Ribs clad in bead-blasted stainless steel.

The sides of each rib are

concrete, while the rear of the building is glass

KAUFFMAN
CENTER

FOR THE
PERFORMING
ARTS

SAFDIE ARCHITECTS
 ARCHITECT

 SAFDIE ARCHITECTS-FOUNDER
MOSHE SAFDIE CC FAIA FRAIC (born July 14, 1938)
is an Israeli-Canadian architect, urban designer,
educator, theorist, and author.
 Embracing a comprehensive and humane design
philosophy,committed to architecture that enhances a project’s
 geographic
 Social and
 cultural elements
that define a place; and that responds to human needs and aspirations
 SITE FEATURES PHYSICAL MANIFESTATION
 two performance halls to face south, integrated and
 an expansive view, accentuated by the flat connected by a single great lobby—an expansive
prairie landscape in the south glazed porch contained by a glass tent-like structure

 To the north, one sees the drama of the

downtown skyline with its grid of streets
framing the property

North Entrance was aligned on the axis of Central Street

 SITE FEATURES PHYSICAL MANIFESTATION

 drop in the land towards the south  new road that serves as the drop-off point and
leads to a large underground parking garage
 PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

 LOCATED IN KANSAS CITY, UNITED STATES

 It has a floor space of 286,000 ft².
 The glass atrium is the signature feature of this building
 (dimensions L x W x H: 317 ft x 73 ft x 70 ft) which
 connects the main entry to both performance venues.
 The glass facade &glass skylight are supported entirely
by the cable structure.
 The atrium contains 48,300 ft² of insulating,
laminated glass that is comprised of 1,147 irregularly shaped
segments, each weighing 600 to 800 lbs.
 The primary rectangular glass panels on the roof are 2 1/16 in thick.
 The wall panels are 1 3/4 in thick.
 This design was conceived as a cello’s strings
PROCESS
The low end of the cables are anchored externally in the second floor slab after crossing pipe columns that
define the line of the glazed walls and act as cable stays.
 In addition, they form the primary roof and perimeter frame structure. Lightweight steel purlins,
spanning between adjacent roof cable trusses, support the skylight glass units
 A secondary cable system of vertical and inclined cables supports the glass wall units
 The two massive steel constructions that house the theatres hold the upper end of a series of parallel
cable trusses.
 CONSTRUCTION

 The entire roof and metal wall-surface is clad inCHALLENGE

GB-60 stainless steel
S

get a 50-ton truss to the top of the Kauffman Center roof

acquired a third large crane “600 ton crane”

 The largest truss to be installed weighs 90 tons

 providing underlying steel structure for the highly specific detail of the concert hall walls.
 The "bumps," as they are called, are a series of acoustically specific, multi-radiused bulges in the performing arts center
walls, which solve some very challenging acoustic issues.
 architects uses straight and curved steel studs and track along with laser-cut steel shapes for the small bumps
 Center framing was devised to create rib frames at 36 inches on center and bridge them with lighter gauge hat channels
that could flex with the room's geometry

 Custom-designed and fabricated steel framing

was also used in the ceilings for the Concert Hall and
Proscenium Theater, the balcony facing reflector walls
and the donor's area ceiling
 LOBBY

 balconies fronting on the great hall, forming two conical stacked rings of white plaster

 counterpoint to the theaters within;

 where the celebrating public are
visible to the southern sweep of the city.
 THE HALLS
 reads as a distinct volume
 metaphorically evoking a musical instrument and
 visible through the glass shell

at night, the entire building becomes inverted,

displaying all of its interior activities to the
community outside
Helzberg Hall
SECTION
 Helzberg Hall
 Acoustic strategy is the generator of this design Evolved a volumetric &
geometric concept

surround music makers with the public

to create intimate experience(1,600 seat)

No balcony or ceiling above them

spatial experience within the hall to

evoke the exterior design
 fanning geometry of the northern façade is echoed within the interior

supporting the sculptural arrangement of the organ

Near ceiling ,it branches apart forming skylights

allow daylight penetrate and reflect upon the organ

Muriel Kauffman Theater
 Murie Kauffman Theater

 festive and exuberant

 three balconies envelop the hall in a horseshoe-like enclosure
 Each balcony is broken down into a series of steps cascading from the center rear
balcony to the individual boxes on either side of the stage
SECTION
 stepping enhances sightlines

 provides for a sense of intimacy and connection with the action on the stage

 lights reflect through the glass-like enclosure to form an ever-changing chandelier-like surface

 acoustic enclosure is composed of undulating walls, shaped like vertical stacked barrel

 The overall effect is of a dynamic mural, rich in reds, greens, blues and yellows, fused into the geometry of
the room
SITE PLAN PLAN
OVERALL SECTION
PRESPECTIVE SECTION