Pokapu-Kawarau, a proposed cultural centre in Queenstown, New Zealand.
The Auditorium forms the centre piece to the Remarkables Centre incorporating a playhouse, art gallery and library; which are arranged around a series of urban plazas and landscaped courtyards. The form of the Auditorium is inspired by the dramatic alpine landscape of the region with its jagged outline and angular geometry.
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The interior of the Foyer has an organic cave-like character with faceted forms and natural light falling from above. The Auditorium seats 750 people and is designed to work as both a concert hall and a theatre, with a full fly tower. The interior employs an architectural language of origami-like folds and pleats and is finished in rich toned timber. It is composed as a collection of irregular shaped seating terraces which create a sense of intimacy within the audience and provide lateral reflecting surfaces for the Dynamic Symmetry concert acoustics. The chamber was conceived as a finely crafted and highly tuned musical instrument, harmonizing sculptural form and acoustical quality.