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Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater doubles the company’s previous facilities. The design by Bing Thom Architects included restoring two historic theaters, Fichandler and Kreeger, and adding a new experimental theater, Kogod Cradle.

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A wood and glass structure encase all three theaters topped by a sculptural and dramatic cantilevered roof. Bing Thom Architects thoughtful site design has turned this project into a catalyst in the SW Washington community spurring redevelopment within the surrounding areas.

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Working closely with the client, the architects focused on incorporating Artistic Director Molly Smith’s idea of ‘a theater for all that is passionate, exuberant, profound, deep and dangerous in the American spirit.

A new theater, subsurface administration, parking and support spaces, rehearsal halls and a free span roof with bars and a cafe enclosed by a one of a kind wood/glass cable supported curtain-wall system. Arena Stage has a free-form roof and a 140′ cantilever. Over 15,000 cubic yards of architectural concrete was used, and a complex audio, theater, acoustic and MEP systems.

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Project Info Architects: Bing Thom Architects Location: Washington, DC, United States Principal: Bing Thom, Michael Heeney Project Director: James Brown Theater Consultant: Fisher Dachs Associates Structural Engineer: Fast & Epp Electrical Engineers: Stantec, in association with Vanderweil Engineers Mechanical Engineers: Yoneda & Associates Lighting Design: William Lam Civil Engineers: Wiles Mensch Corporation Acoustical Engineer: Talaske Code Consultant: LMDG in association with Koffel Associates Glazing Consultant: RA Heintges & Associates General Contractor: Clark Construction Construction Manager: KCM, Paeonian Client: Arena Stage Area: 200000.0 sqm Year: 2010 Type: Cultural Center Photographs: Nic Lehoux Manufacturers: Assa Abloy, BASF, DalTile, Dorma, Dupont, Kawneer, Schlage, Henry Company, Firestone Building Products, GE

Photography by © Nic Lehoux

Photography by © Nic Lehoux

Photography by © Nic Lehoux

Photography by © Nic Lehoux

Photography by © Nic Lehoux

Photography by © Nic Lehoux

Photography by © Nic Lehoux

Photography by © Nic Lehoux

Photography by © Nic Lehoux

Photography by © Nic Lehoux

Photography by © Nic Lehoux

Photography by © Nic Lehoux

Courtesy of Courtesy of Bing Thom Architects

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