{"id":206903,"date":"2023-10-31T11:45:55","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T15:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/?p=206903"},"modified":"2024-03-22T16:29:13","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T20:29:13","slug":"innovative-materials-craft-befitting-story-for-arkansas-theater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/innovative-materials-craft-befitting-story-for-arkansas-theater\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovative materials craft befitting story for Arkansas theater"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wonderpluginslider-container\" id=\"wonderpluginslider-container-308\" style=\"max-width:850px;margin:0 auto;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:84px;padding-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"wonderpluginslider\" id=\"wonderpluginslider-308\" data-sliderid=\"308\" data-width=\"850\" data-height=\"750\" data-skin=\"topcarousel\" data-usejsforfullbrowserwidth=\"false\" data-fullbrowserwidth=\"false\" data-playmutedandinlinewhenautoplay=\"false\" data-addextraattributes=\"false\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-randomplay=\"false\" data-loadimageondemand=\"false\" data-transitiononfirstslide=\"false\" data-autoplayvideo=\"false\" data-isresponsive=\"true\" data-fullwidth=\"false\" data-isfullscreen=\"false\" data-ratioresponsive=\"false\" data-showtext=\"true\" data-showtimer=\"true\" data-showbottomshadow=\"false\" data-navshowpreview=\"false\" data-textautohide=\"false\" data-pauseonmouseover=\"false\" data-lightboxresponsive=\"true\" data-lightboxshownavigation=\"false\" data-lightboxshowtitle=\"true\" data-lightboxshowdescription=\"false\" data-texteffectresponsive=\"true\" data-donotinit=\"false\" data-addinitscript=\"false\" data-lightboxfullscreenmode=\"false\" data-lightboxcloseonoverlay=\"true\" data-lightboxvideohidecontrols=\"false\" data-lightboxnogroup=\"false\" data-shownav=\"true\" data-navthumbresponsive=\"false\" data-navshowfeaturedarrow=\"true\" data-inityoutube=\"true\" data-initvimeo=\"true\" data-navshowplaypause=\"true\" data-navshowarrow=\"false\" data-navshowbuttons=\"false\" data-lightboxshowsocial=\"false\" data-lightboxshowfacebook=\"true\" data-lightboxshowtwitter=\"true\" data-lightboxshowpinterest=\"true\" data-lightboxsocialrotateeffect=\"true\" data-showsocial=\"false\" data-showfacebook=\"true\" data-showtwitter=\"true\" data-showpinterest=\"true\" data-socialrotateeffect=\"true\" data-disableinlinecss=\"false\" data-triggerresize=\"false\" data-lightboxautoslide=\"false\" data-lightboxshowtimer=\"true\" data-lightboxshowplaybutton=\"true\" data-lightboxalwaysshownavarrows=\"false\" data-lightboxshowtitleprefix=\"true\" data-titleusealt=\"false\" data-outputtext=\"false\" data-titletag=\"h1\" data-descriptiontag=\"h2\" data-scalemode=\"fit\" data-arrowstyle=\"mouseover\" data-transition=\"fade\" data-loop=\"0\" data-border=\"0\" data-slideinterval=\"8000\" data-arrowimage=\"arrows-48-48-4.png\" data-arrowwidth=\"48\" data-arrowheight=\"48\" data-arrowtop=\"50\" data-arrowmargin=\"0\" data-ga4account=\"\" data-googleanalyticsaccount=\"\" data-navplaypauseimage=\"navplaypause-48-48-0.png\" data-navarrowimage=\"navarrows-28-28-0.png\" data-navstyle=\"thumbnails\" data-navimage=\"bullet-24-24-5.png\" data-navwidth=\"109\" data-navheight=\"72\" data-navspacing=\"4\" data-navmarginx=\"16\" data-navmarginy=\"-84\" data-navposition=\"top\" data-navthumbnavigationstyle=\"arrowinside\" data-navthumbnavigationarrowimage=\"carouselarrows-32-32-3.png\" data-navthumbnavigationarrowimagewidth=\"32\" data-navthumbnavigationarrowimageheight=\"32\" data-playvideoimage=\"playvideo-64-64-0.png\" data-playvideoimagewidth=\"64\" data-playvideoimageheight=\"64\" data-lightboxthumbwidth=\"90\" data-lightboxthumbheight=\"60\" data-lightboxthumbtopmargin=\"12\" data-lightboxthumbbottommargin=\"4\" data-lightboxbarheight=\"64\" data-lightboxtitlebottomcss=\"color:#333; 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Photo \u00a9Timothy Hursley\/courtesy MARVEL.\" \/><\/li><li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"amazingslider-img-elem amazingsliderimg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/TheatreSquared-lobby-area.jpg\" alt=\"The concrete envelope is exposed everywhere in the building.\" title=\"\" data-description=\"The concrete envelope is exposed everywhere in the building. Photo \u00a9Greg Maka\/courtesy MARVEL.