Services

Just as there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to our projects, our services are tailored to each client’s needs. Whether you’re looking for a quick study, hourly work to review operations and strategy, or our full design and equipment specification services, we’ve got you covered. 

We’ve worked on over 1,500 projects in 80 countries, including some of the world’s most iconic theatrical spaces. We know what goes into creating a great storytelling space—not just for drama, music, dance, and education, but also for brands that want to tell their stories. There’s an element of theatre in every kind of gathering space.

Strategic planning

From analyzing what your community will support to offering guidance on the practical needs of running and managing an event or entertainment space, our strategic planning services cover:

• Visioning and project definition
  
• Needs and feasibility assessments
• Design team selection
• Concept development and programming
• Artistic programming - analysis and development
• Revenue models - analysis and development
• Operational support and trainings
  

Venue planning

Performance spaces are complex structures. Combining our backgrounds in theatre, architecture, and engineering, we offer comprehensive design services on all elements of site planning, including:

• Site analysis and planning
  
• Building layout
• Circulation
• Visitor experience
• Support space and technical area planning

Venue design

Blending a practical understanding of how each area of a performance space works and the technical skills to develop designs from initial sketches to 3D models and renderings, we create flexible, intimate, and inviting gathering spaces, paying particular attention to:

• Comparable spaces
  
• Preliminary design concepts
• Seating layouts and sightlines
• Visitor experience
• Performance area layout
• Technical elements

Audiovisual & integrated technology design

We design audiovisual and integrated technology systems to be adaptable, easy to use, and cost effective. We focus on the user’s needs so this technology and infrastructure fully supports the client’s goals for storytelling, information sharing, and creating memorable experiences. These services include:

• Building-wide technology implementation, integration, and infrastructure
• Control system design, programming, and user interfaces and systems control
• Integrated building controls connecting to building MEPFP and architectural lighting
  
• Broadcast, streaming, live event systems
• Sound and video systems for performance, presentation, information, and immersive environments
• Digital signage, interactive signage, and wayfinding

Acoustics

Whether you’re presenting symphonic concerts, hosting a seminar, or revealing the latest product for your brand, good acoustics are fundamental to nurturing a dynamic connection between everyone in the room. These services are available outside of the Americas and cover:

• Auditorium acoustics
• Room acoustics
• Building acoustics
  
• Electroacoustics
• Noise and vibration control
  
• Performer noise exposure control

Performance equipment

Some venues have sophisticated technology built into them, while others just need the basics and the infrastructure to support future growth. We focus on what's affordable, necessary, and appropriate for the client, making sure the final installation is safe, efficient, and meets the design intent. Our expertise covers:

• Stage machinery and rigging
• Performance lighting
• Performance draperies
• Stage flooring, stage lifts, and platforms
  
• Adjustable acoustics and orchestra shells