New York City-based Maya Lin Studio has designed a spiralling plant-covered performing arts centre for Bard College in New York together with US studio Bialosky and Partners that will sit next to Frank Gehry's Fisher Center.
Maya Lin Studio, which is headed by artist and designer Maya Lin, released a project rendering showing a grass-covered structure that spirals up from the ground level around a courtyard.
The 25,000-square-feet (2,322 square-metre) building will hold facilities for the Gehry-designed Fisher Center, which hosts a well-known residency program for the performing arts and opened in 2003.
Large windows will create "biophilic environment"
According to Lin, the shape of the new arts centre was intended to connect the structure with the surrounding woodlands. Despite the low profile of some aspects of the structure, double-height windows will be installed to create a biophilic environment for the performers who will use the five studios included in the program, which will be connected by "gathering hubs".

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The central courtyard in the middle of the spiralling structure will also be used for performances and rehearsals.
"The sloping land will allow double-height studios to open fully to the meadow and woodlands, connecting artists, students, and faculty to the landscape while creating a unique and strong architectural p...