A stadium stand filled for game night

Made for
the moment.

The premium stadium chair your budget said you couldn't have, with cup holders standard in every row.

Foundation Chair Cup holder standard In stock in about 4 weeks

One chair.
Built for thousands
of moments.

The Foundation Chair

Premium build. Economy price. Stocked in volume, so you skip the custom run and its cost.

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Foundation Chair seating installed across a performance venue
Seating through a full stadium bowl
01

Proven at scale

Installed through the bowl of a 29,912-seat sports center, and across six other venues from open-air performance to national training.

Foundation Chair seat and standard detail
02

Built to perform

A gas-assisted injection molded seat and back, independently tested to EN 12727 Level 4 for severe use. Under 10 lbs assembled, a hinge that never needs maintenance, and armrests and cup holders standard.

Retractable seating in a university stadium
03

Weeks, not months

Gray, Royal Blue and Red sit on our floor, not on a production schedule. Standard colors are ready in about four weeks. The industry quotes twelve.

Foundation Chair seating at a high school stadium
04

Installed with Ovation

We sell it, we install it and we maintain it. One company from the venue review through to the finished stand and every inspection after, run out of Louisville, Kentucky.

Selected work

Culture and Sports Center

01  /  29,912 seats

Culture & Sports Center

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Foundation ChairOutdoor stadium

02  /  275 seats

Pell City High School

Pell City, AlabamaOutdoor stadium

The same chair that seats thirty thousand, specified at high school scale.

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Pell City High School home stand

Selected venues

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Culture & Sports Center
29,912 seats

Culture & Sports Center
West Coast College City Stadium
6,100 seats

West Coast College City Stadium
Sports Center
4,544 seats

Sports Center
Old City Arts Performing Center
4,264 seats

Old City Arts Performing Center
Lakeside Arts Performing Center
1,947 seats

Lakeside Arts Performing Center

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We build the seats for the moments that move you.

A full seating field at an open-air performance venue

What we build to

01

Community

Built for the places people gather — the room the whole town ends up in on a Friday night, and at graduation the following spring.
02

Performance

Engineered for durability, safety and long-term use, and supported through the annual inspection ICC 300 requires of the venue owner.
03

Value

Smart seating systems that maximize every project dollar — and an honest answer when the scope and the budget do not yet agree.
04

Future

Modern solutions designed for today's facilities and tomorrow's fans, including the accessibility requirements that come with them.

Engineered
to perform.

Built on a better foundation

Why buyers are switching

Orange and yellow Foundation Chair seating under an open-air performance canopy
Seat & back
Double-wall, gas-assisted injection molded polypropylene, UV inhibited
Mounting
Always rail mounted, to deck or riser. New and retrofit
Cup holder
Front or rear position, standard
Color
Gray, Royal Blue or Red in stock; custom colors on orders over 500 seats
Tested
EN 12727:2016 Level 4, severe use
Standards
ICC 300 · IBC Ch. 10 · ADA 2010 §221 · NFPA 102

Designed
down to
the detail.

Every venue is different, so every layout is drawn against the structure you actually have. Select a detail.

Foundation Chair dimensional drawing: front, right side, folded side, top and riser-mounted side views, with dimensions in inches

Foundation Chair — floor (tread) and riser mounted · All dimensions in inches · For reference, not to scale

Seat & back

A full seating field in an indoor arena

Proven at
every scale.

Ovation Seats sells, installs and maintains the Foundation Chair from Louisville, Kentucky.

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