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The Tiara Acoustic Shell
The Tiara is a portable acoustic shell that invites listeners to enjoy performances while being enveloped by the Tippet Rise landscape. The Tiara’s sound-reflecting surfaces sit above musicians, rather than surrounding them, like a room with no walls. Sound is reflected from corners above the audience, sending sound from the stage around the audience’s heads. Opening up the wall space of a typical band- shell allows for views of the art center’s rolling hills and the mountains in the distance. These acoustic and visual approaches create an intimate and enveloping concert experience for up to 100 audience members.
Alban Bassuet and Willem Boning designed the Tiara, with Arup Engineers, Gunnstock Timber Frames, and Fire Tower Engineered Timber.
Will’s Shed
Designed by Laura Viklund and crafted by Gunnstock Timber Frames and On Site Management, Will’s Shed is the most recent addition to Tippet Rise, nestled between the Olivier Music Barn and the Artist Residences. In keeping with the spirit of the surround- ing buildings and the region’s agricultural heritage, the structure employs a classic barn form and is traditionally timber framed out of Douglas fir. Where- as the Olivier Music Barn is designed forsublime musical experiences, Will’s Shed provides a more casual space for dining, education, and community events. Two sides of the building are clad in operable doors, allowing the structure to close in inclement weather without sacrificing the incredible views of
the Beartooth Mountains.
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