weightless

 I loved seeing these pictures of this building,

the Houston Center for Dance, designed by Gensler.

Talk about an art form defining its space, 

full of light, airy weightlessness.

The Center for Dance enables Houston Ballet to expand and enhance its education programs, which reach students from preschool through adulthood, including a program that leverages dance therapy for people with Parkinsons Disease. In addition to ballet classes, students have access to classes that introduce ballet performance production and even arts administration. State-of-the-art practice studios feature flooring supported on a basket-weave platform designed to minimise injury to dancers while mitigating noise transfer from one studio to another. Each studio features natural daylight, exterior views of the city and A/V equipment to review performances. 

The airy, spacious interior features double-height studios that offer interior views of rehearsing dancers and maximise the building’s spectacular views of Houston. Interior sight lines engender openness, activity and collaboration. In its old facility, professional dancers were largely separated from students and administrative staff. The new facility fosters innovation by offering a multitude of spaces for dancers, students, teachers and administrators to interact and socialize.

via {my modern met}