Then there are spaces that remember you.
The Glass Serenade was always striking—an architectural feat of restraint, geometry, and natural context. Nestled on the mirrored banks of Lake Valmont, its original design played a confident, modern chord: glass, slate, steel, and silence. It was, in every way, finished.
Until we asked: what if it wasn't?
That's where the redesign began—not from critique, but from curiosity.
What happens when a structure this composed is asked to feel?
When we invite emotion—not just into the décor, but into the DNA?
The answer arrived through DBM's Expressionist rendering process. And what emerged was a space that didn't just look different. It moved differently.
LET'S TRACE THAT TRANSFORMATION. BEFORE: DISCIPLINE AND DETACHMENT
The original Serenade was textbook restraint. Clean lines, slate-gray cladding, full-height glass…
