WIA_ISSUE2_2023
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BIG PICTURE<br />
1<br />
1 The Arena Stage Theatre<br />
2 According to WoodWorks, the Cradle — a<br />
smaller theatre space within Arena Stage<br />
— was made with a poplar wood slat<br />
2<br />
system, designed “like a basket weave” 3<br />
Wood: A standout,<br />
cost-effective material<br />
PROJECT: Arena Stage Theatre<br />
ARCHITECTS: Bing Thom Architects<br />
(now Revery Architecture)<br />
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Clark Construction<br />
DESIGN-BUILDER OF FACADE: StructureCraft<br />
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: Fast + Epp<br />
LOCATION: Washington, DC, US<br />
PHOTOGRAPHY: Nic Lehoux<br />
In the sea of concrete and granite<br />
that people have come to expect from<br />
buildings in Washington, DC, a new<br />
structure showcasing wood stands out.<br />
When Arena Stage at the Mead Center<br />
for American Theater reopened in<br />
2010, it was reportedly the first<br />
modern structure then to use heavy<br />
timber components in the US capital,<br />
according to StructureCraft, who<br />
designed and built the feature facade<br />
out of elliptically-turned parallel strand<br />
lumber (parallam) columns and glazing<br />
22 WOOD IN ARCHITECTURE • ISSUE 2 – <strong>2023</strong>
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