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3. COMPANY ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
Betty Harmoney
President
Sherry Stanley Steve Bailey Rick McKinney
Vice President General/Sales Manager Vice President
IT/Offic Marketing PM/Tech. Support/Sales
Janet McKinney Frits Groenhuizen Ty McKinney
Sales/AdminSuppor Engineering Manager Project Manager
Systems Engineering Negotiated Sales
CAD/DATA RequirementsCAD/DATA Requirements
Roni Mullins
Receptionist Andy Glock
Admin. Assistant Adrian Moreno Lead Technician
Sales Engineer Project Superintendent
Hospital Systems
AV Systems / Soundmasking Ron Taylor
Lead Technician
Project Superintendent
Ron Lampe
Corporate/Gov. Sales Al Cautiverio
AV Systems Installer
Security Systems
ALS Systems IBEW 595 Workers
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7. For over forty years we at McKinney Associates have worked with clients
across Northern California to address thier everyday problems or concerns
with communications and sound reproduction. Where and whenever possible
we try and keep all options available to clients by not pushing one solution or
product, but by providing the best solution to fit the individual need. With
our long history, we have built strong relationships with countless
professional sound manufacturers. Having a dealer relationship with many
manufacturers helps to keep the design choices in the customers favor and
budget, not what may give us the highest profit or fill dealer quotas.
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17. You can hear a pin drop... from the back row—
Broadway’s Smooth Clear Sound
Created At El Cerrito High’s Theater
ant to enjoy a good
theater production?
One of the newest top
performance venues in
the Bay Area is tucked
away on an East Bay
high school campus. The
unlikely location of this sophisticated, state-
of-the-art theater is El Cerrito High School
in Contra Costa County, where the facility’s
design, acoustics, and sound system are
generating rave reviews.
The new theater is another success
story for NorCal VDV Lloyd F. McKinney
Associates, of Hayward, a sound and
audiovisual systems integrator that installed
the new $1.2 million audiovisual, security,
card access and CCTV systems. Lloyd F.
McKinney Associates is one of the Bay
Area’s oldest and most experienced AV
integrators, known for its ability to turn
complex technical projects into showcases
for audiovisual productions.
The AV consultant and system designer
is Joel Lewitz, P.E., of Rosen Goldberg Der
& Lewitz, Inc., a Larkspur-based acoustical
and audiovisual consultant known for
work on many performing arts and public
venues, including Berkeley Repertory
Theater, Napa Valley Opera House, and
Stanford Stadium.
In addition to the sound and AV
system, the 600-seat theater has many of
the bells and whistles normally reserved
for professional theaters—a deep stage
that can accommodate substantial sets
for plays or other productions, a platform
that can be raised to be part of the stage
or hydraulically lowered to serve as an
orchestra pit, and a large expanse of
inclined floor seating, with an ample
balcony above.
The performing arts theater, reserved
mainly for student and community
productions, is part of a new campus
unveiled by El Cerrito High School and
the West Contra Costa County Unified
School District earlier this year. In 2005,
the high school demolished its aging
campus to build a new one, including new
classrooms, administrative offices, gym,
library, and theater. While construction
was underway, students attended classes
in portables that sat adjacent to the high
school site. The theater itself is housed in
a multi-purpose building that contains the
library, computer lab, administrative offices,
and meeting rooms.
The new theater was christened in
February with a student performance of
“Review of the Decades,” the story of the
school’s history from 1941. The production
was performed by the dance, music,
drama, and forensics programs.
It’s not easy to turn a 600-seat high school theater into a first class performing arts venue, but a great AV team at El Cerrito High School worked their magic to do just that.
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The team from Lloyd F. McKinney Associates that worked on the theater included: (front row,
left to right) Ron Taylor, programmer; Andy Glock, senior technician; (back row, left to right)
Carl Shifflett, lead technician; Frits Groenhuizen, systems engineer. continued on back page
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18. Lloyd McKinney Associates And AV Consultant Joel Lewitz
Make Beautiful Music At El Cerrito High School’s New Theater
Some of Broadway’s bells and whistles have been
transplanted to the 600-seat performing-arts theater recently
completed at El Cerrito High School. IBEW/NECA contractor,
Lloyd F. McKinney & Associates, installed the state-of-the-art
audio-visual system designed by AV Consultant Joel Lewitz,
P.E., of Rosen, Goldberg, Der & Lewitz, Inc.
