[SML] Retracting Booth Window

[Alex Donkle]

The vertically sliding windows mentioned earlier are likely the best
solution for this, but check the height to make sure it can be easily
reached in the "up" position, especially if there's a fixed desk in
front of it.

Certainly overkill for this case, but here's the sports stadium
broadcast booth solution to this same issue, using a curved window
track system so the windows stack against the rear of the booth like
this:
http://www.nanawall.com/applications/metlife-stadium-ny-giants-ny-jets


On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 6:38 PM, Jen Raynak via Stagecraft
<stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
> To add some more detail on Jeff's post, the window in that booth (Newmark Theater in Portland) is in a very heavy steel frame (I-beams top and bottom, and possibly the sides) that is lifted and lowered by a high-capacity garage door opener which runs across the booth ceiling, above the dropped acoustic panels. There must be some serious structure up there to hold the weight.
>
> The steel at the top is painted to match the trim on the ledge, and it pretty much fades away when it's in the down position. The window is trimmed out to match the rest of the booth windows when closed (up).
>
> What you lose with this solution is the ability to have anything else inside that wall, which of course is right behind the sound desk. So any power, data, signal, etc., will need to come from a little farther away.
>
> The building is nearly 30 years old, and in my time here (20 years), there have only been a few times when it had an "issue". Once it got jammed - due to something left on the ledge, IIRC - and a couple of motor/control things which were much more easily fixed. They may also have replaced the lifting cables at some point...
>
> HTH,
> Jen
>
>
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