THE DAIRY CENTER FOR THE ARTS -
THE BOEDECKER THEATER
The Dairy Center for the Arts, a non-profit community arts center is housed in a 42,000 square-foot former dairy building in the heart of Boulder. Over the years, SSA has served as architect of The Dairy turning this building into the city’s largest multi-disciplinary arts facility, where over 150,000 community members annually enjoy more than 35,000 lessons, classes and performances. The Dairy is recognized as a national model for facilitating cooperative relations among arts organizations and for its adaptive re-use of a vacant industrial building. The re-use and renovations to date include two black-box theaters, a 250-seat performance hall, art galleries, numerous art/dance/music studios, administrative offices, a large lobby and box office facilities.
Recently, a generous grant from The Boedecker Foundation provided funding for the design and construction of an intimate, 60-seat state-of-the-art cinema theater, lobby space, concessions, catering kitchen and restrooms. The theater space will host independent arts-style movies and be used for performance and lecture presentations. Construction of the cinema phase was completed in February , 2011.
Boedecker Theater/Concession/Restroom Specifications
- Seats by Irwin Seating feature "rocking" hinges, rich velour material, extra-high backs, extra-deep ergonomic seat cushions, and flip-up arms with cup holders. Riser-mount bases allow the Dairy's maintenance team to easily clean the floor after showings.
- Karastan carpet by the Mohawk Group features an elegant, vibrant pattern and lifetime warranty.
- Stage allows the Cinema theater to be used for performances & presentations, providing a multi-purpose space for the Dairy- Majority of lighting fixtures are LED or fluorescent, and many have dimming capability to save additional energy and allow for a variety of ambient lighting configurations
- Acoustic walls surrounding the cinema contain sound insulation and, in addition, are faced with fabric-wrapped acoustic fiberglass panels
- Cinema ceiling grid features specialty black-colored acoustic ceiling tiles by Armstrong
- Sound attenuators on ductwork entering the Cinema to control HVAC mechanical noise
- Sound/light lock created by consecutive entry doors into the Cinema
- Provided more than code-required wheelchair spaces in the Cinema so the Dairy can accommodate a greater number of users with physical disabilities
- Concessions Area w/ electronic menu, locking cabinets, popcorn machine, and premium solid-surface countertops that are accessible for wheelchair users.
- Feature globe lights in center of the Concession area are Italian Castore Suspension Globes by Artemide
- Restrooms feature high-efficiency toilets that meet EPA WaterSense criteria
- Restroom lighting features WAC low voltage xenon spherical lights reminiscent of theater marquee lights.
- Enlarged caterer staging area with ice machine and storage to help the Dairy offer additional catered services during movies and performances in other areas of the building.
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Services Provided
- Land use review & permitting
- Site planning
- Architectural design
- Construction documents
- 3D rendering & graphics
- Interior design
Statistics
- 264 seat performance hall
- 99 seat dramatic theatre
- Several Art & Movement Studios
- Expanded Art Gallery
- Administrative Offices
- New Lobby & Cafe
- Box Office Facilities
- Grand Entrance & Lobby
- Cinema
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