Because the theater is being used for a variety
of performances by the school’s music and drama
departments, as well as for assemblies, Lewitz planned a
flexible system that would maximize the clarity of sound
playback and speech intelligibility. He wanted to provide
uniform sound distribution throughout the auditorium so
that sound was reproduced in a broad, smooth frequency
response. The AV system also had to be friendly for student
users who produce and direct all of the shows. It needed to
have a modulated video distribution system to TV locations
throughout the technical spaces, and provide for display of
video and computer-generated graphics.
Lloyd F. McKinney & Associates and their team of IBEW/
NECA technicians from Local 595 installed the $1.2 million
systems, including AV, CCTV, security and card access, over
a 12-month period. All of the technicians had extensive
training and experience in working with sophisticated AV
equipment. The heart of the AV system is the main sound
control room in the back of the main floor. The main control
room contains the sound control console, where the sound
manager works, and the Digital Signal Processor (DSP). The
processor is the brain of the sound system and processes all
the signals, routing them to the correct amplifier, and then
on to the appropriate loudspeaker.
A portable sound control console allows student
managers to move the main control room functions by
connecting to a cable in the center of the auditorium. The
loudspeaker clusters are located throughout the auditorium,
including a cluster in the front of the theater, a balcony
delay cluster, and monitor loudspeakers in the control room.
The Sound
Control Room
• Main Control Console
• Equipment Racks
• House Equalizer
• House Projector
El Cerrito High School
Theater Project Team
Architect: WLC Architects,
Jackie Bassman, Project Manager
AV Contractor: Lloyd F. McKinney
Associates, Rick McKinney, Principal-In-
Charge; Steve Bailey Sr., General Manager;
Frits Groenhuizen, Carl Banke, Jeremy Hamm,
Project Management Team; Andy Glock,
Lead Technician. Technicians: Carl Shifflett,
Ron Taylor, Tim Osterdock, Steve Thompson,
Francisco Aguilar. Apprentices: Matt Givens,
Erik Tranum.
AV Consultant: Rosen, Goldberg, Der &
Lewitz, Inc. Joel Lewitz, Principal in Charge;
Robert Lester, Project Manager and
Lead Designer
Acoustical Consultant: Dohn and
Associates, Bill Dohn, Principal in Charge
Theater Consultant: Landry and Bogan,
Rose Steele Principal in Charge
Inside The
Control Room
• Monitor Loudspeaker
• Tape Record/Playback Transport,
Patching and Signal Processing
Equipment
• Main equipment amplifier with
DSP (Digital Signal Processor)
where all sounds are processed
and sent to the correct amplifier,
which is connected to various
loudspeaker clusters
• Production Intercom system
for communication between
technical and production spaces
• Sound control console--handles
all microphone and auditory
inputs
On-Stage
• EAW Main Loudspeaker Cluster
Full-Range, Three-Way
Loudspeakers Mounted On Horns
• Microphone receptacles
• Intercom receptacles
• Loudspeaker receptacles
• Stage Monitors
Backstage
• Intercom receptacles
• Intercom stations
Built in loudspeakers and mics for technical
communication/paging in backstage and
dressing rooms
• Video Distribution System
The Main
Theater Area
• EAW Loudspeaker Clusters
• EAW Balcony Delay Loudspeaker Cluster
• CCTV Camera--Films Stage activities
• Portable Control Console
• Seats for the hearing impaired
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19. When Lewitz designed the theater’s
AV system, his main goal was to create
a flexible sound system that could be
used for a wide variety of programs and
shows. The system needed to be capable
of providing voice amplification, sound
reinforcement, reproduction of live music,
and reproduction of pre-recorded material.
It needed to support clarity of music,
clarity of sound playback, and intelligibility
of speech.
“It was important to have a system that
provided uniform sound distribution,”
said Lewitz. “We wanted the same sound
level everywhere, with a broad, smooth
frequency response. All the sounds from
low to high are reproduced. We wanted
good bass, good treble, and faithful
reproduction.”
