2. Client Design Requirements

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The existing stage should be  covered with a scenic cage with closable front (a height under the grid of 10m, depth of the stage 15m, an opening of the stage at 18m), with walkable structures and poles for projectors, sound monitors and curtains.

Provision for these systems needs to be integrated into the architecture and must be accessible and safe to use. The audience area does not have to be covered. Sightlines - Lines of visibility - To see well the audience must be arranged so they can see the performance. Not only must their view be free of obstructions, but they must also be sufficiently close. The structure must be weather and water-tight and be designed using either existing and readily available building components or alternative sustainable elements.

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Three main designed areas for work, Labo and Show should be defined. All those three are related to the stage of the Green Amphitheatre (the new name for the theatre Populaire), they are interconnected but extended beyond with another functions.

The WORK area

1. The stage (minimal dimensions of refurbished stage should be 15m deep and 18m wide),

2. The backstage for 20 performers ( dressing rooms, restrooms, showers, mirrors) a meeting room with a kitchenette, a room for technicians,

3. A room and workshop for repair and storage of technical equipment (light and sound system),

4. A sewing workshop room with access to washes and some basic equipment for sewing,

5. A truck access for delivery and setting up scenery and equipment on the stage,

6. A technical cabin room behind the bleachers for light, sound and projection driving,

7. A garage parking for the service cars of the CDC

The SHOW area

1. The auditorium with existing stage,

2. Points of sale for tickets, seating and space of convivality:

3. A place where one finds a restaurant, cafe and gallery/showroom,

4. flexible open spaces and landscaping (for creation of in-sit pieces, installations, performances, cafe-concerts out of the stage),

5. place for temporary stalls selling festival merchandise, crafts and artwork.

6. Advertising and signage to make people aware of the venue and draw them in from the city.

7. Provision for safe evacuation of all occupants in an emergency.

8. At least two of the entrances to the theatre should be accessible for people with reduced mobility

The LABO Area

1. A modular media room for reading, and individual viewing and group projection,

2. 4 educational spaces (150m2 minimum) dedicated to teaching different artistic disciplines (dance, theatre, music, circus, and puppets),

3. A co-working space, an archive room, a music recording studio, a photo studio and video editing room.

4. These facilities should be in direct and visible connection with the access to the Green Amphitheatre.

5.The participants are free to propose new functions that "match" the CDC

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