Aksra Theatre, King Power Complex
Bangkok, Thailand
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200
number of performers the stage can support
The theatre is situated above a shopping mall, which presented several challenges in designing the theatre space and supporting accommodation to be functional. Specifically, the backstage areas needed to be carefully planned so that props and scenery could be brought into the building without disrupting the activities in the shopping mall below. The Aksra Theatre was designed to be luxurious, employing gold leaf in the wall bass-relief decorations and elegant furnishings in the public areas. The theatre itself is a single tiered ‘horse-shoe’ style auditorium, presenting traditional Thai performances and King Power Sakorn Puppet performances.
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owner:
King Power Foundation
architect:
Architects A49
acoustician:
Theatre Projects
users:
Touring performances
spaces:
- 579-seat drama theatre
construction type:
New construction
theatre type:
Arts & cultural centers
services:
Concept design, theatre planning, theatre equipment design and specification, and acoustics
completion:
2007
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