This unique museum and performance hall is home to a non-profit organization that commissions original multi-disciplinary works of art. The fixed, eight-level building is comprised of exhibition, performance, and production spaces. Due to the complex nature of the art and infinite set-up scenarios, each space requires maximum flexibility of the lighting systems and controls. Gallery spaces employ continuous track runs within the slatted architectural ceiling system, and track head fixtures are customized with specific output, optics and color-rendering LED chips to showcase a wide variety of mediums and colors. An iconic ETFE structure nests around the building with the ability to deploy out over an open plaza to form an additional, large-scale performance venue. Due to the high reflectivity and transparency of the ETFE material, the shed is softly illuminated by a series of individual narrow beam LED spotlights recessed at the apex of each structural member grazing up the steel from the interior to provide an indirect glow at each ETFE pillow. This lighting effect is visible even when black-out shades are deployed for performances and when the shed is nested around the fixed building.

The interior work light is provided from high-powered LED downlights, located within the building’s articulated support beams to keep the ceiling clear for theatrical rigging. The central skylight in the lobby provides views to the underside of the elevated park and is softly uplit after dark. The restaurant includes a field of custom linear fixtures, defining the space within an otherwise open plan and creating a warm, inviting atmosphere. Exterior walls of the inward-positioned galleries are washed with light in dramatic contrast to the building’s dark, intersecting escalators at the forefront of the façade. Galleries employ continuous track runs within the slatted ceiling system. Fixtures are customized with specific output and color-rendering to showcase a wide variety of mediums. output and color-rendering to showcase a wide variety of mediums. The black-box theater space incudes a grid of well-shielded LED cylinders for use as both work light and house lighting during performances. The ETFE shed nests around the fixed building with the capability to deploy over the adjacent plaza to create an additional, large-scale event space.

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