Performance

An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about performance

Project • By SpacesmithCultural Centres

Irish Arts Center (IAC)

Spacesmith provided FF&E specification services for a new, 4-story, 21,700 sf cultural center on Manhattan’s West Side for the Irish Arts Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the image of Ireland and Irish America. The adaptive reuse project, designed by Davis Brody Bond with Fischer Dachs as theater consultant, fronts onto 11th Avenue in NYC’s “Hell’s Kitchen” and occupies the site of a former garage. Our team worked with the client and specialty consultants to design and specify FF&E that celebrates Irish culture and supports IAC’s multi-disciplinary programming centered around three core areas: performance, exhibition, and education. Photo credit: Albert Vecerka The ne... More

Project • By Greater Dog ArchitectsShowrooms

EDI.Z SH Fashion Week Show Space

“Death is not the loss of life, but out of time.” - Hua YU 「 Space and Time 」 In the process of exploring the meaning of life and death, the description of literature undoubtedly provides people with a perspective and path. Words are supposed to heal the memory of the past. Life in a moment of time still has not disappeared, it carry to another space, into the eternal. Shanghai Fashion week 「 ???????????????????????????????? 」 The new season of London men's wear brand EDI. Z LINGFENG is inspired by an Oscar winning work in Japan. The film is about an interesting but weird story, a world where people and ghosts coexist. Designer Mr Lingfeng Zhu apply funny taste of colors and structures to express mutual trust an... More

Project • By HQ ARCHITECTSAuditoriums

Michael Sela Auditorium

 The existing Auditorium, is a great example of Modernism, designed by iconic Israeli architects Arieh Sharon and Benjamin Idelson in 1955. The 2,000m² building is the largest performance hall on the Weizmann Institute campus.   HQ Architects were commissioned to undertake the renovation and extension of this iconic building, which falls under strict ‘preservation’ rules, and where the facades and contour of the building cannot be modified. However, the ambition for the new Michael Sela Auditorium was to double the area of the existing lobby, and add a new social space suitable to accommodate different activities that go beyond the standard use of foyer as a waiting space. The concept is based on the observa... More

Project • By LMN ArchitectsUniversities

Voxman Music Building

Celebrating musical performance at every turn; embracing collaboration and exploratory student-driven education.The Voxman Music Building celebrates musical performance at every turn, embracing a collaborative and exploratory student-driven model of education that treats every space as performance space. The building shares this sense of musical discovery with the community through a transparent expression. Conceptually, the pattern of streets and open spaces in the mixed-use district of Iowa City extends directly into the multi-level interior spaces, cultivating a sense of vertical urban vitality and embracing its downtown civic presence.The six-story, 184,000-square-foot building is situated between the campus and the downtown core o... More

Project • By Schmidt Hammer Lassen architectsSecondary Schools

Performers House High School

29-Jan-2018 Performers House, completed in 2007, is an international dance, music and theatre folk high school located in Silkeborg, on the banks of the Gudenaa River. The building was de-signed to connect the school to the town by offering a vibrant environment for the local community, including cafes, a music theatre, cinemas and a media centre. This is a ‘three-in-one’ design, celebrating the building’s constituent elements: The original boiler house of the paper factory has been modernised and now accommodates two re-hearsal rooms, a common room and a stage; a new building has been constructed to house the main entrance, offices, a canteen/restaurant, the student café, a dance stage, kitchen and student accommodation; the new squares o... More

Product • By Remer RubinetterieSENSOR collection

SENSOR collection

SENSOR is a Remer Rubinetterie collection of infrared sensor taps dedicated to commercial areas to ensure consumption control, water saving and safety. These touchless taps do not require any contact from the user, ensuring a high level of hygiene even in high-traffic areas. Each product is equipped with all the electronics and components necessary for operation.  The high reliability of infrared  sensor  technology  is  proposed  in multiple design variants, from basic lines to more refined shapes to integrate with even the most exclusive furnishings. Each product is equipped with all the electronics and components necessary for operation, such as angle valves for under-sink adjustment and batteries.To pre... More