In-situ curved wooden soffit at the University of Texas Moody Center Arena

Architecture: Gensler

Parklex Prodema custom-installed natural timber soffit for a maintenance-free canopy at the University of Texas Moody Center Arena by GENSLER.


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Parklex Prodema panels, boasting high weather resistance, ensure continuity from the interior to the exterior, maintaining visual cohesion through the building's glass facade.
Parklex Prodema custom-installed panels, boasting high weather resistance, ensure continuity from the interior to the exterior, maintaining visual cohesion through the building's glass facade.
Custom, on-site installation of a curved timber soffit provided by Parklex Prodema. Wood fiber flexibility enables the panels to conform to specific curvature radii.
Parklex Prodema soffit, featuring natural Okume timber, has been curved and installed in situ.
Panneaux en bois naturel installés sur mesure par Parklex Prodema pour un soffite sans nécessité d’entretien dans le Moody Center Arena de l’Université de Texas. / Courtoisie de GENSLER/KSC, INC.

Assembly of wood panels on exterior and interior soffit. Courtesy of Gensler and KSC, INC.

Plan détaillé de l’installation de panneaux en bois naturel pour le soffite du stade UT Moody Center Arena / Courtoisie de GENSLER/KSC, INC.

Close-up plan of the cantilevered soffit and canopy. Courtesy of Gensler and KSC, INC.

Detalles en sección de la marquesina / Cortesía de GENSLER/KSC, INC.

Installation details of in-situ curved panels on the soffit. Courtesy of Gensler and KSC, INC.

Patrones de instalación de los paneles de madera Parklex Prodema con el sistema de fijación vista mediante tornillo sobre perfilería de aluminio / Cortesía de GENSLER/KSC, INC.

Cut to size wood panels for soffit and visible screw fastening system on aluminum profiles. Courtesy of Gensler and KSC, INC.

Indoor-outdoor transition of Parklex Prodema curved timber soffit.

Installation process of Parklex Prodema wood panels on the cantilever soffit.

Process of custom installation of Parklex Prodema natural timber panels on the outside of the canopy.

Exterior-interior transition of the in-situ curved wooden ceiling with a metal substructure.