FantaSea Show Theatre, Phucket, Thailand

Renaissance Entertainment Asia

Acoustical design of a 2500-seat indoor theatre dedicated to live performances. The theatre has a full stage with 20 live microphones. Considerations included room acoustics, sound isolation, and mechanical noise and vibration control.

Warner Brothers Western Stunt Show Amphitheater, Gurnee, Il

Six Flags Great America

Provided acoustical and audio system evaluation for a 2500-seat outdoor theatre which was converted from an attraction with pre-recorded audio to a live action show that uses 10 microphones. Treatments were recommended to defeat sound reflections caused by the Amphitheater's steel and aluminum construction design. To maximize the intelligibility of the audio system, adjustments and further recommendations were given.

CSU Humboldt - Behavioral & Social Sciences Building, Humboldt, CA

The Steinberg Group

Acoustic consulting and A/V system design for a 90,000 square foot facility. One room, used primarily for Native American cultural events, is a 3,000 square foot octagonal forum with a 25-foot high ceiling. The room was designed so that natural acoustics would amplify the performer's voices instead of a sound reinforcement system. A connecting lobby and gallery is used as a gathering space and to display artifacts. The audiovisual design was for a lecture hall which seats 80 students.

Suisun City Plaza, Suisun City, CA

City of Suisun Planning Department

Sound system design for 74,000 square feet which includes a portable music system for the raised stage area, distributed audio in the plaza, and background audio along the promenade using imitation rock speakers to blend in with the other rocks on the waterfront.

Lotte Sky Park Plaza, Pusan, Korea

Battaglia Associates

Our services included room acoustics, mechanical noise and vibration control, paging and background music system design, sound isolation criteria, and Binauralization™ for this medieval-themed amusement park. Located above a 9-story shopping center, this 3-story high indoor theme park is covered by an enormous skylight. The park includes both simulation and live stage theatres, the Haunted Castle dark ride, a parade, a roller coaster, and various attractions (bumper cars, carousel, Giant Loop, batting alley, arcades, shooting gallery, etc.).

Kelly Rae's (Family Entertainment Center), Nashville, TN

White Hutchinson Leisure & Learning Group

Selection of acoustic finishes and lounge area sound system design for a 65,000 square foot facility. The FEC incorporates a 32-lane bowling center, an adult cafe and lounge, billiards, shuffleboard, rides, coin-op games, a stage area, and a hands-on discovery space.

New Traditions Elementary School, San Francisco, CA

Levy Design Partners

Design of a sound system for the school cafeteria which also serves as the auditorium. Additional services included recommending specific acoustical wall finishes and lighting controls for the auditorium/cafeteria.

Windsor Middle School, Windsor, CA

Quattrocchi Architecture

Acoustical recommendations for room finishes, ceiling constructions, and mechanical noise control for a new middle school. Rooms at the school include four clusters of classrooms, a cafeteria/multi-purpose facility with a stage, a library/media center, administration space, and a gymnasium with locker rooms.

Newman - Crows Landing Middle School, Newman, CA

The Steinberg Group

Provided acoustical design guidelines for new middle school which holds 850 students. School buildings include a music/performing arts room, cafeteria, science lab, administration building, and numerous classrooms.

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Cantos Aztecas, Teotehuacan, Mexico

Prodiseno Sa

Evaluation of prospective loudspeaker system and concert site acoustics for an opera production featuring Placido Domingo. Design of the loudspeaker array to provide sound coverage to an audience of 10,000.

Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, CA

Los Angeles Philharmonic Association

Evaluation of acoustics for a 18,000-seat amphitheater. First phase renovation of the sound reinforcement system and development of environmental noise mitigation measures.

The Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA

Environmental noise impact assessment for an outdoor amphitheater. Conducted acoustical measurements to determine mitigation requirements to reduce complaints from residents in the area.

Stanford Theater, Palo Alto, CA

David W. Packard

Project supervision and final check of acoustical and audio system designs for the renovation of the 1200-seat historical Stanford Theater. The renovation returned the theater to its original 1920's vaudeville architectural design.

