Designed by the world famous architect Louis I. Kahn, Point Counterpoint II has been the waterborne home of the orchestra since its construction as a Bicentennial project in 1976. The streamlined, 195-foot long, steel vessel is equipped with a 75 foot wide stage, the roof of which is raised up by hydraulic lifts at performance time. The stage area is spanned by an acoustical shell, and is equipped with a permanent pedestal seating designed by Japanese sculptor Yasuhide Kobashi.
The entire ship is a floating gallery that showcases this summer contemporary art and crafts from the America's. A woodworker from Maine handcrafted the oak tables that are set into the ship's office and galley; the Finnish artist Eino Ruutsalo created the kinetic light sculpture that forms one wall of the art gallery in the lower deck.
