LAC – Lugano Arte E Cultura (Nuovo Centro Culturale)

Lugano, Switzerland

Project start: 07/2003
Completion: 12/2011
Project type: New building
Venue type: Arts centre, Concert hall, Opera house, Ballet theatre, Drama theatre
Seats:

1000 seats

Our services:

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

Examination of manufacturer's drawings of stage machinery for general contractor

Contact: Architect and client: Studio Ivano Gianola

 

  • Steel structure, incl. grid level, level of pulleys, working galleries and catwalks
  • 42 powered fly bars, payload: 500 kg, v = 1,5 m/s
  • 4 lateral fly bars, payload: 500 kg, v = 1,5 m/s
  • 3 proscenium fly bars, payload: 500 / 750 kg, v = 1,5 m/s
  • 10 point hoists with movable wire rope output, payload: 250 kg, v = 1,5 m/s
  • 2 lighting hoists, 6 side lighting hoists below the galleries
  • Technical proscenium, consisting of proscenium bridge and proscenium towers
  • 1 house curtain, Greek (traveler), German (guillotine) and Italian (tab) opening styles
  • Various scene-changing curtains
  • 4 apron stage fly bars, payload: 500 kg, v = 1,0 m/s
  • Various hoists in the auditorium for the suspension of spotlights, loudspeakers, microphones
  • 3 acoustic curtains in the delivery area
  • Proscenium safety curtain, smoke hatch
  • Assembly cranes in the delivery area
  • Projection screens, acoustic shell
  • Various storage hoists for the storage of acoustic shell
  • 3 orchestra lifts with seating wagon system, movable orchestra railing
  • Fixed stage with trap doors and trap lifts
  • Backdrop storage elevator
  • Complete electric and electronic layout of the centralized control system including main and secondary control consoles for all drives of the overstage and understage machinery as well as the safety-related equipment.
  • Equipment in the workshops

 

Phase 1 Design

completed

Phase 2 Handover

completed