Topfer Theatre at ZACH

Name: Malven Co.
Price range: $

Austin, TX

This new 420-seat theater defines an outdoor performance plaza for the ZACH family of theaters. The entry approach is defined by a pair of diaphanous glass walls, symbolic of stage curtains.

The Vision

The building is an armature for performance. Its public spaces are designed to invite patrons to participate in the excitement of attending a theater production.

Owner

ZACH Theatre
Owner's Representative

Benz Resource Group
City of Austin Managing Dept.

Economic Growth and Redevelopment Services Office
Construction Manager

JE Dunn Construction
Civil Engineer

UTE Consultants Inc
Landscape Architect

Resource Design
Structural Engineer

Structures
MEP Engineer

Encotech
Theater Consultant

Theatre Consultants Collaboratives, LLC
Acoustical Consultant

Creative Acoustics
Lighting Design

Horton Lees Brogden Lighting Design, Inc.
LEED Management

HOLOS Collaborative
Sustainable Design

Center for Maximum Building Potential Systems
Geotechnical Engineer

Terracon Consultants, Inc.
Commissioning Agent

O'Connell Robertson
Constructability Review

ASD Consultants, Inc.
Registered Accessibility Specialist

Altura Solutions, L.P.
Tele/Data Design

JanCom Technologies, Inc.
Environmental Graphic Design

LewisCarnegie
Photographer

Andrew Pogue

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Performance Space

The warehouse like theater is a volume featuring moveable walls that allow a customized acoustical experience. Exposed steel structure and concrete masonry walls define the steeply raked auditorium.

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A perforated marquee fronts South Lamar Boulevard and landscaped rain garden.

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“In contrast to the unmistakably blue, impenetrable volumes seen from its public sides, the face of the theater opens inward and boasts a layered composition of clear and translucent glass that exudes warm amber hues during performances.”

Jen Wong, Texas Architect. December 2014

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Project Team

Arthur W. Andersson, FAIA
F. Christian Wise, AIA
Catherine Craig
Leah Davis, AIA
Christopher Sanders, AIA
Chris Ferguson
Kailen Ko
Robin Logan
Meegan Beddoe
Leland Ulmer

Awards

Design Award - American Institute of Architects, Austin Chapter - Topfer Theatre at ZACH

American Institute of Architects, Austin Chapter
ABJ Award for Community Impact - Austin Business Journal - Topfer Theatre at ZACH

Austin Business Journal

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