\" \/><\/li><li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"amazingslider-img-elem amazingsliderimg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/main-and-studio-theatres-theatresquared-fayatteville-arkansas.jpg\" alt=\"The new main theatre retains the extra-wide stage shape of the previous venue, adding a wrap-around balcony to increase capacity.\" title=\"\" data-description=\"The new main theatre retains the extra-wide stage shape of the previous venue, adding a wrap-around balcony to increase capacity. Photo \u00a9Timothy Hursley\/courtesy MARVEL.\" \/><\/li><li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"amazingslider-img-elem amazingsliderimg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/theatrespace-in-theatreSquared-Arkansas.jpg\" alt=\"The theatre spaces are acoustically sound proofed to keep out sounds, especially those of the nearby railroad.\" title=\"\" data-description=\"The theatre spaces are acoustically sound proofed to keep out sounds, especially those of the nearby railroad. Photo \u00a9Greg Maka\/courtesy MARVEL.\" \/><\/li><li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"amazingslider-img-elem amazingsliderimg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/T2-rehearsalroom.jpg\" alt=\"The rehearsal room.\" title=\"\" data-description=\"The rehearsal room. Photo \u00a9 Greg Maka\/courtesy MARVEL.\" \/><\/li><li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"amazingslider-img-elem amazingsliderimg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/main-and-studio-theatres-theatresquared-arkansas.jpg\" alt=\"The view of one of the theatre spaces.\" title=\"\" data-description=\"The view of one of the theatre spaces. Photo \u00a9Timothy Hursley\/courtesy MARVEL.\" \/><\/li><li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"amazingslider-img-elem amazingsliderimg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/theatersquared-board-formed-concrete-walls.jpg\" alt=\"Close-up of a board-formed concrete wall.\" title=\"\" data-description=\"Close-up of a board-formed concrete wall. Photo \u00a9 Timothy Hursley\/courtesy MARVEL.\" \/><\/li><li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"amazingslider-img-elem amazingsliderimg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/interior-of-theatreSquared-showing-board-formed-concrete-wall.jpg\" alt=\"A board-formed concrete wall in the interior coupled with wood finishes.\" title=\"\" data-description=\"A board-formed concrete wall in the interior coupled with wood finishes. Photo \u00a9 Greg Maka\/courtesy MARVEL.\" \/><\/li><li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"amazingslider-img-elem amazingsliderimg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Greg-Maka-interior-TheatreSquared-acoustically-sound-lobby.jpg\" alt=\"The spaces outside the performance spaces are also sound proofed to allow for flexibility in performative areas.\" title=\"\" data-description=\"The spaces outside the performance spaces are also sound proofed to allow for flexibility in performative areas. Photo \u00a9Greg Maka\/courtesy MARVEL.\" \/><\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"amazingslider-thumbnails\"  style=\"display:none;\"><li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"amazingslider-thumbnail-elem amazingsliderthumbnailimg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Copy-of-TheatreSquared-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"The main facade of TheatreSquared\u2019s (T2\u2019s) building in Fayetteville, Arkansas.\" title=\"\" data-description=\"The main facade of TheatreSquared\u2019s (T2\u2019s) building in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Photo \u00a9Timothy Hursley\/courtesy MARVEL.\" \/><\/li><li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"amazingslider-thumbnail-elem amazingsliderthumbnailimg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/TheatreSquared-lobby-area-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"The concrete envelope is exposed everywhere in the building.\" title=\"\" data-description=\"The concrete envelope is exposed everywhere in the building. Photo \u00a9Greg Maka\/courtesy MARVEL.\" \/><\/li><li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"amazingslider-thumbnail-elem amazingsliderthumbnailimg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/main-and-studio-theatres-theatresquared-fayatteville-arkansas-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"The new main theatre retains the extra-wide stage shape of the previous venue, adding a wrap-around balcony to increase capacity.