WILLIAM A. FLOYD AMPHITHEATER
BAND SHELL
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The William A. Floyd Amphitheater, named after the first African American to serve on the Anderson County Council, first opened and was dedicated in May of 1999. In 2022, Anderson County began a multi-phase plan to revitalize and improve the aging Amphitheater complex. The first phase of these improvements was the construction of a permanent band shell over the existing stage, to replace a mobile band shell tent that had surpassed its useful life. The new band shell, completed in 2023, provides 3900 sf of permanent covering over the existing stage. For both practical and sentimental reasons, the original 1999 concrete stage remained, and the new Band Shell was constructed above it.
3,900 SF Band Shell
Anderson County, SC
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Concert images courtesy of David Holloway Photography.
Project photography by Firewater Photography.
This project represents individual work experience of Keith Richey while employed with Goodwyn, Mills, Cawood, LLC.
Due to the project being on a tight timeline for a previously scheduled concert, the Band Shell structure was designed as a 'kit of parts' that could be manufactured in a shop, and quickly assembled on-site. The structure is a hybrid of structural steel and mass-timber, with 4 large glu-lam timber bents and cross-laminated timber (CLT) roof deck panels. The rear wall of the band shell, also constructed of CLT, serves as a structural shear wall, and also provides a visual barrier from the parking area atop the hill behind the stage. The unique shape of the structure also aids in the natural projection of sound from the stage to the Amphitheater lawn beyond.
SEE THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS
The unique design of the Band Shell provides a venue unlike any other in the Upstate of South Carolina.
The new Band Shell provides a space where the community can gather and enjoy performances by both local artists and top performers.
