Phase 3 Performing Arts Wing
Museum, Performance, and Theater
- Melinda Miller, Principal Engineer
- Erik J Geiger, Director of Audiovisual
- Faulkner Bodbyl-Mast, Audiovisual & Acoustical Consultant
- Iva Handley, Acoustical Consultant
- John Kramer, Acoustical Consultant
- Peter Allen, Senior Acoustical Engineer
Scott Edwards Architecture, the Chehalem Park and Recreation District (CPRD), and Chehalem Cultural Center (a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization) brought ABD Engineering & Design in for this adaptive reuse project. The ongoing project reimagined a 1935 WPA elementary school as a community building celebrating the arts, community, education, and heritage to inspire and enrich lives by connecting community and culture.
ABD’s acoustical and audiovisual consulting services in the new performing arts wing (phase 3) addressed room acoustics, interior noise isolation, mechanical noise control, and AV design for the flexible and specialized spaces including meeting rooms, art galleries, movement studio, multipurpose arts studio classrooms, and spacious two-story lobby with open stairs. The 215 seat La Joie Theatre with the Jim Halliday Stage features a large screen with rear video projection, high-end audio systems, and acoustical treatment that makes the space sound as good as it looks.
