Metal mesh provides one-of-a-kind ceiling system

摘要

At the brand new Cultural Arts Center on Montgomery College's Takoma Park, Md., campus, modern stainless-steel metal fabric panels from Cambridge, Md.-based Cambridge Architectural fashionably divides space and provides a one-of-a-kind ceiling system. The most recent addition to the Silver Spring Arts and Entertainment District, the Cultural Arts Center has become the area's premier venue for the performing arts, hosting professional public performances and events sponsored by community organizations. Inside the facility's main 500-seat theater, Cambridge's metal fabric provides a state-of-the-art building element-a flat tensioned ceiling system extending more than 50 feet (15 m) in length, but capable of extending hundreds of feet in length. Additional polished vertical mesh panels create an intimate space by isolating house seating from exterior aisles. Completed in June 2009, Washington, D.C.-based SmithGroup was the architect.