Occupying the site of a former theater dating back to the 1930s, the building had undergone a series of renovations over the decades, during which much of the original character and architectural detail had been stripped away. The resulting building as we found it had become a pastiche of various styles and programmatic uses. Drawing inspiration from the theatrical acts which take place within, the carved spaces of the interior and exterior atriums were conceptualized as series of dramatic scenes – scenes of varying spatial and lighting configurations as you move throughout the space, which intensify the deeper you explore. Warm lighting was used to soften the coldness of concrete, while bringing more human scale into the architecture – coming together to create a dramatic on-stage feeling for people walking through the space.
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