The Pavilion Performing Arts Centre

The Magnificent Foyer

A grand feature of the pavilion redesign was an expansive foyer that acts as a veranda within the landscape. It is part of both the interior of the building and the public space around it, creating a shield around the building.

“This relationship can be one where the entertainment and what goes on within begins to feel like it is much more a part of the park, and the park should also feel that it is an extension of the building,” said Andrew Lamond, senior associate of CHROFI.

The entertainment centres versatile foyer space has a capacity in its own right to be the venue for a variety of public occasions. At times, it can be the place for audiences to gather before, during and after performances. At others times, it would be itself the venue for smaller informal shows, large banquets, exhibitions or speaker tours.

A Buildable Solution Devised

Our pre-construction team created a buildable solution to achieve CHROFI’s impressive design intent for the ceiling/soffit, spanning across the interior and exterior of the foyer space.

Click-on Battens at a block profile of 22x40mm were chosen, with custom halving joins spaced along each length of batten. The halving joins then meant other lengths of battens were able to slot into the join gaps to create the grid effect of battens overlapping. This created an intricate gridded look, resembling a woven tapestry of timber.

The Click-on Battens were then connected to ceiling tracks which connects to our suspended ceiling mounting track system.

We had previously devised the suspended ceiling system to make the install process simple and fast for suspended ceiling applications.This solution was perfect for this designs application. The suspended ceiling system consists of a connector clip design interfacing with suspended ceiling system Top Cross Rails (TCR’s). Offering strength and making specifying easier as well.