Product Description:
An innovative LandscapeInteriors™ metal fabric solution from Cambridge Architectural, the world's most experienced – and only full-service provider – of architectural metal fabric applications, dramatically defines and separates space within the Theatre for the Performing Arts at the new Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, NV.
The newly renovated theater, formerly the Aladdin Center for the Performing Arts, is designed to house Broadway-style shows for extended runs. Cambridge Architectural's innovative mesh application provides “house reduction” in order to produce more intimate seating for smaller crowds. Retractable panels of metal fabric allow larger areas of the theater to be reconfigured to suit the space requirements of an event. Specifically, the metal fabric application allows the 7,500-seat theater to be effectively reduced to seating for 2,800 through the use of glistening mesh partitions that carve out interior space.
In addition to aesthetics, the metal fabric application maintains many functional benefits, one of which is fire resistance. Traditional fabric curtains could not be used for the theatre due to fire code issues. The woven stainless steel mesh application solved this problem.
The custom LandscapeInteriors system is comprised of 23,000 sq. ft. of flexible metal fabric in Cambridge's Scale and Mid-Balance patterns. The two types of woven metal mesh were attached using Cambridge's ReeleaseTM attachment method, designed specifically by Cambridge engineers for this project as a solution for raising and lowering the metal fabric panels at the touch of a button. A concealed, overhead-mounted, motorized reel both unreels the the metal fabric downward and retracts it upward for hidden storage.
A total of 40 screen units were fabricated, varying in width from 10 ft. to 12 ft., and in lengths from 13 ft. to 68 ft. Cambridge performed all of the system design and fabrication, including a touch-screen control system.
Company Description:
Cambridge Architectural is the world's most experienced – and only full-service provider – of functional and visually intriguing metal fabric solutions for interior and exterior building applications.
Awards That This Product Has Won:
2008 Metal Architecture Design Award - Interiors Category Winner
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