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2009 Honor Award: Interiors
School of American Ballet
Diller Scofidio + Renfro New York, New York
The School of American Ballet in Manhattan’s Lincoln Center impressed judges with an urban approach — densification — to the need for two additional dance studios. Rather than build entirely new facilities, the existing headroom of two older studios was co-opted by two new studios that appear to float above the lower floor. The new spaces are supported by steel beams and recede from the peripheral walls. Floor-to-ceiling glass allows for views, daylight, and a sense of shared application with the studios below. Additionally, a mezzanine lounge between the new studios is walled in by liquid crystal walls that change from clear to opaque at the flip of a switch, according to the needs of students and teachers.
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