\" title=\"\" data-description=\"The new main theatre retains the extra-wide stage shape of the previous venue, adding a wrap-around balcony to increase capacity. Photo \u00a9Timothy Hursley\/courtesy MARVEL.\" \/><\/li><li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"amazingslider-thumbnail-elem amazingsliderthumbnailimg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/theatrespace-in-theatreSquared-Arkansas-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"The theatre spaces are acoustically sound proofed to keep out sounds, especially those of the nearby railroad.\" title=\"\" data-description=\"The theatre spaces are acoustically sound proofed to keep out sounds, especially those of the nearby railroad. Photo \u00a9Greg Maka\/courtesy MARVEL.\" \/><\/li><li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"amazingslider-thumbnail-elem amazingsliderthumbnailimg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/T2-rehearsalroom-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"The rehearsal room.\" title=\"\" data-description=\"The rehearsal room. Photo \u00a9 Greg Maka\/courtesy MARVEL.\" \/><\/li><li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"amazingslider-thumbnail-elem amazingsliderthumbnailimg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/main-and-studio-theatres-theatresquared-arkansas-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"The view of one of the theatre spaces.\" title=\"\" data-description=\"The view of one of the theatre spaces. Photo \u00a9Timothy Hursley\/courtesy MARVEL.\" \/><\/li><li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"amazingslider-thumbnail-elem amazingsliderthumbnailimg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/theatersquared-board-formed-concrete-walls-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Close-up of a board-formed concrete wall.\" title=\"\" data-description=\"Close-up of a board-formed concrete wall. 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Photo \u00a9Greg Maka\/courtesy MARVEL.\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div id=\"amazingslider_customtexteffect_308\" style=\"display:none;\" data-texteffect=\"{&quot;Underneath center&quot;:{&quot;textstyle&quot;:&quot;static&quot;,&quot;textpositionstatic&quot;:&quot;bottomoutside&quot;,&quot;textautohide&quot;:false,&quot;textpositionmarginstatic&quot;:0,&quot;textpositiondynamic&quot;:&quot;bottomleft&quot;,&quot;textpositionmarginleft&quot;:24,&quot;textpositionmarginright&quot;:24,&quot;textpositionmargintop&quot;:24,&quot;textpositionmarginbottom&quot;:24,&quot;texteffect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;texteffecteasing&quot;:&quot;easeOutCubic&quot;,&quot;texteffectduration&quot;:600,&quot;texteffectslidedirection&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;texteffectslidedistance&quot;:30,&quot;texteffectdelay&quot;:500,&quot;texteffectseparate&quot;:false,&quot;texteffect1&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;texteffectslidedirection1&quot;:&quot;right&quot;,&quot;texteffectslidedistance1&quot;:120,&quot;texteffecteasing1&quot;:&quot;easeOutCubic&quot;,&quot;texteffectduration1&quot;:600,&quot;texteffectdelay1&quot;:1000,&quot;texteffect2&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;texteffectslidedirection2&quot;:&quot;right&quot;,&quot;texteffectslidedistance2&quot;:120,&quot;texteffecteasing2&quot;:&quot;easeOutCubic&quot;,&quot;texteffectduration2&quot;:600,&quot;texteffectdelay2&quot;:1500,&quot;textcss&quot;:&quot;display:block; padding:12px 0px; text-align:center; margin-top:4px;&quot;,&quot;textbgcss&quot;:&quot;display:none;&quot;,&quot;titlecss&quot;:&quot;display:block; position:relative; font:bold 16px Georgia,serif,Arial; color:#333;&quot;,&quot;descriptioncss&quot;:&quot;display:block; position:relative; font:14px Georgia,serif,Arial; color:#333; margin-top:8px;&quot;,&quot;buttoncss&quot;:&quot;display:block; position:relative; margin-top:8px;&quot;,&quot;texteffectresponsive&quot;:true,&quot;texteffectresponsivesize&quot;:640,&quot;titlecssresponsive&quot;:&quot;font-size:12px;&quot;,&quot;descriptioncssresponsive&quot;:&quot;display:none !important;&quot;,&quot;buttoncssresponsive&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;addgooglefonts&quot;:false,&quot;googlefonts&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;textleftrightpercentforstatic&quot;:40}}\"><\/div><script>function