Photo © Courtesy of Greg Murphey--Perforated concrete donor wall encloses ticket booth and concessions beneath fixed and kinetic timber roof. |
Photo © Courtesy of Greg Murphey--People gather outside the theatre before an evening performance |
Photo © Courtesy of Greg Murphey |
Photo © Courtesy of Greg Murphey |
Photo © Courtesy of Greg Murphey--An evening performance |
Photo © Courtesy of Greg Murphey |
Photo © Courtesy of Studio Gang Architects |
Photo © Courtesy of Studio Gang Architects |
floor plan--drawing © Courtesy of Studio Gang Architects--The project includes 93,000 SF of landscaped lawn seating |
sections--drawing © Courtesy of Studio Gang Architects |
fly tower roof structure plan--drawing © Courtesy of Studio Gang Architects |
Video: Created
for Studio Gang Architects, this performing arts theatre was filmed to
capture the true essence of a day in the life of this kinetic
architecture. It focuses on the intimate social settings,landscaped
boundaries, stage life, and the dynamic "observatory to the stars" roof
that opens in fair weather.
Project Data
Project Name: Starlight Theatre/Bengt Sjostrom
Location: 3301 North Mulford Road, Rockford, IL, United States
Size: 42,000 sf theatre and 93,000 sf lawn seating
Cost: $8.5 Million
Unique Characteristics: Kinetic roof opens like petals of a flower
Completion: June 2003
Awards:
- 2005 Merit Award, United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT)
- 2004 Honor Award, Distinguished Building, AIA Chicago
- 2004 Scholarship Prize/Best Overall Design Award, Metal Construction Association (MCA)
- 2003 Gold Medal/President's Award, Association of Licensed Architects (ALA)
- 2003 Award of Honor, Society of American Registered Architects (SARA)
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The people
Architect: Studio Gang Architects1212 N. Ashland Ave. Suite 212
Chicago, IL 60622
T 773-384-1212
F 773-384-0231
e-mail: jgang@studiogang.net
Owner: Rock Valley College
Lead design principal: Jeanne Gang, AIA
Principals: Mark Schendel, AIA, Kathleen O’Donnell, AIA
Project architects: Junko Goseki, Juliane Wolf, Kara Boyd
Project team: Michan Walker, Odile Compagnon, William Emmick, Thomas Alman; team
with models by Yasushi Koakutsu, Michelle Linden, Viola Metzger, Dominick Soltys
Engineers:
Structural Engineer, Design: Dewhurst MacFarlane and Partners, New York, NY; London, UK
Team: Tim Macfarlane, partner, Damian Murphy, Chris O’Hara, David Shea, Yumi Fujikawa, Yoshinori Nito
Engineering Motion Studies: Peter Heppel
Motion Technology: Uni-Systems, Minneapolis, MN, www.uni-systems.com, Cyril Silberman, Frank Worms
The productsLead design principal: Jeanne Gang, AIA
Principals: Mark Schendel, AIA, Kathleen O’Donnell, AIA
Project architects: Junko Goseki, Juliane Wolf, Kara Boyd
Project team: Michan Walker, Odile Compagnon, William Emmick, Thomas Alman; team
with models by Yasushi Koakutsu, Michelle Linden, Viola Metzger, Dominick Soltys
Engineers:
Structural Engineer, Design: Dewhurst MacFarlane and Partners, New York, NY; London, UK
Team: Tim Macfarlane, partner, Damian Murphy, Chris O’Hara, David Shea, Yumi Fujikawa, Yoshinori Nito
Engineering Motion Studies: Peter Heppel
Motion Technology: Uni-Systems, Minneapolis, MN, www.uni-systems.com, Cyril Silberman, Frank Worms
Wind Studies: Battle McCarthy, Consulting Engineers, London, UK, www.battlemccarthy.demon.co.uk, Guy Battle
MEP: Consulting Construction Services, LLC, Chicago, IL,Jim Bess
MEP: Consulting Construction Services, LLC, Chicago, IL,Jim Bess
Consultants:
Landscape: Studio Gang with Rock Valley College
Lighting: (Owner’s Stage Lighting Consultant), Barbizon,Chicago, IL, www.barbizon.com, Tobin Neiss
Rigging: ACD, Indianapolis, IN, Damon Atwood
Sound System: Sound Investment, Chicago, IL
Cost: Construction Cost Systems, Chicago Il., www.ccsos.com
General contractor: Sjostrom & Sons, Rockford, IL, www.sjostromconstruction.com, Joel Sjostrom
Erector: Area Erectors, Rockford, IL, www.areaerectors.com
Photographer: Greg Murphey, (812) 597-0113, murpheystudio@yahoo.com
Lighting: (Owner’s Stage Lighting Consultant), Barbizon,Chicago, IL, www.barbizon.com, Tobin Neiss
Rigging: ACD, Indianapolis, IN, Damon Atwood
Sound System: Sound Investment, Chicago, IL
Cost: Construction Cost Systems, Chicago Il., www.ccsos.com
General contractor: Sjostrom & Sons, Rockford, IL, www.sjostromconstruction.com, Joel Sjostrom
Erector: Area Erectors, Rockford, IL, www.areaerectors.com
Photographer: Greg Murphey, (812) 597-0113, murpheystudio@yahoo.com
