Scaffold Tower Set Up at Esplanade Theatre
Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay is a waterside building located on six hectares of waterfront land alongside Marina Bay near the mouth of the Singapore River, purpose-built to be the centre for performing arts for the island nation of Singapore. Taking its name from the nearby Esplanade, it contains a Concert Hall which seats about 1,600 and a Theatre with a capacity of about 2,000 for the performing arts.
The Theatre is home to Singapore’s largest performing stage (39m length x 23m width), and this caters for a diverse range of performances. There is a main stage and two ancillary stages of similar size to facilitate technical set-ups and quick scene changes. The main stage is framed by an adjustable proscenium arch, allowing the stage width to be adjusted from 12m-16m. There is also a 30m high fly tower, as well as an adjustable orchestra pit that can hold up to 100 musicians.
Although the theatre is considered large with about 2000 seats, the viewing distance between the furthest seat and the stage is just 40m, thus allowing patrons a clear view of what’s going on on stage.
Above description from Wikipedia
Challenge
The Esplanade theatre which has a capacity of about 2,000 seats is a form of an adaptation of the horseshoe form of a traditional European opera house. The theatre Management team wanted to install speakers along the rows of seats.
Due to the height and space constraints, Galmon’s site surveyors proposed to set up a mobile aluminium scaffold tower. The scaffold tower would then be to be pushed through the rows of seats so speakers could be installed safely.
Products Used
- Galmon Aluminium Scaffold Tower with ladder & toeboard
In Action
