Now here’s a venue that Marie from Breaking Bad* would surely love. The Ark Nova is an inflatable, mobile concert hall created by Japanese architect Arata Isozaki and British-Indian sculptor Anish Kapoor. It takes around two hours to inflate and accommodates approximately 500 people.
“The concert hall, which was established in collaboration with the organisers of Lucerne Festival, consists of a single skin membrane that can be easily inflated or deflated to enable its transportation around the region,” reported Danielle Demetriou for The Telegraph. “Wood from tsunami-damaged cedar trees at Zuiganji Temple in Matsushima were used to create material for both acoustic reflectors and seating in the concert hall, which stretches 30m by 36m.”
Events at the hall will feature orchestras to contemporary musical artists. With that color, though, perhaps a wine tasting could be considered, too.
*The character Marie loves the color purple. Like, really loves it.
(Image via Ark Nova Facebook page)
