Long Center for the Performing Arts
Austin, Texas
Kroll Security Group was retained by the Long Center to provide planning and design of security systems. The underlying objective was to outline security program requirements necessary to secure the building, its assets and the personnel working and visiting the facility.
The project consisted of the renovation, remodeling and new additions to the existing Lester E. Palmer Auditorium. The project totaled approximately 152,000 square feet and included a 2,423 seat hall, a 240 seat hall, backstage and support spaces, front of house and public spaces.
Systems Designed:
- Access Control and Alarm Monitoring
- Closed Circuit Television Monitoring and Recording
- Security Data Communications
- Security Voice Communications
The old Palmer stagehouse, one of the largest in Texas, has been preserved as the stage for the 2,400-seat Michael & Susan Dell Hall, The Long Center’s main venue, and the innovative circular "ring beam" that anchored Palmer has been retained as the signature design. Other elements within the Long Center include the Debra and Kevin Rollins Studio Theatre which serves regional artists and community arts groups. It also functions as an ideal venue for film screening and corporate meetings, offering configurations ranging from theater-in-the-round to thrust stage to cabaret seating and the City Terrace, a public space offering sweeping vistas of the Austin skyline.
