After sitting dormant for years, a historic theater and arena has been revived through a comprehensive retrofit and modernization. The space was first built in 1913 and required a complete overhaul of the building’s internal systems, including MEP systems and the fire sprinkler infrastructure to bring it up to current code requirements. A complete seismic retrofit was also necessary.

Given the multiple renovations and undocumented modifications performed over the last century, accurate forecasting of existing conditions proved difficult. When it came time to install a significant amount of overhead steel in the theater space—much of it performed from scaffolding erected 80 ft above ground level—the team turned to point cloud 3D laser scanning technology to digitally map the space between the ceiling and roof.