Concert Theater, Gwinnett Performing Arts Center, Duluth, Georgia, USA

Gwinnett Civic & Cultural Centre, located on a beautiful, partially wooded 60-acre site, opened its doors to the public in 1992.

The 700-seat Concert Theatre within the Centre is designed to accommodate a broad range of performance types, including drama, dance, musical theatre, symphony and choral works, and audio/visual presentations. A convenient footbridge linking the Concert Theatre to the 139,000 square foot exhibition and conference facility makes it an ideal location for trade shows, product launches, and corporate meetings. This arrangement also permits easy circulation for the handicapped to backstage and all public areas. The Center was designed with day-to-day efficiency and economy of operations in mind. To this end, all dressing rooms and support spaces are on stage level; the administrative and operations offices are conveniently located in their relevant zones of the facility.

The theatre has a fully functional stagehouse, including manually operated counterweight linesets (1500-pound capacity each). A forestage lift can serve as either an orchestra pit platform, main level seating for 58, a stage-level extension, or as an equipment lift between the stage and pit levels. A well-appointed production lighting system is capable of handling most lighting designs used for a room of this size. The sound and communication system supports all theatrical and conferencing tasks with great flexibility and ease of operation.

Artec provided Design and Planning services covering Auditorium Design, Background Noise and Vibration Control and Facility Planning consulting services for the Center. The architects were Chapman, Coyle, Chapman & Associates.