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Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center
Dayton
Cesar Pelli & Associates, Inc.

the People

Owner:
Owner During Construction:
Second & Main Limited
Fifth-Third Center, Suite 1300
Dayton, OH 45402
937-226-9038 fax: 937-461-6785
- Steve Mason, Chair
- Pete Horan, President

Current Owner/Operator:
Arts Center Foundation
Second and Main Streets
Dayton, OH 45402
937-228-7581
- Dan Duval, Chair
- Robert Kegerreis, Executive Director
- Mark Light, President

Design Architect:
Cesar Pelli & Associates, Inc.
1056 Chapel Street
New Haven, CT 06511
203-777-2515
fax: 203-787-2856
www.cesar-pelli.com

Design Principal:
Cesar Pelli,, FAIA

Collaborating Design Partner:
Fred Clarke, FAIA

Design Team Leader:
Mitchell Hirsch AIA

Senior Designer:
Gina Narracci

Design Team:
Seung Park, Andrew Nyhart, Olaf Recktenwald, J Bunton, Bruce Davis, Kristin Hawkins, Julie Meyers (Interiors), Marcela Staudenmaier, Alejandro Wasserman

Architect of Record:
GBBN Architects
322 East Eighth Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
513-241-8700
fax: 513-241-8873
www.gbbn.com

Principal in Charge, Project Manager:
Joseph T. Schwab, AIA

Project Architect:
Pat Moore AIA

Designers:
Paul H. Shirley AIA, Philip J. Babinec RA, CCS, Steve Brown, Scott E. Campbell, Jane C. Goode, Sean Feeley, Gregory Hutzel, Russel Miller, Gary Olmon, Bahareh Poursepanji, Jon Ryckman, Artie Spaw, Paul Strieble, Tim Timberman AIA, Dave Yost

Engineers
Structural:
THP Limited, Inc.
100 E. Eighth Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
513-241-3222 fax: 513-241-2981
www.thpltd.com
Randy R. Wilson PE Principal in Charge
Jason M. Jones PE Project Manager, Performing Arts Center
Dan J. Wissman PE, SE Project Manager, Garage and Tower
Brad C. Saalfeld PE Project Engineer
Louis T. Tallarico PE Project Engineer
Stephen E. Tatro Production Coordinator

Mechanical/ Electrical:
Heapy Engineering
1400 West Dorothy Lane
Dayton, OH 45409-1310
937-224-0861 fax: 937-224-5777
www.heapy.com
Tom Ferdelman PE Project Manager
Mark Meek PE Electrical Technology & Security Systems Design
Doug Sales PE HVAC Design
Doug Gregory Plumbing Design

Civil:
Schaeffer, Amos & Hughes, LLC
1253-G Lyons Road, Suite 304
Dayton, OH 45858
937-434-5104 fax: 937-434-5204
www.sahengineers.com

Consultant(s)
Theater Planner:
Theatre Projects Consultants
25 Elizabeth Street
South Norwalk, CT 06854
203-299-0830 fax: 203-299-0831
www.tpcworld.com
Richard Pilbrow Principal in Charge
Brian Hall MRAIC ARIBA Design Principal
Eugene Leitermann ASTC Project Manager
Cyril Almey Design Associate
Michael Nishball CSI/CDT Equipment Specialist

Acoustician:
Jaffe Holden Acoustics, Inc.
114A Washington Street
Norwalk, CT 06854
203-838-4167 fax: 203-838-4168
www.jhacoustics.com
Mark Holden FASA Principal
Robin Glosemeyer Project Manager
Tom Young Electro-acoustic Designer

Cost:
Daedalus Projects Inc.
112 South Street, 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02111
617-451-2717 fax: 617-451-2679
www.daedalusprojects.com
Richard C. Marks
William McGrath

Lighting:
Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design Inc.
30 West 22 Street
New York, NY 10010
212-741-3280 fax: 212-741-3112
www.cbbld.com
Francesca Bettridge
Marty Salzberg
Jeong-Ae Eom

Curtainwall:
– Baker Metals
11140 Zodiac Lane
Dallas, TX 75229
972-241-3553 fax: 972-241-4310
Bob Baker

– Peter M. Muller, Inc.
12201 Almeda Genoa
Houston, TX 77034
713-941-7813 fax: 281-488-0562
Peter Muller

Food Service:
KLR Associates, Inc.
4739 Delhi Road
Cincinnati, OH 45238
513-244-2250 fax: 513-244-2465
Ronald Kruse

Landscape Design:
Balmori Associates
129 Church Street, Suite 304
New Haven, CT 06510
203-772-4074 fax: 203-785-0732
www.balmori.com
Diana Balmori Principal
Ana Maria Torres Principal in Charge
Paul Butkus Designer
Javier Gonzalez Designer

Graphic Design:
Cadence Studio
3411 S. Beverly Place, Suite A
Chandler, AZ 85248-3622
480-833-3119 fax: 480-833-3120
Jill Parsons Beck
Robert Beck


