A unique element of the Legion Theater is
the use of the customized wood wall panels at the ear level of the audience. The
idea was to use images from war movies and to pixelate them to abstraction, then
use the resulting patterns to cut holes into the wood. Complemented with
acoustically absorbent materials behind the panels, the pattern provides both
absorption and reflections, while infusing the space with the imagery related to
the Legion’s military veteran membership. The resulting wall paneling avoids
distracting reflections but provides some ambient room character, rather than a
purely absorptive environment. –Peter Grueneisen. Photo: Taiyo Watanabe
