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PROJECT interiors The Bellevue Youth Theatre, a 150-seat theater in the round, is integrated into the sloping hillside of Crossroads Park. The facility features a green roof. Youth Theatre An Engineering Challenge Support space encircles the theater with a lobby, dressing room, storage, green room, rehearsal areas, an office, workshop, restrooms, and sound/lighting booths. An outdoor amphitheater provides seating for at least 400 patrons. B Curved, precast concrete roof beams connect to a center compression ring to form a dome-like structure. uilding a circular 12,000-sq.-ft. theater integrat- Community Center, is described by principal Robert savings and limitation of the effects of storm-water runoff, ed within a hillside proved an engineering chal- George Becker, Becker Architects, as an "environmental since much of the precipitation can be absorbed into the lenge but, after two years of construction, the sculpture." earthen roof rather than flowing from a conventional roof Bellevue Parks and Community Services Department's Support space encircles the entire theater with a lobby, new $8.8 million Bellevue Youth Theatre (BYT), is open dressing room, storage, green room, rehearsal areas, an to the public. office, workshop, restrooms, and sound/lighting booths. The City of Bellevue, WA, and BYT wanted a round performance venue that offered versatility of use and en- An outdoor amphitheater provides seating for at least 400 theater patrons or concert attendees. into storm drains. The facility is designed to meet LEED Gold certification standards. In an interview with the Bellevue Reporter, Steve Kathman, project superintendent for Pease said, the vironmentally friendly features. They contracted Becker The new 150-seat theater in the round is integrated 12,000-sq.-ft. theater was his most challenging venture Architects, Bellevue, and Pease Construction Inc., Lake- into the sloping hillside of Crossroads Park. The facility yet. Building segments of circular design for the theater wood, WA, to bring their vision to life. features a natural, insulating, green roof where the lawn results in multiple radiuses and angles to consider, he ex- The new theater, located in the Crossroads Communi- rolls up and over the roof of the theater, creating an plained. "Then you have flat walls in between," said Kath- ty Park on a site southeast of the existing Crossroads earth-sheltered building. The results are significant energy man. "It's a lot of intricate math." 38 COMMERCI A L BUIL DING P RODUC T S JUL/AUG 2015 cbpmagazine.com http://www.cbpmagazine.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Commercial Building Products July/August 2015

Table of Contents I
Table of Contents II
Editor's Notebook
Company Profile
Helping Buildings Evolve Gracefully
Fan-Coil Integral In Hotel Renovation
Reclaimed Water System Scores Touchdown
HVAC & Plumbing Products
Renovation Conserves Industrial Legacy
Windows & Doors Products
Nuts To Poor Insulation
High-In-The-Sky Roofing
Exteriors Products
Youth Theatre An Engineering Challenge
Interiors Products
Building Technology Products
Relamping Brightens Gyms, Cuts Costs
Lighting & Electrical Products
Showcase
Index
Portfolio

Commercial Building Products July/August 2015