Shure Headquarters Theatre

Location
Niles, Illinois

Owner
Shure Incorporated

Team
Acoustics and AV - Threshold
Architect - Krueck & Sexton
Theatre - Schuler Shook
A/V - Wave Guide

Size
150-seat Auditorium

Schedule
Completed 2007

The Shure theater provides a 150-seat venue for corporate events and intimate performances by Shure’s end-users. In response to the room’s simple lines and meticulous detailing, acoustic treatments are carefully integrated into the millwork so that competing aesthetic demands for taut acoustics and hardwood finishes can peacefully coexist. 

AV systems are a hybrid of performance and presentation systems, allowing for a concert or presentation of intricate technical details using a 3-D document camera that provides large-scale display of small objects.

Presentation systems include a fully outfitted smart podium, confidence monitor, and display cart that provides a “kitchen show” view to facilitate the presentation of microphones and microphone parts in a live, interactive way.

The concert system includes a Meyer Sound Left-Center-Right loudspeaker setup including a subwoofer that hangs 5’ below an office space above. Even in full use, work goes on above without distraction.