program: SFJAZZ: Achieving Sustainability within Performance Spaces

Jazz Center Slated for LEED Gold

Upon its opening in January 2013, the SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco will be the first ground-up facility on the west coast dedicated to jazz performance and education. The new three-story, 35,000-square-foot building, slated to receive a LEED Gold rating, houses a flexible, state-of-the-art main theater for up to 750, an intimate 80-seat ensemble room, rehearsal rooms, and educational support spaces.

The design team worked to identify solutions to achieve a high-performing sustainable building that would compliment the stringent acoustical and lighting requirements of a performance hall.

Project features include:

• a 100% outside air low velocity displacement system,
  
• radiant floor heating, and
  
• natural ventilation throughout,
  
• among other features discussed in this presentation.

Examine Acoustics for Performance Spaces

• recognize how to introduce 100% outside air displacement in an acoustically-sensitive facility;
• explore acoustic isolation design for glazing in high public visibility and busy street frontage spaces;
• identify the cost benefit and effective use of Structural Concrete for Performance spaces;
• determine how to design for naturally ventilated public spaces.