The Chrysalis Merriweather Park, Woodland Building Columbia, USA Architecture Images
The Chrysalis, Symphony Woods, Maryland
New Structure in Symphony Woods, Columbia, MD, USA – design by MARC FORNES / THEVERYMANY
May 17, 2017
The Chrysalis, Symphony Woods in Maryland
Design: MARC FORNES / THEVERYMANY – Parametric Architect. Living Design Lab is the Architect of Record. Arup completed the engineering of the project.
Location: The Chrysalis, Merriweather Park, Symphony Woods, Columbia, MD, USA
Arup Balances Aesthetics and Engineering in New Arts Venue: The Chrysalis
THE CHRYSALIS:

Reinventing the Amphitheater
CLIENT BRIEF: Design a stage within Merriweather Park.

THE DESIGNER’S RESPONSE: BE MORE THAN A STAGE.
95% of the time, the new Chrysalis Amphitheater in Merriweather Park of Columbia, Maryland is not programmed. Rather than waiting for official events, architecture studio MARC FORNES / THEVERYMANY maximized the potential of the project brief with a design that provides an experience around the clock.
?We want to provide not just a destination, but an experience for the morning jogger, the Sunday walker, and the afternoon stroller, as well as anyone who is actually there for a show,? Architect DPLG Marc Fornes says of the project. ?More than an amphitheater, it is first a pavilion in the park, an architectural folly, a tree house and a public artwork. It is ready to be engaged and activated at any given moment.?
EVERY ARCH A FUNCTION

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