ARCHITECTURAL FOCUS
We’ ve tried through the design to maximize engagement between the public life of the city and the performing arts, and make the arts feel more accessible
street. And we wanted to embed the beginnings of First Nations narratives related to the context into the design,” explains Michael Rayner, Director at Blight Rayner Architecture.
Seven Watersheds- One of these narratives concerns seven skylights in the roof representing the seven watersheds of Queensland, based upon research by First Nations Elder Aunty Colleen Wall. This is complemented by the sculpture Floriate by Torres Strait Islander artist Brian Robinson, which features seven emblematic flowering plants that grow in abundance across Queensland.
“ We’ ve tried through the design to maximize engagement between the public life of the city and the performing arts, and make the arts feel more accessible,” says Jayson Blight, Director at Blight Rayner Architecture.
The wavy glass walls give dramatic character to the foyers. They are highly engineered for thermal performance, fabricated in four layers with an intervening air gap. The facets that receive direct sunlight are embedded with a black ceramic inlay that acts as an integrated louvre to block solar penetration, optimizing the building’ s energy performance and minimizing glare.
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