:<\/th>\n3,250sq ft 4mm Spectra Ocean<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Year of Installation:<\/th>\n2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Architect:<\/th>\nDSGW Architects, Duluth, Minnesota<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fabricator:<\/th>\nAtomic Architectural Sheet Metal, Inc.
\nVadnais Heights, Minnesota<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
General Contractor\/Installer:<\/th>\nWoodstone Builders, Inc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Architectural design of the newly opened Seven Clans Casinos Red Lake followed the wishes of community elders of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians who own and operate this casino-hotel complex located  in north-central Minnesota on the reservation\u2019s southern edge.  They wanted the facility\u2019s design to respect tribal heritage but also to exude an atmosphere of fun and relaxation.<\/p>\n

DSGW Architects<\/a>, of Duluth, Minn., accomplished both goals by designing the overall casino complex to resemble a traditional tribal \u201clonghouse\u201d \u2013 or gathering place \u2013 while incorporating contemporary building materials such as ALUCOBOND\u00ae aluminum composite material (ACM) and a sophisticated color-changing LED exterior lighting system.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThey wanted to create a first-class facility that had a north woods flavor with contemporary elements in order to improve their gaming image,\u201d according to Erik C. Wedge, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, partner, DSGW Architects, who said the new casino was designed to replace the gaming facility that had been incorporated into the Red Lake Humanities Center.<\/p>\n

The $21-million 65,840 square-foot Seven Clans Casinos Red Lake complex was designed to celebrate the area\u2019s woodlands culture in which the lake itself plays a major role.  So, not only did Wedge incorporate wood and stone in the building design but rippling images of the shimmering blue lake.<\/p>\n

\u201cRed Lake is very culturally important to the heritage of the Red Lake Nation,\u201d said Wedge, who recreated the water effect in exterior cladding with an intricate pattern of hourglass shapes formed with ALUCOBOND\u00ae ACM in the Spectra Ocean color. A total of 3,250 square feet of ALUCOBOND\u00ae Spectra Ocean in the 4mm thickness was installed at Seven Clans Casino Red Lake.<\/p>\n

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ALUCOBOND\u00ae Spectra Colors \u2013 a new color finishing system for ALUCOBOND\u00ae \u2013 allow architects to incorporate a unique, ever-changing color spectrum in the cladding of sophisticated building designs.  ALUCOBOND\u00ae Spectra Colors change colors as different wavelengths of light are reflected back to the audience, depending upon the viewing angle.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ALUCOBOND\u00ae Spectra is a very eye-catching material that could be shaped into a form that appears to undulate,\u201d said Wedge.  \u201cDifferent colors are viewed from different angles.  The color scheme ranges from blue to green.  It really does seem to shimmer like the lake.  We couldn\u2019t have gotten this effect from any other product on the market. We wanted to recreate the shimmer of the lake on a bright, sunny day.\u201d
\nAt night, the Spectra Ocean exterior panels produce a unique, eye-catching effect when bathed in a state-of-the-art LED lighting system that changes colors.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been getting a lot of positive comments,\u201d said Raymond J. Brenny, chief operating officer, Red Lake Gaming. \u201cIt\u2019s pulling people in from the highway.”(Seven Clans Casinos Red Lake is located 25 miles north of Bemidji on Minnesota Highway 89.)<\/p>\n

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\u201cWith the material\u2019s reflective qualities and the design of the panels, you get the impression of the moon shimmering off of the lake at night,\u201d said Brenny.  \u201cThere\u2019s no other casino or business in this area like it. The ALUCOBOND\u00ae is well-made and the installation looks outstanding. The wave pattern creates a very unique appearance.\u201d<\/p>\n

The lake theme was carried inside the complex with ALUCOBOND\u00ae Spectra Ocean ACM installed in decorative interior elements. Two Spectra Ocean panels were positioned behind the lobby check-in desk; and, a series of doubled-sided curved Spectra Ocean panels were installed within a grand wooden canopy positioned over the facility\u2019s gift shop.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a progression with the material,\u201d said Wedge.  \u201cWhen visitors are on Highway 89, they see the Alucobond.  It gives them a transition from outside to inside.  The ALUCOBOND\u00ae serves as an exterior focal point.  In the lobby, it\u2019s a focal point behind the hotel desk and above the gift shop.  There\u2019s one consistent material \u2013 the Alucobond.  It draws the eye to it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Atomic Architectural Sheet Metal, Inc., of Vadnais Heights, Minn., both fabricated the ALUCOBOND\u00ae Spectra material and installed it in a route and return wet-seal method.<\/p>\n

Fabricating the ALUCOBOND\u00ae exterior panels into the compound radius hourglass shapes required a multi-step process, according to Russ Schmitz, Atomic vice president of sales.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe face of these panels has a compound radius as well as the sides; we heat welded-them together,\u201d said Schmitz. \u201cAn aluminum attachment system was fastened to the panels so we could create a running bond-type pattern.\u201d
\nThe new Seven Clans Casinos Red Lake complex \u2013 which includes a 40-room hotel, gift shop, two restaurants and a conference center \u2013 celebrated a soft opening Dec. 23, 2009, with its grand opening in January. The gaming hall features 310 slot machines, four black jack tables and two poker tables.<\/p>\n

The ALUCOBOND\u00ae Spectra exterior cladding has held up well in the northern Minnesota winter, according to Wedge. \u201cThe ALUCOBOND\u00ae has performed very well,\u201d said Wedge.  \u201cIt\u2019s an extremely maintenance-free material.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adds Brenny: \u201cThere was no piling of snow on the Alucobond.  It didn\u2019t freeze up or discolor. It looks as good as the day it was installed.\u201d
\nThe ALUCOBOND\u00ae material for this project was promoted by EBP, LLC, of Excelsior, Minn. General contractor for the casino complex was Woodstone Builders, Inc., of  Minneapolis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Project Name: Seven Clans Casino Red Lake Project Location: Red Lake, Minnesota ALUCOBOND\u00ae Materials: 3,250sq ft 4mm Spectra Ocean Year of Installation: 2009 Architect: DSGW Architects, Duluth, Minnesota Fabricator: Atomic Architectural Sheet Metal, Inc. Vadnais Heights, Minnesota General Contractor\/Installer: Woodstone Builders, Inc. Architectural design of the newly opened Seven Clans Casinos Red Lake followed the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[11,39,37,38,28,29,40,57,56,43],"class_list":["post-244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-case-studies","tag-acm","tag-acp","tag-aluminum-composite-material","tag-aluminum-composite-panel","tag-architecture","tag-design","tag-exteriors","tag-hotels-2","tag-interiors","tag-public"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alucobondusa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alucobondusa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alucobondusa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alucobondusa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alucobondusa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=244"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.alucobondusa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7493,"href":"https:\/\/www.alucobondusa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244\/revisions\/7493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alucobondusa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alucobondusa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alucobondusa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}