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Theatre Design / Architectural Lighting / AV Technology

Walmart Campus - Sam Walton Hall

The Walmart Sam Walton Hall encompasses a wide-range of programming which comes together under one roof: a 1,500-seat auditorium, conference center, multiple floors of training facilities, television and radio studios. Film editing suites, a screening room, flexible workspaces, talent/speaker accommodations and crew support programming compliment the facility. Exterior programming, such as an adjacent outdoor amphitheater, were also undertaken as part of a holistic design approach.

Apeiro Design joined the design team early in the concept design phase and provided space programming, adjacency studies, function layout, and room data criteria. While continuing to work closely with the architectural and engineering team to further refine all program spaces, detailed design of integrated presentation, production, broadcast, and data systems were undertaken. Complete presentation AV, broadcast systems, IT infrastructure, presentation lighting, architectural lighting, rigging, and fixed audience seating were all provided by Apeiro Design.

The complex operational requirements for the building program were successfully navigated via a close working relationship with highly sophisticated client user groups. The immensely productive rapport with the client allowed for powerful presentation and broadcast systems to be specified with an eye towards the future while simultaneously providing value and cost-effective holistic planning.

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Walmart Campus – Sam Walton Hall

Walmart Sam Walton Hall exterior showcasing modern architecture housing auditorium, training spaces, and media/broadcast studios.

195,000

Square Feet

1,500

Seats

Project Details

Location

Bentonville, Arkansas

Discipline

Theatre/Performance Environments / Architectural Lighting / AV Technology

Size

195,000 SF / 1,500 Seats

Partners

MBL Architects (Architect) / Threshold Acoustics (Acoustics)

Photo Credit

Services

Architectural Facility Planning / Facility Programming / Architectural Lighting / Auditorium Design / Presentation/Broadcast Lighting Systems / Presentation Rigging Systems / Audio and Video Systems / Broadcast Systems / IT Design Services / Construction Administration Services

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Walmart Campus

Description

The Sam Walton Hall is home to the central auditorium, conference center, training facilities, Walmart TV and Walmart Radio.

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Central Hall

Description

A three-story day-lit atrium, serving as a prefunction and lobby space linking the Auditorium and Conference Center.

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Conference Center

Description

The Conference Center has movable partitions which divide the larger space into smaller meeting rooms to accommodate various presentation requirements.

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Lobby

Description

Conference Center lobby and prefunction space.

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Auditorium

Description

1,500-seat auditorium used for presentations to local and visiting Walmart associates and broadcast for the world-wide Walmart team.

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Auditorium

Description

View to the house, the Presenter’s perspective before the audience arrives.

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Auditorium Lobby

Description

Lobby and prefunction space for the auditorium.

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Walmart TV Studio

Description

Broadcast television production studio with comprehensive AV, lighting and rigging systems.

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Walmart TV Control Room

Description

High-tech control room supporting live production and event broadcast.

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Walmart Radio Station

Description

Leading edge radio studio featuring integrated audio systems and acoustically optimized space.

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Training Center

Description

Lounge and breakout space.

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Training Center Classrooms

Description

Walmart associates from across the U.S. and internationally travel to Arkansas for training at the company’s state-of-the-art campus facilities.