Perforated Panels Provide Artful Design Solutions for Theater

Just to the right of the outdoor plaza area for the performing arts center in Louisville is a colorful, striking display made with McNICHOLS® Slotted Hole Perforated Metal Panels as a backdrop. The display includes a video screen used to highlight upcoming events. The design goal was to cleverly conceal the ventilation at the top of a concrete column that went to a below-ground level parking garage. The mounted video monitor panel was backed by the two Slotted Perforated Metal panels, offset from each other. The powder-coated bright red perforated panel was mounted above the larger, elongated powder-coated dark blue one, which was mounted to the column. Looking through the slotted perforated panels, one can see interesting moiré patterns and theater buildings behind them. The dual pattern of the Slotted Perforated Metal panels give a "moving performance" to passersby.