An unforgettable concert or theater piece requires more than great artists. Crafting a space with an eye toward the acoustics, the audience experience, and players’ needs can heighten the quality and intensity of the events held within its walls. With these three international venues, design considerations for all the senses take center stage.
According to New York–based architecture firm Bureau V, how an audience perceives National Sawdust’s physical space is as important as the musical events held there. The journey begins in the lobby, which is clad in black ceramic tile from Design & Direct Source. This transition area “juxtaposes the building’s gritty, postindustrial exterior with its jewel-like interior,” says firm principal Peter Zuspan. A 10-foot-square acoustic door custom made by Clark Door slides into the ceiling for a dramatic reveal of the double-height performance space.
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