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JONES HALL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS : PROPOSAL November 5, 2010

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JONES HALL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS : PROPOSAL Courtyard Level Entrance Hallway/ Lounge & Restrooms STORIES Observations Less expansive in size and materiality from the levels above, this corridor, with occasional benches, is brimming with activity during intermission with audiences using the adjoining restrooms. Lines form, moving slowly into a smaller and more confined environment with little of the architectural wonder that is present above. During the day, employees and companies using the hall to rehearse and perform, stream through. This space is a rich opportunity for art and design, which includes a more complex and layered narrative. Proposal Concept a: A TIMELINE OF JONES HALL Using content provided by Houston Endowment, the Houston Symphony, Society for Performing Arts and previous occupants/performers, we have created a loose historical timeline that tells the story from the early site location, to City Auditorium, to the inception of Jones Hall, the design and ground-breaking, past performances, and notable highlights throughout its rich history. Following a structure to similar sheet music, flush mounted brass square tubing runs the full length of the wall and is punctuated by a series of aluminum-faced backlit images with accompanying caption texts. These illuminated frames make a visual reference to musical notes with sides that are clad in laminated teak. Smaller hexagon brass notes follow the brass rail and are inscribed with first-hand stories of important performances, whimsical anecdotes and milestones in Jones Halls history. The beginning and end of the timeline are framed with 3 deep etched aluminum panels with abstracted cropped imagery of Jones Hall interiors, while large floor to ceiling vinyl wallpaper graphics appear in vertical bands at various locations along the timeline creating contrasting backgrounds to the materials atop them. Proposal Concept b: JESSE H. JONES HISTORY Using materials provided by, and collaborating with Steven Fenberg of Houston Endowment, this wall contains the story of Jesse H. Jones life. It will include narratives that highlight the entrepreneurial drive that helped build Houston into a metropolis; notes on his political life based on civic leadership for Federal and Local Governments and, finally, his philanthropic ideals that have perpetuated well beyond his years. Warm painted walls transform this corridor into a rich environment for reflection on stories through history. Translucent glass panels, with the biographical narrative, float off the surface of the walls. Three-inch deep framed images of varying scale, contrast the large raised aluminum quotes that embody the character of Jesse H. Jones. Materials Brass tubing Laser-cut aluminum/brass for framing, panels and numbers Teak framing LED lighting and backlit graphics Inscribed brass hexagons on teak Vinyl wall graphics Wiring + transformers Paint

Materials Etched glass panels with risers Silk screen and/or etched aluminum panel of Jones portrait Various laminated images flush mounted to 3 deep black frames Raised aluminum letters mounted to wall Vinyl wall graphic Stenciled signature of Jesse H. Jones Paint

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STORIES (A Timeline of Jones Hall)

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1. Brass 2. Laser-etched Aluminum Panel 3. Brass channel tubing 4. Inscribed brass hexagons with teak backing 5. Aluminum numerals / letters 6. Lightboxes with aluminum frame face and teak sides 7. Vinyl Wall Graphics

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JESSE H. JONES HISTORY 1. Silk screen aluminum panel with Jones portrait 2. Etched glass panels with risers off the wall 3. Vinyl wall graphics 4. Aluminum letters 5. Laminated images on 3 black frames

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ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS to JESSE H. JONES WALL and STORIES 1. Laminated images on 3 black frames 2. Aluminum 3-D Lettering 3. Vinyl Wall Graphic

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JONES HALL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS : PROPOSAL Main Lobby Second Tier Seating Area Bench Back (Orchestra Level) INTERLUDE Observations Upon entering Jones Hall from the main entrance, audiences eyes are enticed upward through the Gemini sculpture, along the strong geometric, contrasting white forms of the second level balcony against a dark teak curtain and are punctuated by a constellation of pinpoint spots in the ceilings. The curved walls of the tiered seating areas do not reveal themselves until audiences filter through, around them or rest inside. Their function is transitional. A larger walkway through to the main hall or a resting area between acts in a performance. These areas of interlude are places to reflect and converse about the performances, take in the crowds and architecture. They call for a work of art and design that entices and melds into the horizon line of benches. A piece that doesnt force itself visually or require time or effort to feel satisfied. Proposal Concept: INTERLUDE The word Interlude reveals itself as a textual element, stretching across the back of the middle low wall. An all-white, subtle visual texture focusing on materials and craftsmanship pulls colors and forms from existing formal elements in building. A thin white sheet of metal is laser-cut with thousands of hexagonal holes revealing the word Interlude. A second layer of white laminated plywood, with a larger pattern of hexagonal holes, form the backing while creating a narrow chamber to allow sound to emanate from the speakers behind. Materials Laser-cut metal with powder-coated paint CNC cut/curved plywood with epoxy paint finish Welded steel armature Wood framing New speakers to improve sound quality

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INTERLUDE 1. Laser-cut powder-coated metal 2. CNC cut laminated white plywood 3. Wood framing

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