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California State University, Fullerton Performing Arts
Center
Fullerton, California
Photography:
Tim Griffith, Tim Griffith Photography
2006 CMACN Awards Edition, “CMU Profiles in Architecture”
Jury Comments: This animated addition to an existing building ties three venues together linked by a welcoming lobby. The celebratory entrance feature articulates and strengthens the campus plan. The concrete masonry is a good juxtaposition with the glass forms. The articulated masonry both inside and out is very coherent. The roof forms are quite unique and eye catching.
California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) is one of the
most prestigious theater and music arts campuses in the
country. In 2000 Pfeiffer Partners was retained to design a
new performing arts facility to enhance its current programs
through multi venue theaters.
Pfeiffer Partner’s design for the new Performing Arts Center creates a new signature building within the heart of the CSUF campus. Developed within the southwest corner of the campus, the facility will create a new energy and life for this part of the campus through the use of iconic roof forms and a rich, transparent glass curtain wall.
Architectural concrete, zinc, oversized concrete masonry blocks and plaster finishes create a rich palette of material on the exterior, making a bold statement at the edge of the campus. The building creates a new “front door” to the campus, supported by a new parking garage to the South. A new plaza in front of the building creates a new “Arts Walk” unifying the existing Performing Arts and visual Arts Buildings.
Major
program features include:
•
An
800-seat concert hall with variable acoustics
designed for a range of recital and orchestral
music programs. •
An
intimate 250-seat thrust stage theater for varied
dramatic performances. •
A
150-seat black box theater with flexible seating
for a variety of experimental productions. •
An
inviting multi-level public lobby, unifying the
entrances of each venue creating a new campus
place. •
A
dance performance space and two practice dance
studios designed for a various types of dance from
modern to tap. •
A
rehearsal hall supporting CSUF’s musical
theater program. •
Full
scene and costume shops.
Architect: Pfeiffer
Partners, Inc. William
Murray, AIA Norman
Pfeiffer, FAIA Structural
Engineer: General
Contractor: Masonry
Contractor: Block
Producers: Trenwyth
Industries, Inc. Owner:
811 W. 7th Street, 7th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Principal in Charge
Principal
Nabih Youssef & Associates
Hensel Phelps Construction Company
Masonry Concepts, Inc.
Angelus Block Company, Inc.
California State University,
Fullerton
