Next to the Detroit Institute of Arts, this Film Institute
introduces a façade that behaves like a cinematic membrane. The building is clad in a dense field of thin LED panels. Each panel is rigid enough to hold
a precise still and light enough to flutter when the
wind touches it. Inside, the institute gathers theaters, projector labs, a media museum, and research offices. The building operates both as a place for the study of film and as an instrument that turns the environment into a kind of moving picture.
Ground Floor Second Floor and Roof
The façade becomes a collection of suspended
frames. In quiet weather, the panels line up and
produce clear sequences across the elevation. In
wind, the surface loses alignment and the images
shift into soft, luminous blur. The building
continuously rewrites itself, its appearance shaped
by changing atmospheric conditions rather than
mechanical movement.
West-facing FaçadeA façade that performs without needing an audience ↑