Bjarke Ingels Group unveils Nashville arts centre with a striking aluminium curtain twist

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Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) announced that it has released the design for the Tennessee Performing Arts Centre for the riverside Tennessee Performing Arts Centre in Nashville, USA. The centre will be covered in a flowing curtain of aluminium pipes.

The design team, which is behind the project and also includes BIG, William Rawn Associates, and Hastings Architecture, shared some eye-catching renderings of the Tennessee Performing Arts Centre (TPAC). The standout feature of this design is a grand metal curtain, which BIG says draws inspiration from the classic theatre curtain.

Made from bundled aluminium, the curtain is crafted to taper toward the centre of each façade, revealing expansive glass panels, connecting the interior with the vibrant city, the river, and the lush surroundings.

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Bjarke Ingels, Founder of BIG, stated, "The facade is composed of aluminium tubes bundled like organ pipes or steel chimes, undulating from vertical to horizontal to provide openings and canopies for the audience and performers passing through. The result is like a flowing public pavilion in the park that, as the new home for TPAC, provides the inclusive and inviting character that its program and performances deserve."

Within the heart of the building, people will find a lobby that sits between the two main sections. Here, the entrance opens up to the river level and the central area leads through a series of staircases and mezzanines. The design makes it easy to access the main performance spaces on either side.

Ingels added, "Designed to be welcoming on all sides, the centre is accessible from above and below the bridge, making the atrium lobby a cascading public space for the daily life of the neighbourhood."

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A total of four performance spaces are featured in the venue. Inside the grand Broadway Theatre, the audience boxes are described as "floating wood-clad trays," which create cosy clusters for the gallery audience above the floor seating. Meanwhile, the TPAC is set to move from its current location on the other side of the river, right by the State Capitol.

Jennifer Turner, President and CEO of TPAC, stated, "This new centre represents the future of the performing arts in Nashville and across our state."

Nashville has seen some impressive growth lately, which is mainly owed to the wave of new developments popping up all over the city.

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