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Building For The
PerformingArts
By GEORGE C. IZENOUR
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GEORGE IZENOUR 97
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98 Tulane Drama Review
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GEORGE IZENOUR 99
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100 Tulane Drama Review
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GEORGE IZENOUR 101
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PURPOSE-To provideapproximately 3,000seat ConcertHall--Opera House
and 1,700seat Recital Hall-Proscenium Drama Theatre for com-
munityof 1,000,000people.
SOLUTION-Articulated cable-hungceilingand pivotingwall systemto re-
duce capacityand volumewhichcontrolsreverberation time,thereby
providingappropriateconditionsfor each typeof performance are
power operatedand analogue programmedfor control.Orchestra
shell enclosureprovidesacousticaland visual continuity
of the audi-
toriumand can be adjustedfortwosizesand is poweroperated.Two
steel-framedseatbanksare manuallyoperatedand trackedon to and
offofliftsto provideclose-upseatsfordramaor twosizesoforchestra
pit.
Weightof steelceiling,walls,and orchestrashell90-100tons.
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Key to figuresIA, IB, IC, Half Plans and Sections 3,000 Seat Concert Hall-
Opera House, 1800 Seat Recital Hall-Theatre.
1 -Fixed OrchestraSeats.
1' -Fixed Box Seats.
1"--Fixed Balcony Seats.
2 -Movable OrchestraSeats.
2' -Movable OrchestraSeats.
3 -Orchestra Pit-Stage Apron Lift.
3'-Orchestra Pit-Stage Apron Lift.
4 -Fixed Auditorium Walls.
5 -Movable Auditorium Walls.
5' -Movable Auditorium Walls.
6 -Fixed Auditorium Roof.
7 -Movable Auditorium Ceiling.
8 -Movable Concert Shell Walls and Ceiling.
8'--Movable Recital Shell Walls and Ceiling.
9 -Stage T-aser and Tormentor.
10 -Proscenium Pull-out Panels.
Shaded areas indicate spaces closed offby movable ceiling and side walls.
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ConcertHall- Three.Quarter
Vital Statistics ProsceniumTheatre Open Stage
Seating Capacity 940 947
Farthestseat fromStage- 77' 52'
Orchestrafloor
Farthestseat fromStage- 86' 66'
Balcony
Capacityof OrchestraPit 35
Widthof Proscenium 56'-Max. -
36'-Min.
Heightof Proscenium 25'-Max.
14'-Min.
Depth of Stage 30' 24'
Widthof Stage 110' 50'
Height to Grid 50'
Depth of ConcertShell 30'
Widthof ConcertShell 48'
Numberof Lifts 1-Pit or Apron 2-Apron
PLAN
FIGURE2A
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Key to figures2A, 2B, 2C Half Plans and Sections900 Seat ConcertHall-
Prosceniumand Three-quarter DramaTheatre.
I -Fixed Orchestra Seats.
'--Fixed BalconySeats.
2 -Movable Orchestra Seats.
3 -Seat Bank-Open StageLift.
Y'-OrchestraPit-Open Stage-ApronStageLift.
4 -Fixed Auditorium Walls.
5 -Movable Auditorium Walls.
6 -Steps DownfromOpen Stageto Basement.
7 -Steps Down fromOpen Stageto Auditorium Floor.
8 -Movable ConcertShell.
9 -Stage Teaser-Tormentor.
10-ProsceniumPull-outPanels.
11-Power operatedAuditorium Doors.
12--Motion PictureProjection Booth and image invertingprismand
mirror system.
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Recital Hall- Three-Quarter
Vital Statistics ProsceniumTheatre Open Stage
Seating Capacity 600 600
FarthestSeat fromStage 78' 38'
Capacity of OrchestraPit 35
Widthof Proscenium 48'-36'
Height of Proscenium 24'-14'
Depth of Stage 35' 38'
Widthof Stage 120' 58' Max.
36' Min.
Heightto Grid 54 -
Depth of ConcertShell 40'
Widthof ConcertShell 48'
Numberof Lifts 1-Pit or Apron 2--Apron
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Key to figuresSA, SB, 3C Half Plans and Sections 600 Seat Recital Hall-
Proscenium and Three-quarter Drama Theatre.
1 -Fixed Seats.
2 -Movable Seats.
3 -Seat Bank-Open Stage Lift.
3'-Orchestra Pit-Open Stage-Apron Stage Lift.
4 -Fixed AuditoriumWalls.
5 -Movable Auditorium Walls.
5'-Movable AuditoriumWalls.
6 -Steps down fromOpen Stage to Basement.
7 -Full Stage Roll-up Cyclorama.
8 -Movable ConcertShell.
9 -Stage Teaser-Tormentor.
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Three.
Quarter Full
Vital Statistics Proscenium Open Round
Seating Capacity 490 500 600
FarthestSeat fromStage 68' 36' 36'
Capacity of Orchestra Pit 30 -
Width of Proscenium 60' Max.
36' Min.
Height of Proscenium 24' Max.
14' Min. - -
PLAN
FIGURE 4A
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4A, 4B, 4C Half Plans and Sections500-600Seat Convertible
Key to figures
Proscenium, and Round Drama Theatre.
Three-quarter,
1 --FixedSeats.
2 -Movable Seats.
2'-Movable Seats.
3 -Lift System.
4 -Fixed Auditorium Walls.
5 -Movable Auditorium Walls.
6 -Steps downfromOpen Stageto Basement.
7 -Stage Teaser-Tormentor.
8-ProsceniumPull-outPanels.
Figure---4D ofProscenium
Isometric Form
Figure--4EIsometric
of Open Form
Three-quarter
Figure-4F Isometric
of In-the-Round
Form
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Keyto figures Round
5A,5B,5C, Full Plansand Sections350 Seat Convertible
and Three-quarterDramaTheatre.
1-Fixed Seats.
2-Movable Seats.
3---Lift
System.
4--RakedStage.
5---TunnelEntrances.
Tunnel.
6---Connecting
7-Steps downto Lobby.
8-Lobby.
9-Connectionto BackStagetechnical space.
5D Renderingof In-the-Round Form
5E RenderingofThree-quarter OpenForm
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