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FEBRUA RY 2016 | 87 FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre LOCATION 250 St. Paul Street, St. Catharines, Ontario OWNER/DEVELOPER City of St. Catharines ARCHITECT Diamond Schmitt Architects GENERAL CONTRACTOR Bird Construction Group STRUCTURAL CONSULTANT Blackwell Structural Engineers MECHANICAL CONSULTANT Crossey Engineering Ltd. ELECTRICAL/SECURITY/ IT CONSULTANT Mulvey & Banani International Inc. AUDIO VISUAL/ ACOUSTICAL CONSULTANT Jaffe Holden THEATRE CONSULTANT Fischer Dachs Associates TOTAL SIZE 95,000 square feet TOTAL COST $60 million architectural features of the building including wooden scallops in the concert hall and columns and feature walls in the recital hall," he says. The venues all have special features. The recital hall, for instance, sports vertical bands of two-layered serge wool attached to motorized, computerized tracks on the ceiling. Production managers can reconfigure the material to tune the acoustics for different performances. "Some ensembles would play with certain curtains in place, others only half- way," says Cooper from Jaffe Holden. Performance lighting, staging and other equipment likewise suit different user groups, says Bob Campbell, associate principal at theatre consultancy Fisher Dachs Associates. "It has to be sophisticated enough to work for professional acts, yet easy enough for a faculty member to come in, turn the lights on and set the room up for a class." The interfaces for those systems enable a Brock University professor to push a button for an appropriate setting; yet a professional theatre manager can customize the settings, too. The result is a multifaceted structure for multiple users, just as the city envisioned. "The FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre is unique both in design and in partnerships," says Steve Solski, executive director of the facility. "Diamond Schmitt's multi- venue design allows for everything from symphonies and choirs, to theatre, film and music to take place simultaneously. The partnership with Brock means 500 students a day can utilize the teaching space, enhancing the synergy of entertainment, culture, outreach and education this facility is designed to do." A Structural Engineering #1100, 10117 Jasper Ave., Edmonton, AB T5J 1W8 Phone: 780-423-5855 Fax: 780-425-7227 E-mail: protostatix@caisnet.com www.protostatix.com Protostatix Engineering Consultants is proud to partner with Pagnotta Industries on the Edgewater Village on Jasper project. Protostatix Engineering.indd 1 16-01-07 8:15 CaChet ContraCting Ltd. P a i n t i n g S p e c i a l i s t s Painting contractor for the edgewater Village on Jasper 1716-48A St., Edmonton, AB T6L 2Y1 Tel: 780-903-4160 Fax: 780-466-4499 Cachet Contracting.indd 1 15-12-22 8:59 Mechanical Design Consultants for the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre TEL 416.497.3111 FAX 416.497.7210 WWW.CEL.CA CROSSEY ENGINEERING LTD. Crossey Eng.indd 1 15-12-09 11:02 April 2016 ANNUAL INDUSTRY FEATURE: Green Roofs & Walls Book your ad space now: Dan Chapman 604.473.0316 Alexander Sugden 604.473.0358 Geotechnical and Environmental Engineers, Materials Consultants Proud of our involvement with Pagnotta Industries & 1306168 Alberta Ltd. on Edgewater Village on Jasper. Congratulations on another successful project. Edmonton, Alberta | 780.438.2540 | 1.888.438.2540 contact@shelbyengineering.ca | shelbyengineering.ca Shelby Engineering.indd 1 16-01-07 11:26 MUIA STEEL LTD. SPECIALIZING IN MISCELLANEOUS METALS, STRUCTURAL STEEL & CUSTOM FABRICATION Proud to be part of the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre project! 905.256.6719 | info@ muiasteel.com 2345 Anson Drive #2 | Mississauga, ON Mula Steel Ltd.indd 1 16-01-13 8:56