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Rooms where every seat counts.

Concert halls, theaters, museums and galleries, built by teams who treat acoustics, rigging and finish quality as the main event.

What owners need from us.

01

Acoustics are unforgiving

A single unsealed penetration or a rattling duct can be heard from the balcony. Isolation has to be built and inspected with care.

02

Stages are machines

Rigging, fly systems, lifts and theatrical lighting carry heavy loads over performers and need exact structure and coordination.

03

Opening night is announced

Seasons are sold before the building is finished. Tuning, testing and rehearsals have to fit before the first performance.

Cultural & Performing Arts

What we build.

  1. 01

    Concert halls

    Box-in-box structures, tuned finishes and quiet mechanical systems.

  2. 02

    Theaters and performing arts centers

    Fly towers, orchestra pits, rigging and backstage support spaces.

  3. 03

    Museums and galleries

    Climate-controlled galleries, art handling and secure storage.

  4. 04

    Libraries and cultural centers

    Public buildings where craft and daylight are part of the experience.

How we deliver here.

The capabilities owners in this market rely on most.

Construction ManagementDeliver

CM at-risk with acoustic and theater consultants at the table from preconstruction.

Virtual Design & ConstructionPlan

Rigging steel, isolation joints and ductwork coordinated in 3D to protect quiet rooms.

Building SystemsBuild

Low-velocity air and noise criteria tested before the room is tuned.

Self-Performed ConstructionBuild

Our own crews on the concrete and isolation details acoustics depend on.

In practice · A historic theater restoration

A movie palace ready for touring shows.

Restoring a historic theater under CM at-risk starts with knowing what is there. Plaster ornaments are scanned and mapped before work begins, a new fly tower rises behind a shored and monitored back wall, and the technical rehearsal of the new rigging is a fixed milestone before opening night, with the trades that feed it scheduled backward from that date.

Scanned
Every ornament mapped
Monitored
Shored back wall
Fixed
Tech rehearsal milestone

Questions owners ask us.

How do you protect acoustic performance during construction?

We train crews on isolation details, inspect every penetration in the acoustic shell and test background noise before finishes are complete.

Can you coordinate theatrical rigging and stage equipment?

Yes. Rigging, lifts and lighting positions are modeled with the structure so loads and clearances are resolved before steel is fabricated.

Do you work on museums with collections on site?

We do. We control dust, vibration and temperature near collections and coordinate art moves with curators and conservators.

Cultural & Performing Arts

Planning a cultural & performing arts project?

Send us your scope, target date and biggest concern. A senior Jacob Wiseman lead will read it personally.