WOODWORKS
INNOVATION
NETWORK
Crested Butte Center for the Arts
Crested Butte, CO-
Bldg system
Mass Timber
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No. Of Stories
3
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Sq. footage
35,000
This historic mountain community signaled its support for the arts when it built the Center, a vibrant and inviting public arts facility. The intimate character and excellent acoustics of the Center's 320-seat theater are primarily due to the extensive use of wood. Curved and faceted acoustical wood reflectors direct sound and can be custom-tuned for music and spoken-word performances. A gallery, art studios, and rehearsal rooms surround a double-height lobby that combines massive wood structural members, textured copper, and floor-to-ceiling glass walls to create a warm and welcoming space. The design team made creative use of wood structural systems, including glulam columns, LVL rafters, the lobby's unique wood-and-steel 3D space-truss system, and an entry canopy with skewed glulam columns. The blue-stained cedar exterior cladding makes the Center for the Arts one of the most recognizable buildings in town.
Watch a short one-minute video of this project, which was selected as a 2023 Wood Design Awards winner. View the full award gallery here.
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Construction Type:
V-B
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Building Type:
Civic (Recreational)
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Material Types:
Mass Timber, Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT), Hybrid (wood with steel or concrete), Light-Frame
Companies Involved:
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Steinberg Hart with Andrew Hadley Architect
Architect
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Resource Engineering Group
Structural Engineer
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Black Dragon Development
General Contractor
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Center for the Arts
Developer/Building Owner
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Blue Valley Carpentry
Timber Installer/Framer