table of contents - the City of Easton
table of contents - the City of Easton
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Building H<br />
Performing Arts Venue<br />
Building H is <strong>the</strong> former boiler / power plant building for <strong>the</strong> R&H Simon Silk<br />
Mill. This large-volume, high-bay building is incredibly sturdy, with reinforced<br />
concrete exterior bearing walls, and reinforced concrete gabled ro<strong>of</strong> slab<br />
supported on steel beams. The building is one story but is extremely tall, with<br />
a partial mezzanine supported by steel beams.<br />
The large (6386 SF), open, robust structure is ideally suited for uses where<br />
expansive volume and acoustic mass are an advantage, such as a soundstage<br />
or recording studio for <strong>the</strong> broadcasting, film, or <strong>the</strong>ater industries. The sturdy<br />
structure could easily accommodate balcony seating. In <strong>the</strong> conceptual plan,<br />
Building H is specifically envisioned as a venue for <strong>the</strong> performing arts, a use<br />
that has <strong>the</strong> benefit <strong>of</strong> bringing <strong>the</strong> public into Silk and also enlivening <strong>the</strong><br />
cultural core with visitors both day and night. In this concept, <strong>the</strong> building could<br />
provide seating for over 200 patrons.<br />
Cut-away perspective <strong>of</strong> Building H showing <strong>the</strong> performing arts venue in action.
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