Photographer(s)
Jeff Goldberg/ESTO
ESTO Photographics
222 Valley Place
Mamaroneck NY 10543
914-698-4060
www.esto.com

J. Miles Wolf
Wolf Photographic Arts
2165 Gilbert Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45206
513-281-6555
www.jmileswolf.com

 

 

the Products

Exterior cladding
Masonry:
Global Clay Marseilles
Sioux City Brick and Tile
www.siouxcitybrick.com

Metal/glass curtainwall:
Waltek & Co., Ltd.
www.waltekltd.com

Roofing
Elastomeric:
Firestone EPDM – typical
Firestone TPD – for winter garden roof

Windows
Aluminum:
Alumitech Windows

Glazing
Glass:
Viracon www.viracon.com

Skylights:
Supersky www.supersky.com

Doors
Metal doors:
Steelcraft www.steelcraft.com

Wood doors:
Eggers www.eggersindustries.com

Fire-control doors, overhead rolling doors:
Wayne Dalton www.wayne-dalton.com

Revolving doors:
Crane Revolving Door Co. www.cranedoor.com

Hardware
Locksets:
Schlage www.schlagelock.com

Hinges:
Hager www.hager.com

Closers:
LCN www.lcnclosers.com

Exit devices:
Von Duprin www.vonduprin.com

Pulls:
Rockwood www.rockwoodmfg.com

Interior finishes
Acoustical ceilings & suspension grid:
Armstrong www.armstrong.com

Movable partitions:
Panelfold www.panelfold.com

Cabinetwork and custom woodwork:
Bruewer Woodwork Mfg. Co.

Paints and stains:
– Dulux www.dulux.com
– Sherwin-Williams www.sherwinwilliams.com

Wallcoverings:
– Lobby: Maharam www.maharam.com
– Hall: Knoll Textiles www.knoll.com

Paneling:
Bruewer Woodwork Mfg. Co. www.bruewerwoodwork.com

Floor and wall tile:
– Restrooms: Dal-Tile www.daltile.com
– Wintergarden stone floor:Idaho Travertine Corp. - "Continental Buff" travertine installed by Carnevale Tile

Resilient flooring:
Armstrong www.armstrong.com

Carpet:
– Lobby: Prince Street www.bentleyprincestreet.com
– Hall: Atlas Carpet Mills www.atlascarpetmills.com

Raised flooring:
Stage floor and Mathile Theatre floor– Robbins Bio-Channel www.robbinsfloor.com

Lobby rails:
Avenue Fabricating, Inc.

Theater Ceiling & Wintergarden Linear Wood Ceiling:
Ceilings Plus www.ceilingsplus.com

Furnishings
Fixed seating:
Theatre Fixed Seating– Alpha Seating International

Chairs:
Loose Theatre Seating: Gunlocke www.gunlocke.com

Upholstery:
Knoll Textiles www.knoll.com

Plaza benches: Victor Stanley
www.victorstanley.com

Lighting
Truss interior lighting:
B-K Lighting – custom www.bklighting.com

Wintergarden ceiling:
– Decorative: Louis Poulsen www.louis-poulsen.com
– Accent Lights: Edison Price www.epl.com
– Tree Lights: Sterner www.sternerlighting.com

Lobby lighting:
– Red fabric wall wallwashers: Elliptipar www.elliptipar.com
– Stairs: B-K Lighting
www.bklighting.com
– Downlights: Kurt Versen www.kurtversen.com and Edison Price
www.epl.com

Mead Hall:
– Star field Fiber optics: Lumenyte www.lumenyte.com
– Balcony Front crystals: Swarovski with Lumenyte www.lumenyte.com

Fiber Optics:
– Low voltage balcony front lighting: Ardee www.ardeelighting.com
– Transformers: Q-Tran transformers www.q-tran.com
– Downlights and Accent Lights: Edison Price www.epl.com
– Steplight: Cole Lighting www.colelighting.com

Rehearsal Hall:
Edison Price www.epl.com
Neoray www.neoray.com

Exterior:
– Canopy uplight and plaza lights: B-K Lighting www.bklighting.com
– Floodlights: Kim Lighting www.kimlighting.com
– Downlights: Kurt Versen www.kurtversen.com
– Dimming and Controls: Electronic Theater Controls, Inc. – for front of house and theater www.etcconnect.com
– Lutron Electronics in Donor Lounge
www.lutron.com

Conveyance
Elevators/Escalators:
– PAC: KONE Inc. www.kone.com
– TOWER: Fujitech America, Inc. www.fujitecamerica.com

Accessibility provision:
Garaventa Ltd. www.garaventa.ca

Other
Exterior signs:
Blommel Signs

Orchestra Enclosure and Stage Equipment:
SECOA www.secoa.com

Forestage Lifts and Seating Wagons: Gala Theatrical Equipment www.galainfo.com

 

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