In addition to the sound system, the
venue needed to have a projection system,
in order to display video or computer
generated graphics, as well as a video
distribution system, so that actors and
stage producers could see and hear what
was going on from any spot backstage.
Because students are the ones
who control and use the systems, the
equipment had to be user-friendly, with
an interface that would be comfortable
and instructive for student users.
Six technicians from Lloyd McKinney
Associates installed all the components
of the AV system during the year long
project. The technicians, all highly trained
and experienced AV integrators, are from
the International Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers (IBEW) Local 595 in Alameda
County.
“It takes very special training to do this
installation,” says Lewitz. “The technicians
had to mount the loudspeakers in exactly
the right place. The digital signal processor
is a computer, and you have to know how
to program it so that it will properly route
all of the signals. There are many complex
calculations. Project manager Andy Glock,
and the technicians did a great job.”
For Lloyd F. McKinney Associates, the
major components of the project included
the installation of loudspeakers, installation
of the Control Room, and the stage and
dressing room AV system installation.
The central loudspeaker cluster, which
covers the front part of the main floor,
was installed in the front of the stage.
The loudspeaker cluster was calibrated to
have very high directional characteristics,
so that the sound is projected with a high
level of clarity and intelligibility. A delay
cluster was installed to cover the rear of
the auditorium. There are separate delayed
loudspeakers that provide coverage
for the balcony. Other speakers were
mounted throughout the dressing area and
backstage to cue the actors.
The technicians also installed the
complex control room, which is in the
back of the theater and acts as a command
headquarters for stage producers to
monitor and regulate the sound and video
systems. The control room contains a
Soundcraft mixing console, equipment
racks that house the amplifiers and CD
players and other source components
that the operator needs to access in order
to facilitate the production. The control
room also holds digital signal processing
equipment, the video projector, power
amplifiers and patch panels.
On stage, the technicians installed a
moveable stage managers panel and also
provided access for portable loudspeakers
so that performers can hear themselves. A
Clear Com intercom channel was installed
so that stage managers and stage hands
can communicate with each other during
productions. The Clear Com technology is
carried in body packs worn by the stage
managers. The technicians installed an
assistive listening system for the hearing
impaired in the theater.
“We were really fortunate to have such
an experienced crew,” said Rick McKinney.
“I have four technicians that have been
with us for over 15 years, and Andy Glock,
senior technician, has been with us for
25 years. They know and understand
audiovisual really well.” Other technicians
who worked on the project include Carl
Shiflett, Ron Taylor, Tim Osterdock, and
Francisco Aguilar, assisted by apprentices
Matt Givens and Erik Tranum, with
technical and managerial support by
Steve Bailey and Frits Groenhuizen.
Other theaters systems installed
by Lloyd F. McKinney include Foothill
College, Las Positas College, and
Evergreen Valley College.
For more information about
Lloyd F. McKinney Associates, Inc.,
contact Rick McKinney at
rick@mckinneyassoc.com,
510.783.8043.El Cerrito High School Theater Project
PHOTOGRAPHYCOURTESYOFROSENGOLDBERGDER&LEWITZ
Joel Lewitz, P.E., AV Consultant for the
El Cerrito High School Theater Project
Joel Lewitz, P.E., is a Principal Consultant at Rosen Goldberg Der & Lewitz of Larkspur, and
is the AV consultant for the El Cerrito High School Theater Project. With over 35 years of
experience in sound system design, Joel has provided consulting services to over 1,000 projects.
His project experience includes the Stanford Stadium, Stanford; The Kingdome, Seattle;
SAFECO Field (Seattle Mariners Baseball Stadium), Seattle; Maples Pavilion, Stanford; Aloha
Stadium, Honolulu; Herbst Theater, San Francisco; Paramount Theater, Oakland; the Hawaii
Convention Center, Honolulu; and LDS Church Assembly Building, Salt Lake City.
Lloyd F. McKinney Associates, Inc.
would like to thank our manufacturers
for their continued help and support in
making this project a complete success.
