the interior of the hall is lined in african moabi
image courtesy of diller scofidio + renfro

diller scofidio + renfro's re-design of alice tully hall is meant to transform the
cultural venue from a multi-purpose hall to a premiere chamber music venue.
tucked below the juilliard school, the opaque base of pietro belluschi's original building
is stripped away to expose the hall's outer sell. the sloped underside of juilliard's
expansion will act as a canopy framing the hall. a space which is commonly
accused for lacking an intimate environment, the new design focuses on intimacy
and interprets it as an acoustic and visual pursuit within the hall.
constructed much like a box within a box, the structure will be able to
isolate the hall from the 7th avenue subway.

much of the interior is lined in african moabi which is tailored to accommodate
all features of the existing hall and the new elements which are being installed.
the liner will also aid in eliminating all visual noise that distracts the audience
from the performance. from behind the layer of african moabi,
a luminosity is emitted much like that of a bioluminescent marine organism
which has an internal glow. a portion of the wood liner is built of translucent
custom-molded resin panels surfaced in veneer to match and blend seamlessly
with the wood. the overall effect of the wood, binds the house and stage with light.
similar to the raising of a chandelier or parting of a curtain to signal the
beginning of a performance, the 'blushing' walls of light will be an indication that
the first performer is about to go on. this project was a collaboration with
fxfowle architects.


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the sloping architecture of the hall's interior
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the wood liner seamlessly unites the floors and walls of the hall
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the airy entrance of the hall provides much sunlight
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a view of how the hall has been situated below the juilliard school
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image courtesy diller scofidio + renfro