With enrollment projections exceeding capacity, Maize Middle School recently underwent a renov…
With enrollment projections exceeding capacity, Maize Middle School recently underwent a renovation and expansion, which included a new cafetorium.
AVANT ACOUSTICS provided the following services:
Project Highlights:
The cafetorium’s AVANT-designed AV system includes:
The sound reinforcement system includes a source loudspeaker cluster, as well as a distributed overhead system, to provide even coverage while maintaining directional realism from the stage. AVANT optimized the AV system and the room acoustics for both cafeteria and auditorium uses.
Location: Maize, Kansas
Facilities: Cafetorium
Client: Schaefer Johnson Cox Frey
Designer: Robert G. Ledo
Wichita Southeast High School is a new, $68 million, 330,000-square-foot facility that is home to 2,0…
Wichita Southeast High School is a new, $68 million, 330,000-square-foot facility that is home to 2,000 students. The west wing of the building is dedicated to athletics and the performing arts. It includes a 900-seat auditorium with an orchestra pit and a large, centralized commons area.
This project received the AIA Wichita Excellence in Architecture Award.
AVANT ACOUSTICS provided the following services:
Project Highlights:
To ensure the elegant auditorium at Southeast sounded as good as it looks, AVANT ACOUSTICS designed a system with loudspeaker clusters hidden at strategic locations to provide full-range audio coverage. AVANT also included a high-definition projection system, wireless hearing assistance system, stage monitor system, recording capabilities, and a mixing console that can be controlled remotely through a computer or iPad app.
In addition, AVANT ACOUSTICS provided acoustical consultation and noise control recommendations for the auditorium and adjacent commons area.
Location: Wichita, KS
Facilities: Auditorium and Commons Area
Client: SJCF Architecture
Designer: John M. Hodgson
Junction City High School recently updated the sound reinforcement and audio-visual systems for their…
Junction City High School recently updated the sound reinforcement and audio-visual systems for their varsity gymnasium and football stadium.
AVANT ACOUSTICS provided the following services:
Project Highlights:
AVANT ACOUSTICS developed several options for loudspeaker locations for the football stadium, eventually deciding with the school on a design that covered both the home and visitor stands. A portable loudspeaker system complete with 14 wireless microphones was also designed to supplement the installed system during commencement ceremonies and other district events.
The gymnasium systems included the addition of two 243-inch diagonal projection screens with high-definition projectors in a protective steel cage, and a new loudspeaker distribution system, complete with sub-bass loudspeakers, for high-impact music playback and intelligible sports announcements.
Location: Junction City, KS
Facilities: Football Stadium & Gymnasium
Client: Schaefer Johnson Cox Frey Architects
Designer: John M. Hodgson
Kickapoo High School, located in Springfield, Missouri, recently converted an open-air courtyard into…
Kickapoo High School, located in Springfield, Missouri, recently converted an open-air courtyard into a student commons area. The larger space allowed the school to add interactive collaboration stations and audio-visual presentation capabilities for enhanced student learning.
AVANT ACOUSTICS provided the following services:
Project Highlights:
The audio-visual system in the commons area includes a 20-foot diagonal video image projected onto a special paint treatment on one of the walls. The projector can be fed from several video inputs around the room, or wirelessly over the school’s wireless network.
There are four smaller collaboration stations along the periphery of the room. Each of these collaboration stations has a 70-inch diagonal touchscreen display with a built-in computer. These stations all include wireless presentation capabilities.
The sound system in the commons area has automatically mixed microphone inputs and a portable digital mixing console that can be connected at multiple locations. The system is controlled by a wireless touchpanel with a user-friendly interface designed by AVANT.
Location: Springfield, MO
Facilities: Student Commons
Client: Buxton Kubik Dodd Creative
Designer: Robert G. Ledo
Fort Riley Middle School is a brand new LEED Silver facility located in Fort Riley, Kansas. The bui…
Fort Riley Middle School is a brand new LEED Silver facility located in Fort Riley, Kansas. The building is over 175,000 square feet, and can support up to 800 students.
AVANT ACOUSTICS provided the following services:
Project Highlights:
AVANT ACOUSTICS provided in-depth acoustical consultation to support the LEED Silver design goals in the various learning, music, sports, and performance spaces throughout the building.
AVANT also designed and commissioned sound reinforcement and audio-visual systems in the 800-seat auditorium, cafeteria, and gymnasiums to support speech intelligibility during music and drama performances, all-school presentations, and athletic events.
Location: Fort Riley, KS
Facilities: Auditorium, Gymnasiums, Cafeteria, Music Rooms
Client: Schaefer Johnson Cox Frey Architects
Designer: John M. Hodgson
The Heber Springs School District’s new performing arts building sits adjacent to their high school…
The Heber Springs School District’s new performing arts building sits adjacent to their high school, and includes an auditorium, black box theatre, and band room.
AVANT ACOUSTICS provided the following services:
Project Highlights:
On this project, the large auditorium needed to support a variety of use cases on a very limited budget. AVANT ACOUSTICS designed a unique, low-cost loudspeaker solution to coordinate with the motorized lighting system using an expanded cluster of loudspeakers with additional satellite loudspeakers covering the rear seats.
The audio-visual system includes a 271-inch diagonal projection screen, as well as a 55-inch flat panel display at the rear of the room as a confidence monitor for presenters. The system is capable of audio and video recording, and has a permanently mounted stereo recording microphone with a pan-tilt-zoom camera mounted in the rear of the room.
The system is controlled via an intuitive, easy-to-use touchpanel interface designed by AVANT ACOUSTICS.
Location: Heber Springs, AR
Facilities: Auditorium, Black Box Theatre, Band Room & Cafeteria
Client: Jackson Brown Palculict Architects
Designer: John M. Hodgson