Display Devices
Christie Digital - Theater Video Projector
Chief Manufacturing
Da-Lite
Marshall Electronics
Video Source Devices
Honeywell
Mitsubishi
Panasonic
Video Switching and Distribution
Bittree
Blonder Tongue
CANARE
Extron
Panelcrafters
Equipment Storage & Power
Atlas Soundolier
FSR Inc.
Jensen
Middle Atlantic
SKB
Whirlwind
Loudspeakers
EAW
Tannoy
Renkus Heinz
Audio Source Devices
AKG
Audix
Clear Com
Countryman
Crown
Marantz
Sennheiser
Shure
Audio Mixing and Distribution
BBS soundweb
Belden
Bittree
Canare
DBX
Emtech Electronics
Extron
Listen
Midas
Panelcrafters (Liberty Wire & Cable)
QSC
RDL
West Penn
Yamaha
Joel Lewitz can be contacted at jlewitz@rgdlacoustics.com, 415.464.0150, ext. 322.

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Lloyd F. McKinney’s
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AV & Theater Consultant
Ian Hunter In Q&A
Preview: California’s
Largest Zero Net Energy
Building
ICS Installs Interactive
Digital Displays For
Umpqua Bank
t’s lights, camera and action for Capuchino High School’s newly
renovated theater and music complex! Thanks to the engineering
and installation skills of AV and Sound Contractor Lloyd F. McKinney
Associates, Inc., the school’s newly renovated 937-seat theater (along
with a smaller 181-seat theater, a music room, lobby and box office)
are equipped with the latest and greatest in theater technology.
Top-of-the line digital
mixing console? Check! Large
sound arrays? Check! Subwoofers
and surround sound speakers?
Check! A 21st century state-of-the-
art control panel? Check! QLab
multimedia playback software?
Check! A control room filled with
processors, switchers and HDMI
transmitters? Check!
The new theaters and music
room (see illustration on
pages 4-5) replace outdated
facilities at the high school that
were over 30 years old, leaving
audiences straining to hear some
performances, while the music teacher was relegated outside to portable
classrooms. Capuchino High School places a great emphasis on teaching
the performing arts and TV and video instruction, so having a new theater
complex with up-to-date equipment meant great efficiencies in learning,
not to mention performing.
The San Mateo Union High School District passed a $300 million bond
in 2008 to renovate the Capuchino High School theater complex (along
with the theaters in the other district high schools). Lloyd F. Mckinney
began work at Capuchino High
School in October 2012 and
recently completed the AV and
sound system installation. The
design of the renovated complex
was completed by Artik Art &
Architecture, while The Shalleck
Collaborative Inc. provided theater
and AV consulting services. Bill
Dohn of Dohn and Associates, Inc.
served as the acoustician.
The project to renovate the
large theater was complicated
by the barrel vault shape of the
auditorium, which tends to distort
sound and present a challenge
to listeners. According to theater consultant Ian Hunter, this problem was
solved by the acoustical design of Bill Dohn. “For having to work with such
It’s Show Time!
Lloyd F. McKinney Associates Brings The Best Of Broadway’s
Technology To Capuchino High School’s Theater Complex
The 937-seat Capuchino Theater at Capuchino High School’s Theater Complex in San Bruno was totally renovated as part of a $300 million bond passed by the San Mateo Union High School
District. Lloyd F. McKinney Associates engineered and installed the new AV and sound system equipment.
PHOTOBYNICKELIAS
PHOTOBYNICKELIAS
The center mix position, located in the middle of the auditorium, holds a state-of-the-art
Yamaha LS9 digital mixing console that controls the sound system. It was installed by Lloyd
