Chicago-based firm Studio Gang has revealed plans to add a series of glazed pavilions with pleated roofs to an arts centre in Arkansas, as part of a major renovation and extension project.
Studio Gang's scheme includes 127,000 square feet (11,798 square metres) of new and refurbished spaces at the Arkansas Art Center, which comprises exhibition, education and performance facilities in the US state's capital Little Rock.

The building is currently made up of eight different structures that were added over a period of time to the city's Museum of Fine Arts, built in 1937. The centre's executive director Todd Herman describes the complex as "a very complicated puzzle".
Studio Gang's aim is to offer a more coherent layout, as well as provide additional space for the centre's expansive public arts programme of classes, lectures and film showings.
Among the main features of the project is the introduction of a new axis, which will cut through the centre of the building. It will lead from the northern entrance facing Crescent Drive to the 36-acre (14.5-hectare) MacArthur Park on the southern side, connecting to the different programmes along the way.
Four glazed volumes featuring curved walls and folded roofs will join up to form the axis ? a new entrance will be placed at the front with walls angled to open up to the city, while three others will trail towards the park at the rear, ending with a double-height dining room.

Part of the existing structure will be removed...