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Shaw Center For The Arts

Baton Rouge, La.
Schwartz/Silver Architects

Schwartz/Silver weaves the dynamic Shaw Center For The Arts, a vibrant cultural nexus, into the urban fabric of Baton Rouge


Photo © Timothy Hursley

By Sam Lubell

Looking at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, from the rooftop of a local office building, one can understand why the city has long been overshadowed by its leafy suburbs, and by New Orleans, about 80 miles to the southeast. Dominating the view are boarded-up buildings, empty parking garages, and few signs of life. But looking west toward the old state capitol and the Mississippi River, one image emphatically counters this perception: the new Shaw Center for the Arts, designed by Boston-based Schwartz/Silver Architects with New Orleans–based Eskew+Dumez+Ripple.

The $35.7 million center, finished this March, is a vital component, and symbol, of a nearly $1 billion state and private investment in Baton Rouge (including museums, government buildings, condos, and restaurants) dedicated to restoring downtown's clout and popularity. Bridging the divide between a splashy "destination" arts building, stubbornly independent of its urban environment, and a discreetly contextual arts complex that fades into its surroundings, the center is a hybrid. It's still splashy— announcing downtown's modern reemergence with its gigantic, dynamic design. But it also meshes with the city, meandering through the urban fabric and luring investment through its abundant combination of cultural facilities. Sponsored by the state, the city, the Baton Rouge Area Foundation, and Louisiana State University, the complex contains LSU's Museum of Art, the 325-seat Manship Theater, two smaller rehearsal and performance spaces (contained in a separate wing), two restaurants, and—in an adjoining 1920s Art Deco parking garage called the Auto Hotel—small galleries, classrooms, and offices for local arts organizations.

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the People

Owner
Arts Block, L.L.C.

Architect
Schwartz/Silver Architects, Inc.
530 Atlantic Avenue
Boston, Ma 02210
P (617) 542-6650
F (617) 951-0779
www.schwartzsilver.com

Design Principal:
Warren R. Schwartz, FAIA

Project Manager:
Christopher B. Ingersoll, AIA

Project Architect:
Philip Chen, AIA

Designers:
Richard Lee & Peter Kleiner AIA

Architect of Record
Eskew + Dumez + Ripple
365 Canal Street, Suite 3150
New Orleans, La 70130
P (504) 561-8686
F (504) 522-2253
www.studioedr.com

Principal In Charge:
R. Allen Eskew, FAIA

Team:
Chuck Hite, AIA, Alan Lewis, AIA, C. Carl Westerman, AIA, Tracy Lea, AIA, Bob Kleinpeter, RA CSI, Vicki Smith, Jose Alvarez, Cordula Roser, Ramiro Diaz, Vince Bandy

Associate Architect(s)
Jerry M. Campbell Associates
Jerry Campbell AIA – Principal

Interior Designer
Interior Design Associates
(Limited Responsiblities)

Engineer(s)
Structural:
Mckee & Deville Consulting Engineers, Inc.

MEP Engineering:
M&E Consulting, Inc. www.meconsulting.com

Consultant(s)
Landscape:
Hargreaves Associates www.hargreaves.com

Lighting:
Brandston Partnership, Inc. www.brandston.com

Acoustical:
Acentech www.acentech.com

Theater Consultants:
Theatre Projects Consultants www.tpcworld.com

Security Consultant:
Steve R. Keller & Associates www.stevekeller.com

Curtainwall Consultant:
Heitmann & Associates, Inc. www.heitmannassoc.com

General Contractor
The Lemoine Company www.lemoinecompany.com

Photographer(s)
The Arkansas Office, Inc.
Timothy Hursley
(501)372-0640

Cad System, Project Management, Or Other Software Used
Autocad www.autodesk.com

the Products

Structural System
Hybrid System – Cip Concrete, Precast Concrete, Post-Tension Concrete, Structural Steel & Composite Construction

Steel Supplier And Erector Steel Fabricators Of Monroe

Exterior Cladding
Masonry:
Stucco, Restored Brick And Terricotta

Metal/Glass Curtainwall:
BHN Corporation www.bhncorp.com
Custom Channel Glass Rainscreen Over Corrugated Aluminum, Aluminum Curtainwall System And Aluminum Wallpanel System

Concrete:
The Lemoine Company www.lemoinecompany.com Provided Labor And Equipment And Heck Industries www.heckind.net Provided The Concrete Material For Cast In Place Concrete

Eifs, Acm, Or Other:
Lloyd Moreau Inc. – 3/Coat Stucco And Interior Plaster

Roofing
Built-Up Roofing:
Vaughan Roofing & Sheetmetal – Built-Up Roof, Flashing & Sheetmetal & Roof Pavers & Ballast System

Siplast:
SBS Modified Bituminous Membrane Roof System

Other:
Hanover Pavers www.hanoverpavers.com

Windows
Aluminum:
Efco www.efcocorp.com
Anodized Aluminum – Clear & Dark Bronze

Glazing
Glass:
Viracon www.viracon.com – Solarscreen Low-E, Ve 1-85 & Ceramic Fritted

channel glass:
Lamberts LINIT channel glass
supplied by Bendheim Wall Systems, Inc. www.bendheimwall.com

Doors
Entrances:
Stainless Steel Doors By Dawson Door Co. www.dawsondoors.com

Fire-Control Doors, Security Grilles:
McKeon Horizontal Rolling Fire Doors www.mckeondoor.com

Hardware
Locksets:
Sargent www.sargentlock.com Provided By Anderson & Anderson

Interior Finishes
Acoustical Ceilings:
Lloyd Moreau Inc.

Paints And Stains:
Lanehart Inc. www.lanehart.net

Floor And Wall Tile:
Daltile www.daltile.com

Carpet:
Durkan www.durkan.com

Furnishings
Fixed Seating:
Theater Solutions Inc – Teatro www.theatresolutions.com

Upholstery:
Momentum - Banderole

Lighting
Interior Ambient Lighting:
LSI www.lightingservicesinc.com, Rambusch www.rambusch.com, Lightolier www.lightolier.com

Downlights:
Edison Price www.epl.com, Lucifer www.lucifer.com

Exterior:
Sterner www.sternerlighting.com, Bega www.bega-us.com

Conveyance
Elevators/Escalators:
Otis www.otis.com

Other
 Millwork, Casework, Wood Paneling And Trim:
Provided By Gulf Coast Woodwork And Supply

Theater Equipment And Rigging: Provided By Texas Scenic www.texasscenic.com

Fountain Equipment:
Provided By Wesco www.wescofountains.com Installed By Bart Keller Company

Window Washing Equipment:
Pro-Bel

Ceramic Tile and Plaza Pavers:
Installed By Sanders Hyland Corp. Material By Dal-Tile www.daltile.com And Hanover Paver Co. www.hanoverpavers.com

Electrical Subcontractor:
Ernest P Breaux Electrical www.epbreaux.com

Mechanical Subcontractor:
Bernhard Mechanical

Building Automation System:
By Siemens www.siemens.com

Terra Cotta:
 To Match Existing Terra Shapes On Portion Of Building Renovated Was Furnished By Boston Valley Terra Cotta

 
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