F. McKinney Associates.
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Lloyd F. McKinney Associates, Inc. Instal
The Newly Renovated Theater And Mus
Capuchino High School’s newly renovated Theater Complex in San Bruno recently got a multi-million dollar upgrade when Lloyd F. McKinney Associates, Inc. installed the latest in AV and
sound technology throughout the building to enhance the quality of theater productions and other performances. The complex at Capuchino High School includes the 937-seat theater,
(shown in the illustration below), a smaller 181-seat theater, a music room and a new lobby. The theater complex upgrade, designed by Artik Art & Architecture, with the assistance of
ARCHITECT:
Bill Gould, Stephanie de Raynal, Vidya Vemula,
Artik Art & Architecture, San Jose, CA
AV DESIGN, THEATER CONSULTANT:
Ian Hunter, Principal,
The Shalleck Collaborative Inc. San Francisco, CA
ACOUSTICAL DESIGN:
Bill Dohn, President
Dohn and Associates, Inc. Morro Bay, CA
GENERAL CONTRACTOR:
Steve Petcavich, Project Manager
Jeff Luchetti Construction, Inc. Santa Rosa, CA
AV SYSTEM AND SOUND SYSTEM INSTALLATION:
Ty McKinney, Project Manager
Lloyd F. McKinney, Inc. Hayward, CA
CIVIL ENGINEERING:
Brio Engineering Associates, Inc. San Jose, CA
LANDSCAPE DESIGN:
Carducci Landscape Architects, San Francisco, CA
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING:
Hohbach-Lewin, Inc., Palo Alto, CA
MEP ENGINEERING:
Alfa Tech Consulting Enterprises, San Jose, CA
FIRE SPRINKLER DESIGN:
Engineered Fire Systems, Inc. Grass Valley, CA
Capuchino High School Project
Team List:
LINE ARRAY SPEAKERS:
Two main speakerline arrays
at front stage, left and right
(L’Acoustic)--about 8 cabinets
on each side
CENTER MIX POSITION:
The center mix position in the middle of the auditorium controls
the sound system through a Yamaha digital mixing console,
Apple and Window computers, and special effects software.
Stage
Orchestra Level
Catwalk
STAGE EQUIPMENT RACK:
Equipment rack with touch panel,
video monitor and intercom unit
SUBWOOFERS:
Two subwoofers in the left and rig
side up front help amplify bass
Da-Lite Screen
CONTROL ROOM
EQUIPMENT RACKS:
Crestron Control System
and touch screens
JVC and OPPO DVD
decks
Biamp DSP processors
(two: one for paging and
one for theater)
ViewSonic video
monitors
RF System to distribute
TV channels (Blonder
Tongue)
Extron switchers and
HDMI transmitters/
receivers

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alls The Technology Of Broadway Within
usic Complex At Capuchino High School
Theater Consultant The Shalleck Collaborative Inc., was part of a $300 million bond passed by the San Mateo Union High School District. The large theater at Capuchino High School was
totally refurbished, with a new balcony, catwalks, production lighting, rigging, seating and orchestra pit. The theater contains a state-of-the-art control room, a center mix position with a
Yamaha digital mixing console, and a sophisticated audio system with several main speaker arrays, plus subwoofers and surround sound speakers. Let the performances begin!
PROJECT MANAGER: Ty McKinney
SENIOR TECHNICIAN: Andy Glock
TECHNICIAN: Joe Niec
PROGRAMMER: Ron Taylor
SYSTEMS ENGINEER: Frits Groenhuizen
SALES AND SUPPORT: Steve Bailey
INSTALLER TECHNICIANS: Three technicians from the International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 595, Dublin, CA
SCOPE OF SERVICES: Installation and Engineering for AV Systems;
Installation and Engineering for Sound System and Loudspeakers;
Installation of Control System and Network: Installation and Engineering
for Video Source Devices and Video Switching and Distribution;
Installation of Audio Mixing and Distribution for 937-Seat Theater,
181-Seat Theater, Lobby and Music Room, all within the Theater
Complex, as well as 3 classrooms in another building
CONTRACT AMOUNT: $656,000
Lloyd F. McKinney Project Team
Capuchino High School Theater Complex:
CONTROL ROOM:
Amplifiers for the two main
speaker arrays
Christie DHD800 Video Projector
Lighting control booth
SCATTERED AROUND THEATER:
103 audio and video patch panels
encompassing 110,000 feet of cable
Mezzanine
Elevator
Lobby
Balcony
CONTROL ROOM
nd right
ass
SURROUND SOUND SPEAKERS:
14 surround sound speakers are embedded in the wall around
the entire theater, including two on each side of the balcony.