Cowell Theatre, San Francisco, CA

Fort Mason Center

Post-construction ventilation noise control consulting for a multipurpose, publicity funded theatre.

Sam's Town Casino, Las Vegas, NV

Marnell-Corrao Architects

Acoustical design of a major Las Vegas casino expansion. The expansion included a nine-story atrium and indoor theme park, incorporating audiovisual and live production theatre. The atrium is surrounded by guest rooms which needed sound isolating partitions to shield them from the amplified sound effects and music during daily shows.

Disney/MGM Sound Stages, Orlando, FL

Bechtel International Corporation

Acoustical design and analysis for film/television production facilities in a theme park setting covering a 100-acre site. Major attractions incorporating acoustical design include "Great Moments in Film" ride/show/exhibit; sound stages, post-production, audio and video theaters; special effects and animation buildings.

Knotts Camp Snoopy, Bloomington, MN

Hope Architecs & Engineers

Acoustical and audiovisual design for a 7-acre indoor amusement park. Design services included acoustical and sound isolation design for 3 theatres. The audio design included the design of a computer-controlled audio distribution system. This system routed different sound effects, background music, and announcements to certain areas of the park's midway at separate times. The audio system design also included 4 theatres with speech reinforcement and production intercoms.

Vacaville Cultural Center, Vacaville, CA

Spencer Associates

Acoustical recommendations and sound system design for a cultural center which includes a 500 seat theater, library, and community center. Audio design included speech and program reinforcement with production intercoms.

Fairfield Center for Creative Arts, Fairfield, CA

Elbasani & Logan Architects

Complete acoustical services for 410-seat community theater with an orchestra pit and a video studio facility.

CSU Northridge - Theatre, Northridge, CA

Spencer Associates

Project supervision and final check for a new 500-seat theatre in the student union. The theatre audio system contains speech reinforcement, music and effects, loudspeakers, and production intercoms.

UC Irvine - Student Center, Irvine, CA

Kaplan/McLaughlin/Diaz

Complete acoustical design for 120,000 square foot building including a 450 seat theater, a 6,000 square foot conference facility, student offices, a cafeteria, and a bookstore. The audiovisual system design for the theater allows the room to be used as a cinema, lecture hall, theater, and concert hall. Features of the sound system include an electronic reverberation system for concert type events, stereo synthesizer for mono movie and video playback. All can be remote selected through a programmable MIDI mix and distribution patch bay.

UC Santa Cruz - College 8 Phase 1, Santa Cruz, CA

Simon Martin-Vegue Winkelstein Moris

Acoustical recommendations for dormitory and dining facilities with theatre/classroom uses.

UC Irvine - Undergraduate Housing, Irvine, CA

Esherick Homsey Dodge & Davis

Multi-building student housing complex including dining/theatre space.

Mills College - Arts Facility, Oakland, CA

Esherick Homsey Dodge & Davis

Design of a speech and music reinforcement system for an 100-seat lecture hall/auditorium.

Alameda High School, Alameda, CA

Historic Alameda Foundation

Recommendations for the acoustical design during the renovation of the auditorium.

Crystal Springs-Uplands School, Hillsborough, CA

Sinclair Associates

Complete acoustical design of overstage reflectors, sound isolation, and room acoustics for a 425-seat hall including orchestra pit and choir practice rooms.

Stevens Creek/Eisenhower/De Vargus/Regnart/Garden Gate Guided Learning Centers, Cupertino, CA

Cupertino School District

The Guided Learning Centers contain one large multipurpose stage/auditorium/community meeting room surrounded by math and science classrooms. The design challenge was to provide a space that would allow the multipurpose room to function at the same time as the classrooms. The associated classrooms had glass/window walls looking into the auditorium. The acoustical room finishes for the domed ceiling were of particular concern to minimize the focusing of the active noise in the facility. The audio system design required that the system be easy to operate, rugged, and student-proof.