The Uniatlantico Theatre - Barranquilla Colombia
Hospitality & Living
Barranquilla | Colombia
2018
Architectural Design
Carlos Bell
Photo
Sharon Alviz
The result of careful renovation of an existing building that had been abandoned for years, the Teatro Uniatlantico is now today one of the crowning glories of the Universidad del Atlantico, a public university based in Barranquilla, Colombia.
The huge redevelopment project designed by the architect Carlos Bell created an avant-garde theatre that has made the Universidad del Atlantico a benchmark for other public universities in Colombia. An auditorium with a capacity of more than 1000 seats that is perfect for any kind of event, and two small secondary theatres that can seat up to 200 people.
Targetti provided support for the lighting design project and with LED light fixtures. The lighting project was developed according to the needs of an auditorium of this size:
• the need for extremely reliable fixtures to reduce maintenance to a minimum which is particularly difficult given the high installation heights and the presence of fixed seats;
• the need to use dimmable fixtures in order to create different light scenes in accordance with different moments during performances (calling the public in the auditorium, the need to highlight a particular scene, the public etc.)
