Throughout Orchestra Hall’s new light-filled lobby, floor-to-ceiling windows reaching 55 feet reveal a never-before-seen view of the hall’s urban setting on Nicollet Mall and 11th Street in downtown Minneapolis. The renovated lobby replaces a 1970s-era structure that was meant to be a temporary fix to last about 15 or 20 years. The previous structure could only accommodate 900 people, even though the auditorium could seat 2,450. And complying with requirements of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act requirements meant difficult and costly retrofits. The new lobby is double the size of the original. Despite its grandeur, the new six-story glass and granite lobby has a warmth and intimacy, created by acoustic wood paneling and carved-out meeting places on the multilevel mezzanines and balconies that jetty out above the lobby below. -Finance & Commerce
MG McGrath Scope of Work: MG McGrath fabricated and installed 2,390 square feet of Aluminum Plate Panels in a custom color gun barrel with a smooth finish. The Aluminum Plate Panels were installed on both the east and west entrance canopies.
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MG McGrath Orchestra Hall Project Portfolio
Rendering: Orchestra Hall
Complete Project: Orchestra Hall
Address: 1111 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis
Project cost: $52 million
Project size: 131,440 square feet
Owner: Minnesota Orchestral Association
Contractor: Mortenson Construction
Architect: Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg
Engineers: Dunham Associates, MBJ Consulting Structural Engineers, Sound Space