Chongqing Grand Theatre

Chongqing, China

Project start: 01/2005
Completion:

09/2009
Project type: New building
Venue type:

Opera house, Multifunctional hall
Seats:

Grand Theatre: 1830 seats
Medium Theatre: 930 seats
Our services:

Schematic design, design development, construction design, tender documents for stage machinery, stage lighting design

Construction supervision for stage machinery, stage lighting system, electroacoustic systems
Contact:

Architect: gmp-Architekten (von Gerkan, Marg und Partner) and East China Architectural Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd. Client: Chongqing Jiangbeizui CBD Development and Investment Co., Ltd.

Grand Theatre (1830 seats):

  • Steel structure, incl. grid level, level of pulleys, working galleries and catwalks
  • 68 powered fly bars, payload: 750 kg, v = 1,5 m/s
  • 16 point hoists with movable wire rope output, payload: 350 kg, v = 1,5 m/s
  • 4 lighting hoists with 5 individually movable segments each
  • 8 side lighting ladders
  • Technical proscenium, consisting of proscenium bridge and proscenium towers
  • 1 house curtain, Greek (traveller), German (guillotine) and Italian (tab) opening styles
  • Various scene-changing curtains
  • Safety curtains around the stage
  • Projection screens, flight mechanism, acoustic shell
  • 2 orchestra lifts
  • 6 double-deck stage platforms 18m x 3m
  • 12 sidestage wagons 18m x 3m
  • 32 compensating lifts
  • 1 backstage wagon with turntable 18m x 18m
  • 1 ballet wagon 18m x 18m
  • Backdrop storage elevator
  • 2 trap lifts
  • 2 stage transportation lifts
  • Complete electric and electronic layout of the centralised control system including main and secondary control consoles for all drives of the overstage and understage machinery as well as the safety-related equipment.
  • 2 digital lighting consoles 4096 DMX channels
  • Notebook as remote console
  • 2 radio transmission remote controls
  • 2 secondary consoles as touchscreen panels with secondary functions control
  • Digital dimmer system with 878 x 3kVA, 440 x 5kVA, 22 x 10kVA, 306 x 16A dimmer modules
  • Complete distributions
  • DMX 512 and Ethernet-network
  • Complete installation including 142 connection boxes
  • Complete spotlight equipment including accessories

Medium Theatre (930 seats):

  • Steel structure, incl. grid level, level of pulleys, working galleries and catwalks
  • 63 powered fly bars, payload: 500 kg, v = 1,5 m/s
  • 16 point hoists with movable wire rope output, payload: 350 kg, v = 1,5 m/s
  • 4 lighting hoists with 3 individually movable segments each
  • 8 side lighting ladders
  • Technical proscenium, consisting of proscenium bridge and proscenium towers
  • 1 house curtain, Greek (traveller), German (guillotine) and Italian (tab) opening styles
  • Various scene-changing curtains
  • Safety curtains around the stage
  • Projection screens
  • 1 orchestra lift
  • 12 mainstage platforms 15m x 3m and 15m x 1,5m
  • 10 side stage wagons 15m x 3m
  • 26 compensating lifts
  • 1 backstage wagon with turntable 15m x 15m
  • Backdrop storage elevator
  • Complete electric and electronic layout of the centralised control system including main and secondary control consoles for all drives of the overstage and understage machinery as well as the safety-related equipment.
  • 2 digital lighting consoles 4096 DMX channels
  • Notebook as remote console
  • 2 radio transmission remote controls
  • 2 secondary consoles as touchscreen panels with secondary functions control
  • Digital dimmer system with 484 x 3kVA, 230 x 5kVA, 12 x 10kVA, 196 x 16A dimmer modules
  • Complete distributions
  • DMX 512 and Ethernet network
  • Complete installation including 133 connection boxes
  • Complete spotlight equipment including accessories

 

Phase 1 Design

completed

Phase 2 Construction

completed

Phase 3 Handover

completed