The rugged site also provided challenges for access and parking layout. The process included understanding, analyzing and incorporating the existing architectural and structural elements of the building. Satisfying clients’ aspirations on a tight budget required careful consideration of the materials and construction systems. Wind splitter rails along the roof edges and wind baffle along the south side of the theater were added in response to microclimate on the site, to diffuse the strongest winds and rain and decrease weather-related distractions during performances.ĭamyanti was responsible for development, construction and delivery of the Santa Fe Opera Project campus, implementing the project design. A system of eight steel masts and twenty-six tension rods, which minimizes the weight of the roof structure, carries its dead load of 435 tons onto the Star columns.Ī new balcony structure echoes the sweeping form of the main roof, and its cantilevered structure provides unobstructed sight lines. A unique structural approach was developed to rest the new roof, which is both larger and heavier than the previous one, on the original concrete “Star” columns that frame the stage. The orchestra and balcony roofs act as giant acoustical reflector that parallels the movement of sound outward from the stage toward the seating.
The roof’s waved form is the design’s signature element suspended from a skeletal structure of white steel masts and tension rods, it subtly echoes the profile of the surrounding mountains and evokes the character of a tent. The design for this open-air theater replaced the existing opera structure on the site, with the creation of a very elegant and iconic design and technically sophisticated enlarged opera hall.
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