Five polycarbonate volumes form Harvard University's ArtLab by Barkow Leibinger
Architecture firm Barkow Leibinger has covered this experimental arts hub at Harvard University in polycarbonate panels to make it illuminate like a "lightbox at night".
Harvard University enlisted Barkow Leibinger to design the ArtLab as part of its new growing campus in Allston, Massachusetts ? a Boston neighbourhood located across the Charles River from the main Cambridge site.
The lab is a temporary, experimental arts hub that can be used by college students and teachers, as well as visiting artists and the wider community.Â
Due to the ephemeral nature of the project, Barkow Leibinger designed the building to be easily dissasembled. It comprises five volumes constructed from lightweight steel columns and open web steel trusses, which are are mechanically fastened so they can be easily taken a part.
A mixture of glass and white polycarbonate panels ? some of which are transparent to create the glowing effect ? clads the entire structure to give a homogeneous appearance.
"These panels range from transparent to translucent to opaque, exploiting diffuse natural light and a street-level view by day, emerging as a glowing 'lightbox' by night," said Barkow Leibinger in a project statement.
"These materials emphasise the building's ephemerality while providing a robust and adaptable space for the arts."
Four of the blocks house studios, workshops and media spaces, and are arranged a larger volume occupied by the main common area called the Hu...
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