2019 Designer Awards

www.lux-review.com Page 37 LUX 2019 Designer Awards tower and is partially surrounded by the parking garage. As a result, nearly every aspect of the theatre has been designed and redesigned as Studio T+L’s dedicated team have collaborated with the architect and owner, and around changes to the structure, mechanical system, building height etc. Whilst the project is proving a challenge, it will produce a stunning outcome that will be a great space for both performers and their audiences. Looking ahead, as technology continues to affect the design market, LEDs and computers are changing the theatre. New stage lighting fixtures that use three, four, and even seven color systems that can create nearly any color of light are replacing traditional halogen fixtures that emit only one color. Controlling these fixtures requires extensive stage lighting data distribution systems and powerful computer controllers. Computers are also becoming increasingly important to stage rigging, where electrically driven, computer-controlled hoists are replacing manually operated systems. While these systems have many advantages, they are also much more expensive than the equipment they replace and can have a fairly steep learning curve. Perhaps the most difficult part of this technological change is getting clients to plan for the impact of these new technologies on their construction costs and equipment budgets. Overall, these challenges offer firms such as Studio T+L many exciting opportunities for further growth and enhancement over the years to come. Currently, the firm is working on a 3,000-seat outdoor music venue and moving forward the team has high hopes for further projects which will bring it success and ensure it remains a leading light in the theatre design market. Company: Studio T+L. LLC Name: Jason Livingston Address: 157 13th Street, Ste. 208, Brooklyn, NY 11215 Telephone Number: 718.788.0588 Web Address: www.studio-tl.com Established in 2006, Studio T+L was created to provide theatre owners and architects with a collaborative partner in the planning and design of performing arts theatres. Today, drawing on its team’s vast experience in the industry, Studio T+L collaborates with their clients on every project. From the beginning, the team works alongside every client to understand their goals for the new or renovated theatre, their performance style, budget and timeline limitations, and anything else the client thinks is important to their project. Studio T+L takes the lead in space planning for the venue, and then designs and specifies the theatre systems and equipment: rigging, dimming, seating, drapery, stage lighting, pit lifts, orchestra shells, etc. Thanks to this supportive, communicative approach, more than 50% of the firm’s work is from repeat clients, which now includes architects, theatre owners, and schools. Alongside its work in the theatre design space, Studio T+L also operates a thriving architectural lighting design practice, creating unique architectural and installation lighting projects for a wide range of clients. By collaborating with each architect to understand the building’s volume and form, the team develops a lighting design specifically tailored to each project’s needs. One of Studio T+L’s current projects is the creation and lighting of a 550-seat proscenium theatre. For this exciting project, the challenge is that the venue is in the base of a residential Consisting of a dedicated group of theatre consultants, and lighting designers, Studio T+L works collaboratively with its clients to create spaces that visitors, owners and creators alike can be truly proud of. Having recognised the firm in this year’s Designer Awards we profile it to find out more about the unique projects it undertakes in this exciting market. Studio T+L. LLC Best Theatre Planning & Design Company 2019 - New York