GALLERY

UCLA : Royce Hall

Royce Hall, the Romanesque concert hall and classroom building constructed in 1929, was badly damaged in the 1994 Northridge earthquake.  Originally designed for lectures, by the 1930's the hall had become an important venue for the performing arts, and an iconic symbol of the University.   Thanks to $36 million dollars from FEMA, (out of a total cost of $68 million), the building and the concert hall were seismically strengthened, renovated and restored.
Landry & Bogan designed the system of movable acoustical panels within the acoustical chambers, as well as the method of opening and closing the chamber doors.   In addition, L&B worked with the design team to find opportunities for improvement wherever changes had to be made to structure or equipment.   The stage gridiron was replaced with a new one which combined the required stiffness and properly-spaced loft wells.   The main headbeam was relocated to provide the last possible inch of batten travel.   Virtually all the stagehouse electrical items had to be removed, and the ones that had been preventing station were consolidated.   Front of house lighting was improved modestly, and the massive 1984 loudspeakers and the door machinery and crane rails were replaced by a more modern and flexible system.

Awards

Honor Award, United States Institute of Theatre Technology, 1999
Los Angeles Conservancy Preservation Award, 1999
Barton Phelps and Anshen + Allen, Architects