CONTROL ROOM INTERCOM:
Intercom system (Clear--Com)
Christie Digital Projector
ILLUSTRATION BY PAICHING WEI
PHOTOS BY NICK ELIAS

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a difficult shape, the acoustics are now wonderful,” said
Hunter.
Hunter designed the sound system around two large
L’Acoustics speaker line arrays, which Lloyd F. McKinney
mounted on either side of the front stage, left and right. Each
line array contains eight speakers. The L’Acoustics speakers
were selected to enhance the new acoustical design; they
are complemented by two L’Acoustic subwoofers that Lloyd
F. McKinney installed upfront to help amplify bass (100 hertz
and below). Lloyd F. McKinney embedded 14 Tannoy effects
speakers, (surround sound) in the walls around the entire
theater, including two on each side of the balcony. Amplifiers
for the sound system, located in the control room at the back
of the theater, were also installed by Lloyd F. McKinney.
The sound system is controlled in part by the state-of-
the-art Yamaha LS9 digital mixing console, which is located
in the “center mix position” in the middle of the auditorium.
Lloyd McKinney installed the equipment within the center
mix position, and programmed the Yamaha digital mixing
console and the software. Locating the mixing console in
the auditorium, as opposed to a control booth, allows audio
technicians to hear the same sound as an audience member,
thus making it easy to make the proper adjustments during a
performance.
The center mix position also holds several computers with
special effects sound software (QLab multimedia playback
software), programmed by Lloyd F. McKinney. The special
effects offer multi-track audio playback and are tailored for
theatrical use. To complete the major elements of the sound
system, McKinney installed and programmed two Biamp
audio signal processors (DSP units) within the control room.
“The sound system is there to enhance the theater
experience in a rich way, and provides a full range acoustical
environment,” said Andy Glock, senior technician for Lloyd
F. McKinney. “It was challenging to program the equipment
to conform to the acoustical specifications, but the result is
pretty spectacular.”
The control room, which Lloyd F. McKinney outfitted with
the latest technology, holds the Crestron CP2 touch panel,
which they also programmed. The control room also contains
a Christie Digital projector, Extron video switchers, video
monitors, amplifiers and DVD decks, and an RF System to
distribute the TV channels and audio/video patch panels. The
control room houses a Clear-Com wireless intercom system,
with the main station on stage. Additional video equipment
is located at the front of the stage, where a Christie Digital
projector lowers when the screen drops down.
Whatever the performance at Capuchino High School
might be, the theater is equipped to make the most of it.
“The use of a high school theater like this is so varied,” said
Ty McKinney. “You can go from a PTA meeting to the battle
of the bands, and you have to accommodate it all. That’s why
an array system works best for sound, and why we installed
a varied amount of video equipment that can accommodate
everything from live performance to movies.”
Lloyd F. McKinney Associates (mckinneyassoc.com)
is headquartered in Hayward, CA and provides
low voltage system installation and programming
throughout the Bay Area. Project Manager Ty
McKinney can be reached at (510) 783-8043. Lloyd
F. McKinney has worked on a number of theaters
throughout Northern California, including the
Firehouse Arts Center in Pleasanton, El Cerrito
Theater, Pittsburg High School Theater and Las
Positas College.
Lloyd F. McKinney Associates Brings The Best of Broadway’s
Technology To Capuchino High School’s Theater Complex
- Continued From Page 1
The Capuchino High School Theater and Music complex includes two theaters, a music room, entrance lobby overlooking San Francisco Bay and various backstage facilities.
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The Lloyd F. McKinney Project Team includes (from left to right):
Ty McKinney, Project Manager; Ron Taylor, Programmer
Andy Glock, Senior Technician; Frits Groenhuizen, Systems Engineer
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The Capuchino Theater control room includes equipment for lighting
control, video projection, amplification, TV channel distribution and the
intercom system.
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“There are probably few other high schools in
the world that have L’Acoustics line arrays.”
