The primary materials of the space/interior/building
Structural Glass= Tempered Glass –
Bamboo Wood – Perforating Material
Terrazzo
Metal + Patina
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Bamboo Wood – Mostly indicates the entrance of the auditorium on the walls and the ceiling. The floor color varies similarly with the bamboo paneled walls indicating the entrance of a new zone. The panel shapes are irregular due to the surrounding wall designs which makes it come in triangular forms as well as square panels on the ceiling and long rectangular forms on the walls. The panels don’t seem too thick. The colors compared to the dark gray panels are very distinct to the eye, so it’s very eye catching.
(+details with perforated wood panels inside the entrance way)
the bamboo wood wall panels are perforated. The holes punched in the wood allows air cavities and allows sound bouncing for better. They “decrease sound reverberation within a building so sound does not disturb adjoining rooms in the same building.” (https://www.soundproofcow.com/acoustic-panels/perforated-acoustic-wood-panels/)
(bamboo wood up close has very thin vertical lines)Terrazzo –
The whole floor is mounted with Terrazzo, which is a material that lasts very long. Usually they come in basic colors and are varnished to have that glossiness to it as seen at site. The little detail that I found was that following the irregular shape of the auditorium which is shown directly with the mounting of the bamboo walls and ceiling, the floor has the same irregular triangular shape that is in a lighter shade than the rest of the floor. Both the bamboo textured panels and the floor color simultaneously guides one and points out the auditorium space.
Materiality in the context of spatial and sensory experience
The entrance of the Tishman auditorium is eye catching and easy to find due to the color contrast of the gray panels to the bamboo and light colored terrazzo finish. The wooden finish gives it a warm feeling out of the gray slightly cold paneled walls. The floor also helps in this process by exactly copying where the wooden panels start, with a lighter shade on the floor.
(Notice the change in the color on the floor according to the edges of the wood panels)