wonderslider_308_appendcss(csscode) {var head=document.head || document.getElementsByTagName(\"head\")[0];var style=document.createElement(\"style\");head.appendChild(style);style.type=\"text\/css\";if (style.styleSheet){style.styleSheet.cssText=csscode;} else {style.appendChild(document.createTextNode(csscode));}};wonderslider_308_appendcss(\"#wonderpluginslider-308 .star-rating { \tdisplay: inline-block; }\");<\/script>\n<p>The 4,645-m<sup>2<\/sup> (50,000-sf) TheatreSquared (T2) building in Fayetteville, Arkansas, is an architectural gem, combining two theaters, artist apartments, rehearsal spaces, offices, educational areas, and community spaces, designed with innovative materials that create a distinctive identity fit for a cultural center within the city.<\/p>\n<p>This permanent home for Northwest Arkansas\u2019s only year-round professional theater company, known as T2, offers not only nationally acclaimed productions, but also an educational outreach program, bringing the arts to students in the region.<\/p>\n<p>According to the project architect, MARVEL\u2019s website: \u201cTo further the concept of theaters as a place for storytelling, the materials used also tell stories. The various lives that wood may possess\u2014as a raw material, a concrete texture, charred, stained, veneered as plywood, chopped into oriented strand board (OSB), as furniture, or walls, or floors\u2014all appear within the building. A story of construction processes is also told\u2014the pine boards used to make the board form concrete envelopes were cleaned, stained, and repurposed as interior finish materials in the studio and rehearsal performance spaces.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The design process was a collaborative effort with the client, guided by the company\u2019s vision statement. The concept that the performance space is the \u201cbeating heart of the building\u201d is evident in the exposed concrete theatre envelope, visible from all sides\u2014from the exterior, into the commons, and into the back-of-house corridors\u2014letting passersby, patrons, and actors locate themselves in relation to this building.<\/p>\n<p>Sustainable processes and local materials played a crucial role in the design. Furniture was crafted from trees felled on-site, local Ozark boulders adorn the landscaping, and recycled local pine was used for interior finishes on the board-formed concrete walls.<\/p>\n<p>The building\u2019s \u201ccommons\u201d area, linking the three performance venues and facing the future park, opens to the street, serves as a welcoming living room for the city. This aligns with TheatreSquared\u2019s belief that theatre should be accessible to all, with frequent public programs and a daily open cafe.<\/p>\n<p>The mainstage and studio theatre feature acoustically soundproofed envelopes to mitigate the nearby railroad noise. The new main theatre retains the extra-wide stage shape of the previous venue, adding a wrap-around balcony to increase capacity. Audience members enter at the stage level, offering an up-close and personal theatre experience. Performance capabilities extend beyond the theatres, with integrated audiovisual and stage lighting systems in public spaces.<\/p>\n<p>The Rehearsal Room, projecting over the northwest corner, shows the inner workings of the building, clad in charred wood and offering a glimpse into the process of mounting a show. The eastern spine houses T2\u2019s operational needs, including offices, dressing rooms, shops, and a green room.<\/p>\n<p>Situated south of Fayetteville\u2019s main commercial artery, Dickson Street, and nestled between the Walton Arts Center and the public library, this building enriches the city\u2019s cultural landscape. The planned park across the street, replacing a parking lot, will further invigorate the area, attracting pedestrians, cyclists, families, and individuals of all ages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 4,645-m<sup>2<\/sup> (50,000-sf) TheatreSquared (T2) building in Fayetteville, Arkansas, is an architectural gem, combining two theatres, artist apartments, rehearsal spaces, offices, educational areas, and community spaces, designed with innovative materials that create a distinctive identity fit for a cultural center within the 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