LINE

Background

Designing within a dense urban area poses unique challenges, and the pavilion within the city of Dallas’ downtown Pacific Plaza was no exception. The location is surrounded by tall buildings, requiring that the With our concept for the Minnesota Multi-Purpose Stadium, LINE approaches the project as an opportunity to reimagine an event center experience from the perspective of the different users. Given the context, both geodetically and climatically, we approach the project in terms of light filtration. The client aspired to an operable roof to allow natural lighting into the space, but given the climatic concerns of the region, we opted for a clerestory system, created through the mirroring of ribbons across the short axis of the playing field. In addition, the direction of the trusses and openings allows for an unobstructed view to the city beyond, with operable ETFE walls, allowing the field to completely open up to the exterior. Built into the clerestory, a voronoi pattern of structure was utilized to enhance the structural stability of the mullions between the ETFE pillows.look appealing from a bird’s eye view as well as at pedestrian level. In addition, any construction had to avoid interfering with the sightline through the park, an important element when enticing passersby on all sides to enter.

The Design Solution.

The client aspired to an operable roof to allow natural lighting into the space, but given the climatic concerns of the region, we opted for a clerestory system, created through the mirroring of ribbons across the short axis of the playing field. In addition, the direction of the trusses and openings allows for an unobstructed view to the city beyond, with operable ETFE walls, allowing the field to completely open up to the exterior. Built into the clerestory, a voronoi pattern of structure was utilized to enhance the structural stability of the mullions between the ETFE pillows.look appealing from a bird’s eye view as well as at pedestrian level. In addition, any construction had to avoid interfering with the sightline through the park, an important element when enticing passersby on all sides to enter.