Structural system
Steel Frame for Roof and Proscenium Building: Metal Fabricators, Rockford, IL
Painter: Karl Schoening & Sons, Rockford, IL www.kschoening.com
Painter: Karl Schoening & Sons, Rockford, IL www.kschoening.com
Gluelam Roof Panel Structure: RLD Company, Inc., Vancouver, WA
– Supplier: Schmeling Building Supply Rockford, IL www.schmeling.com
– Bailey Lumber, Rockford, IL
Roof Panel Structural Tongue and Grove Wood Decking:
- Manufacturer: Lock-Deck www.lockdeck.com / Disdero Lumber www.disdero.com Portland, OR
– Supplier: Schmeling Building Supply
Rockford, IL www.schmeling.com
– Bailey Lumber, Rockford, IL
Exterior cladding
Masonry: Glazed Brick for Control Booth: Rauch Clay Sales Corporation, Chicago, IL www.rauchclay.com
Copper Cladding Proscenium Building: Fabricator / Installer: Master Sheet Metal, Rockford, IL
Roofing
Theatre Roof: Grace Ice & Water Shield, www.na.graceconstruction.com
Proscenium and Control Booth Roof: EPDM Roofing: Firestone, Carmel, IN
Stainless Steel Standing Seam Roof: Fabricator / Installer: Master Sheet Metal, Rockford, IL
Doors
Proscenium Building Weather Door: Door Engineering and Manufacturing Co. www.doorengineering.com, Austin, MN, with Polygal cladding www.polygalusa.com, Polygal USA, Janesville WI
Door Hardware: Schlage www.schlagelock.com
Interior finishes
Stage Floor: Tongue and Grove Wood Decking: Lock-Deck www.lockdeck.com / Disdero, Lumber www.disdero.com Portland, OR
– Supplier: Schmeling Building Supply, Rockford, IL www.schmeling.com
– Bailey Lumber, Rockford, IL
Raised flooring Control Booth:
– Supplier: Interface AR, Grand Rapids MI, www.interfaceinc.com, Nevamar, Hampton, SC, www.nevamar.com
– Installer: Airtite Contractors, Inc., Chicago, IL www.air-tite.net
Concession Stand Counter Tops: Corian www.corian.com
Furnishings
Fixed seating - Theatre Seats: American Seating, Grand Rapids, MI www.americanseating.com
Lighting
Bollards: Lampas www.lampas.com
Step Lights: Prescolite www.prescolite-lsp.com
House Lighting: Altman www.altmanltg.com
Lighting Controls:
–Theatre lights: Electronic Theatre Controls www.etcconnect.com
– House lights: Unison
Plumbing
Lavatories: Acorn www.acorneng.com, Neo Metro Collection
Toilets: American Standard, www.americanstandard.com
Drinking Fountain: Haws, www.hawsco.com
Accessories:
– Bradley www.bradleycorp.com
– American Specialties, Inc.americanspecialties.com
– Supplier: Schmeling Building Supply Rockford, IL www.schmeling.com
– Bailey Lumber, Rockford, IL
Roof Panel Structural Tongue and Grove Wood Decking:
- Manufacturer: Lock-Deck www.lockdeck.com / Disdero Lumber www.disdero.com Portland, OR
– Supplier: Schmeling Building Supply
Rockford, IL www.schmeling.com
– Bailey Lumber, Rockford, IL
Exterior cladding
Masonry: Glazed Brick for Control Booth: Rauch Clay Sales Corporation, Chicago, IL www.rauchclay.com
Copper Cladding Proscenium Building: Fabricator / Installer: Master Sheet Metal, Rockford, IL
Roofing
Theatre Roof: Grace Ice & Water Shield, www.na.graceconstruction.com
Proscenium and Control Booth Roof: EPDM Roofing: Firestone, Carmel, IN
Stainless Steel Standing Seam Roof: Fabricator / Installer: Master Sheet Metal, Rockford, IL
Doors
Proscenium Building Weather Door: Door Engineering and Manufacturing Co. www.doorengineering.com, Austin, MN, with Polygal cladding www.polygalusa.com, Polygal USA, Janesville WI
Door Hardware: Schlage www.schlagelock.com
Interior finishes
Stage Floor: Tongue and Grove Wood Decking: Lock-Deck www.lockdeck.com / Disdero, Lumber www.disdero.com Portland, OR
– Supplier: Schmeling Building Supply, Rockford, IL www.schmeling.com
– Bailey Lumber, Rockford, IL
Raised flooring Control Booth:
– Supplier: Interface AR, Grand Rapids MI, www.interfaceinc.com, Nevamar, Hampton, SC, www.nevamar.com
– Installer: Airtite Contractors, Inc., Chicago, IL www.air-tite.net
Concession Stand Counter Tops: Corian www.corian.com
Furnishings
Fixed seating - Theatre Seats: American Seating, Grand Rapids, MI www.americanseating.com
Lighting
Bollards: Lampas www.lampas.com
Step Lights: Prescolite www.prescolite-lsp.com
House Lighting: Altman www.altmanltg.com
Lighting Controls:
–Theatre lights: Electronic Theatre Controls www.etcconnect.com
– House lights: Unison
Plumbing
Lavatories: Acorn www.acorneng.com, Neo Metro Collection
Toilets: American Standard, www.americanstandard.com
Drinking Fountain: Haws, www.hawsco.com
Accessories:
– Bradley www.bradleycorp.com
– American Specialties, Inc.americanspecialties.com