CHALLENGE
Create an audiovisual experience in a building where none of the projection surfaces are parallel or perpendicular — an interesting challenge for a project team. The building in question is the Biomuseo located by the entrance to the Panama Canal and designed by the architect Frank Gehry. It’s described as ‘boisterous and curvaceous like a piece of California funk art from the 1960s.’
This unique museum is designed to showcase Panama’s extraordinary biodiversity in eight immersive galleries. The audiovisual systems required considerable customization to display correctly in the unusual viewing environment. Panamarama, for example, is a cube-shaped space where ten screens on all sides above and below a glass ceiling and floor immerse visitors. In the Gallery of Biodiversity, the owners wanted to create a flexible display that would capture visitors’ attention straight away, using a nine panel custom LCD screen that could display individual imagery or create a single large-scale panoramic experience.
