The open-concept office design has taken the modern office by storm. Mazes of cubicles and long tables filled with computer workstations have become the dominant office style for many businesses. Without floor-to-ceiling sound barriers, the office chit-chat, coworkers’ coughs and sniffles, typing sounds, and computer notification dings can overwhelm the brain of even the most dedicated and focused employees.
In 1975, the federal Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHA) required that students with disabilities receive a free and appropriate public education. Since then, much legislation has laid the path for inclusive and accessible education in a nonrestrictive setting. Today, over 90% of all students with disabilities receive their education in traditional school settings. More than half of those students spend at least 80% of their time in the general classroom.
PCD worked with The Shalleck Collaborative (Berkeley, CA) at Novato High School adding a ground-up construction 18,000 square feet, 498-seat theater. The theater features Berkeley-based Meyer Sound Laboratories speakers. The 21,000 lumen laser projector and 307” diagonal screen will provide video enjoyment for years to come. A Yamaha QL5 mixing console is part of this state-of-the-art system.
PCD had the opportunity to install the Audio and Video for the ground-up construction, Berkeley based The Shalleck Collaborative designed, 470-seat Westmoor High School Theater. The theater design includes the exclusive L’Acoustics speaker system plus a Digital Projection 10,000 lumen projector and a 20 foot wide Draper screen for video presentations. A second 10,000 lumen projector is used for “digital scenery” projected on the back wall. The control room features a Yamaha QL-5 mixing console.
