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April, 1951
WELLS COATES '. PLANNING THE TELEKINEMA
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Fig. 5. General View of the Auditorium, taken from the Balcony, showing the Proscenium and the Lighting.
certain amount of detailed development of the proposed technical equipment to proceed without interfering with the time and progress schedule for reinforced concrete work, which was very rapidly constructed and provided with suitable anchorages for the remaining elements of structure. This decision was a fortunate one, for it was possible by altering gauges of sheet steel to increase the stiffness of the elements to take increased loads for equipment, as the latter increased in dimensions and in number of elements, while building was actually in progress.
Methods of Prefabrication
It may be said that this type of structure is not ideally suited to the problem, but it should be appreciated that the schedule of requirements for equipment was constantly being added to, and weights, dimensions, installational wiring, etc., increased month by month. We were faced with the problem of proceeding with building at the same time as increasing the building requirements, thus a
flexible method of construction was essential.
The architect has developed, through this experience, methods of prefabricating elements of structure in kinemas, particularly those elements which are most closely associated with equipment and with equipment installations. Analyses based on these forms of construction have shown that substantial economies can be effected provided, of course, all elements of equipment are known factors, and for theatres of this kind these elements may now be said to be known most precisely.
The screen chamber enclosure was also designed for dovetail sheet steel construction off site, to be brought to the building and located there after most of the other main constructional work had been completed. As the main theatre has only four side openings (the exit doors), the open end was most useful for the introduction, for instance, of main steel components for the balcony and projection room area, and of other building components. The screen chamber was the