The new LG Arts Centre which will be inaugurated by Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra in October 2022 was designed by Tadao Ando, Gansam and Theatre Projects.

It comprises a 1300 seat Main Theatre, a 400 seat Black Box Theatre, an orchestra rehearsal hall, a dance rehearsal hall and music practice rooms. The halls were design with high quality acoustics in mind to bring the complex to an international standard and support and enhance in the correct manner the production and performance of symphonic orchestral music, touring operas, amplified musicals and shows. This was achieved with the introduction of an acoustic shell for symphonic performances and with the deployment of a variable acoustic system to reduce the reverberation time for amplified events.

This project was contracted by Theatre Projects who provided theatre and acoustic design. As principal of Theatre Projects acoustic team, I was the main acoustic designer and provided technical direction throughout the project.

Architects: Tadao Ando, Gansam

Theatre and Acoustic Design: Theatre Projects

Role : Main Acoustic Designer

Budget: Estimated Circa $80m

Completion: 2022

Originally known as the Grand Ecran Cinema, the new Theatre du 13e Art is located in the heart of the Italie 2 shopping center in Paris which was originally designed by the Japanese architect Kenzo Tange in the 1970s. The Theatre du 13e Art is one of the largest theatres on the Left Bank of Paris. With a capacity of 880 seats, the theatre, which reopened in September 2017, can host all types of amplified performances, ranging from standup comedies, circus to concerts.

Theatre Projects provided acoustic design including room acoustics, building acoustics, building services noise and vibration control. The original auditorium located above the Paris Metro was built as a box-in-box construction. As it seemed to be not performing as intended as hoped, we conducted a specific vibration study to establish that the existing box could be in fact kept and refurbished. Our study enabled Hammerson, our client, several € millions in construction cost by keeping the existing construction.

Architects: Daniel Vaniche Architectes

Acoustic Design: Theatre Projects

Role: Main Acoustic Designer and Project Manager

Budget: €5m

Completion: 2017

Theatre 13 Art by DVA

To create an oasis of culture and music, surrounded by nature and in the centre of one of the largest and most vibrant cities in the world, seems like a dream impossible to chase. Together with its citizens the municipality has started to pave the way for this ambitious and unique project to take off. Studio Akkerhuis’ proposal continues to build on these solid foundations, to construct that dream, together with the people of Seoul and for its future generations.

The space includes a 450-seat SMAC-type amplified music room as well as various other spaces: offices, shops, galleries, library and a multipurpose room

Year: 2016

Client: Seoul Metropolitan Government

Program: cultural and commercial

Surface 15000 m²

Architects: Studio Akkerhuis

Acoustic and Theatre Design: Theatre Projects

Role: Main TP contact and Acoustic Design

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As part of Cameron Mackintosh’s revival The Puna’auia Cultural and Conference Centre in Tahiti, is proposed as a place which celebrates the culture, arts and crafts and natural environment of Polynesia, sitting within the biodiverse landscape of the largest of the islands.

Grimshaw's design, as part of public competition, takes its cue from the centre’s immediate context and the topography of the land. On the lower part of the site sits the conferencing area ― a multifunction hall and two conference rooms, while on the upper part, affording views across to the ocean are the theatres, composed of three halls.

Year : 2021

Theatre and Acoustic Design: Theatre Projects

Role: Main Acoustic Design

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