Theater Stage Structure
The curved roof structure of the theater stage is comprised of ten longitudinal frames of glued-laminated timber with various shapes that are hinge connected to the reinforced concrete supporting walls.
The frames have a thickness of 3.9 inches, a variable cross-section from 23.6 to 40.5 inches, and a camber rise from 145.6 to 253.9 inches. They span a distance of 59 ft in the longitudinal direction. The distance between the trusses in the transverse direction is 3.9 ft.
The glulam trusses in both the longitudinal and transverse directions are arranged as squares and coffers. A wooden reinforcing system of diagonal crosses secures the stability in the transverse direction. The entire structural arrangement of the members and particularly the connections was designed with maximum respect to the clear visual aspect of the structure as a whole.
Backstage Structure (Dressing Rooms)
The wall structure is designed in a "two-by-four" system with constructional gypsum fiberboard.
For the roof structure over the backstage, a combination of the two technologies is used. The visible part includes the same system of glued-laminated timber elements as the main theater stage. The non‑visible part consists of trusses with nail plates.
The RFEM program was used for the structural model, considering all nonlinearities of the members and foundation properties. When designing the theater, RFEM was effectively used together with the SEMA 3D timber construction software.
| Structural Engineering | Ing. Zbyněk Šrůtek Česká Skalice, Czech Republic www.timberdesign.cz |
| Construction | KASPER Polska Sp. Z oo Gliwice, Poland kasperpolska.pl |
| Architecture | Architectural Design Łukasz Pluta, mgr inż. arch. PLUS8.PL Architekci Zabrze, Poland www.plus8.pl |
