Coca-Cola Stage At The Alliance Theatre
Coca-Cola Stage at the Alliance Theatre
Trahan Architects
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Cost Plus
COST MANAGEMENT
Cost Plus
THEATER CONSULTANTS
Theatre Projects
ACOUSTICS
Talaske
PLUMBING ENGINEER
Dlb Associates Consulting Engineers
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Thirst
VERTICAL TRANSPORTATION
Lerch Bates
LIFE SAFETY
Jensen Hughes
LEAD ARCHITECTS
Trey Trahan, Leigh Breslau, Brad Mcwhirter
LIGHTING DESIGNER
Fisher Marantz Stone
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Uzun + Case
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
Dlb Associates Consulting Engineers
MECHANICAL ENGINEER
Dlb Associates Consulting Engineers
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Hogan Construction Group
DESIGN TEAM
Robbie Eleazer, Scott Melançon, Ayesha Husain, Conway Pedron, Sarah Hussaini, James Babin
PHOTOGRAPHS
Greg Mooney, James Babin
AREA
70000 Ft²
YEAR
2019
LOCATION
Atlanta, United States
CATEGORY
Theater
The Alliance Theatre, founded in 1968, is a Tony award-winning regional theatre located within the celebrated Woodruff Arts Center campus. The initial phase of work focused on the chamber, its lobby and artistic support facilities which were gutted to the original concrete enclosing walls.
The transformation pulled the 650 seat chamber 10’ closer to stage. The planning of the chamber optimized site lines, utilized ramping in lieu of lifts and integrated stairs to provide access to all levels. Each surface was tuned acoustically to deliver world class theatre to its patrons.
The design team felt a responsibility to remove the separation between balcony and orchestra – challenging historic notions of segregation and discrimination. All seating zones can be accessed from every entrance within the chamber – a unifying planning feature of the Alliance Theatre Transformation.
The Firm assembled a world class team to implement handcrafted steam bending techniques and artistry on an architectural scale. From concept to construction the project demonstrates innovation through collaboration between Artist, Architect, & Fabricator.
The result is a series of beautiful steam bent millwork guardrails and balconies that merge hand craft with mass production.
The synthesis of acoustic performance, hand driven artistry, and sophisticated laser positioning are all carefully choregraphed to execute the complex steam bent millwork without the need for wasteful CNC molds. Delivered for $330/sf, the product has proven to be both economical and stunning.
