Powell Hall Renovation & Expansion Design Team

The expansion and renovation of Powell Hall was guided by a Task Force of SLSO trustees, musicians, staff, and advisors under the leadership of long-time SLSO Trustee Emily Rauh Pulitzer. The core team of partners included industry leaders in architecture, acoustics, theater planning, and construction management, while the construction team included more than 30 specialty firms.

Prime Project Team

  • Snøhetta, the internationally acclaimed architecture firm, was the project lead and design architect. The firm’s portfolio includes the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Shanghai Grand Opera House, and the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet.
  • Christner Architects is a St. Louis-based, architectural design firm served as the architect of record.
  • Schuler Shook is the Chicago-based theatre planning consultant.
  • BSI Constructors is a St. Louis-based project construction manager.
  • Kirkegaard, based in Chicago, was the project’s acoustics design firm.

Additional Project Team

  • Anvil Engineering: Local catwalks consultant
  • ATIS Elevator: Local elevator consultant
  • CISelect: Local, furniture, fixtures, and equipment firm
  • Cohen Hilberry Architects: Local accessibility consultant
  • David Mason + Associates: Local civil engineering firm
  • FRONT: Façade design consultant
  • Geotechnology Inc.: Local environmental engineering consultant
  • Holmes Keogh Associates: Code consultant
  • IntertekPSI: Local special testing firm
  • Karen Bode Baxter: Local historic preservation consultant
  • Kiku Obata & Co: Local signage and wayfinding design firm
  • KPFF Consulting Engineers: Local structural engineer
  • Lochmueller Group: Local traffic and parking consultant
  • Mazzetti: Local commissioning agent
  • McClure Engineering: Local MEP/FP engineer
  • Reed Burkett Lighting Design Inc: Local lighting design consultant
  • Technology Integrated Equipment: Local security firm
  • Theatre DNA: Theatrical lighting design consultant
  • T.I.E. Consulting Engineers: Local security consulting firm
  • WSDG: Audio/visual consultant

Construction Team

  • Ace Rental & Sales
  • Acme Erectors, Inc.
  • AME Constructors, Inc.
  • Architectural Cast Stone
  • B&J Foodservice Equipment
  • Bade Roofing, Inc.
  • Bradford Systems Corporation
  • Bryker Enterprises LLC
  • Budrovich Excavating
  • Edge Sawing & Drilling Co.
  • Engineered Fire Protection
  • Facilitec Inc.
  • Flooring Systems Inc.
  • Golterman & Sabo
  • Gravois Planing Mill Co.
  • Guarantee Electric Co.
  • IWR North America
  • Jacobsmeyer Construction
  • McFry Excavating
  • Meyer Electric Company, Inc.
  • Midwest Elevator Company, Inc.
  • Missouri Floor Company
  • Missouri Terrazzo Company
  • Modern Metals, Inc.
  • Murphy Company
  • Negwer Door Systems
  • Niehaus Building Service, LLC
  • Overhead door Company of St. Louis
  • The Paintsmiths of St. Louis, Inc.
  • Phillips Interior/Exterior Systems, Inc.
  • Roberts Loading Dock
  • Series Seating
  • John J. Smith Masonry Co.
  • Superior Waterproofing & Restoration Co, Inc.
  • Thornburgh Abatement
  • TraMar Contracting, Inc.
  • Walters Metal Fabrication
  • TJ Wies Contracting, Inc.
  • Zumwalt Corporation