- Ian Hunter, Principal,
The Shalleck Collaborative
“Our goals for the renovation of the
Capuchino High School Theater were to
transform a dreary, 1,000 seat auditorium
into a facility that will meet the current and
future needs of the high school programs
as well as provide a venue for community
performing arts and professional
companies. The large 9,500 sq ft barrel-
vaulted house of the existing building made
it possible to add a balcony that brings the
audience closer to the stage and a second
lobby that overlooks the peninsula and the
San Francisco Bay. With diagonal banding
and a 2-story high window wall, the new
façade creates a bold entry to the theater
and the new arts courtyard beyond. The
interior of the house – with its over scaled
basket-weave walls and 4 LED lit cable
weaves help to produce the acoustical
qualities desired in the audience chamber,
but is also lively, colorful, and engaging
recalling the ornately detailed WPA
theaters and movie palaces of the early
20th century.”
- Bill Gould, AIA, Founding Principal,
Artik Art & Architecture
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Ian Hunter, Principal, The Shalleck Collaborative
Ian Hunter, AV/
Theater Consultant
For The Shalleck
Collaborative,
Talks Emerging
AV Trends And
Best Ways To Upgrade An
Existing AV System
:Q Tell us about The Shalleck Collaborative and
the kinds of services you provide.
:A The Shalleck Collaborative offers comprehensive
consulting services in the planning and design of
spaces for the performing arts and production
systems. In addition to focusing on architectural
design and technical operation for theaters and other
performing arts venues, we work with the intention
of helping to give audiences rich and captivating
experiences while inspiring and supporting artists
and theatre makers. We believe our own enthusiasm,
commitment and experience fosters a cooperative
environment and helps deliver superior results.
:Q Who uses your services?
:A We offer our services to architects, municipalities,
professional organizations and educational
institutions, among others.
:Q What are some of your key AV/Theater
projects?
:A The Exploratorium, San Francisco; Freight & Salvage
Coffeehouse, Berkeley; The new ACT Strand Theatre,
San Francisco; Various theatres for the San Mateo
Union High School District; San Jose City College
Theatre; and Council Chambers for the Cities of
Milpitas, Santa Rosa and Newark.
:Q What elements of AV systems are the most
popular today?
:A There is a lot of interest in HD, large format video
projection, digital signage and highly intelligible audio
systems.
:Q What are some of the recent trends for AV
systems?
:A AV is moving in the direction of distributed HDMI,
low-cost broadcast solutions, digital signage, steerable
line array loudspeakers, digital wireless microphones
and digital “snakes” for audio distribution.
:Q Do you have any tips on how to best plan for
an upgrade to an existing AV system?
:A In one word, the best way to upgrade an existing AV
system is INFRASTRUCTURE. Almost all of today’s
systems now use CAT cable. We recommend STP
cable to be safe. If runs approach 100m, consider
switching to fiber. It’s now low-cost and easy to field
terminate, plus transmitters have dropped significantly
in price. Fiber is much more stable for long-distance
HDMI extension.
:Q How do today’s AV systems contribute to
overall building control and sustainability?
:A Lots of energy star products are hitting the ProAV
market and the increasing use of power control
systems to shut down systems at the breaker level
helps to reduce standby power drain. In the world
of small projectors, several new hybrid laser/LED
projectors are coming on the market, helping to
reduce energy and lamp replacements costs and
disposal.
:Q What is the biggest challenge to planning
and installing an AV system for a corporate
facility?
:A It’s a balancing act. First, you have to bring all users
to consensus on function and budget. Then you need
to design a control system interface that is simple
enough for the novice user, but powerful enough to
handle the sophisticated use requirements.
:Q How closely do you work with the architect,
installing contractor and the rest of the
team?
:A As an architectural consultant, we are typically hired
by architects. Our involvement is very collaborative,
we are typically responsible for the initial shape, size
and layout of the architectural space. We foster great
relationships with the other members of the design
team and our installing contractors, leading to a
successful project for the owner.
To contact Ian Hunter at The Shalleck
Collaborative, email him at ian@shalleck.com
or call (415) 814-1564.
Ian Hunter, a Principal at The Shalleck Collaborative in San Francisco, designed the
AV systems and theater upgrade for the renovation of The Theater at Capuchino High
School, San Bruno, as well as upgrades for several other theaters in the San Mateo
Union High School District. Hunter’s work at The Capuchino Theater is featured on
pages 1 and 4-6 in this issue of the Voice.
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