Zurich Playhouse (Schauspielhaus Zürich)

Zurich Switzerland

Project start: 07/1998
Completion: 12/2000
Project type: Renovation
Venue type: Drama theatre
Seats:

Hall „Pfauen“: 750 seats                                                                

Hall in the Schiffbau: 400 up to 600 seats                              

Box in the Schiffbau: 200 seats
Our services:

Schematic design, design development, construction design, tender documents and construction supervision for stage machinery
Contact:

Client: The building authority of the city Zurich

 

  • Renewal of 4 machine and roof trusses
  • Renewal of grid level and level of pulleys, as well as 3 working galleries and catwalks
  • 2 proscenium towers
  • 49 powered fly bars, payload 350 kg, v = 1,5 m/s
  • 2 powered proscenium fly bars, payload 500 kg, v = 1,5 m/s
  • 1 powered proscenium fly bar, payload 1000 kg, v = 1,5 m/s
  • 4 lateral fly bars, payload 350 kg, v = 1,5 m/s
  • 8 powered point hoists with movable wire rope output, payload 350 kg, v = 1,5 m/s with movable point hoist wagons and diverter pulleys
  • 1 house curtain, v = 1,5 m/s with Greek (traveller) opening style
  • 1 vertically movable lighting bridge with one working level, v = 0,4 m/s
  • 1 lighting hoist with lighting frame, payload 1500 kg, v = 0,7 m/s
  • 1 lighting hoist with three separate lighting frames, payload 1500 kg, v = 0,7 m/s
  • 3 lateral lighting hoists, payload 250 kg, v = 0,12 m/s
  • 2 auxiliary fly bars at the proscenium bridge, payload 250 kg, v = 0,12 m/s
  • Complete renewal of stage flooring as well as support and guiding structures for the understage machinery
  • 1 transportation platform with suspended secondary platform, v = 0,5 m/s
  • 1 backdrop storage with spiralift drive, v = 0,08 m/s
  • 1 orchestra pit lift
  • 1 proscenium safety curtain
  • 1 acoustic and fire separation curtain between mainstage and side stage
  • 1 fire-resistant roller shutter
  • 1 smoke exhaust system for the fly tower
  • Hydraulic system for the safety-related equipment
  • Complete electric and electronic systems for the overstage and understage machinery, as well as safety-related equipment, including main and secondary control panels
  • Stage flooring


 

The Schauspielhaus Zürich is the largest stage for spoken theatre in Switzerland. After opening the theatre gives almost 600 performances a year.

Phase 1 Design

completed

Phase 2 Construction

completed

Phase 3 Handover

completed