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Ashton Raggatt McDougall designed the Melbourne Recital Centre in the Southbank of Melbourne, Australia. Completed in 2009, the main hall has seating for 1000, and a smaller auditorium seats 132.
Accoustic designers Arup filled the interior with Hoop Pine plywood to reverberate bass notes. Weaving patterns on the wood evoke the natural patterns found in native trees. The room’s proportions follow the classic “shoe-box” geometry of the ideal European performance center. The dynamic exterior with its clashing elements is similar to the nearby Federation Square. Grand entrances of glazing are positioned strategically with 250mm of concrete on steel springs to block noise from Southbank Boulevard. |
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