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A new college arts center brings drama, dance, and music students together in a single facility.
Irvine Valley College Performing Arts Center is a 53,207-square-foot facility designed by Arquitectonica to house program components for the institution’s three performing arts departments (drama, dance, and music), bringing together students and faculty members for close exploration and collaboration. The facility’s planning and design accommodates their individual needs as well as their common goals within a modest budget.
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At the physical heart of the building is a 400-seat multipurpose auditorium with a single-level balcony that wraps around the orchestra seating, creating a more intimate feeling. The proscenium stage with slight forestage projection and an orchestra pit capable of rising to stage level accommodates a variety of production and presentation types. The facility also includes a 200-seat black box experimental theater allowing for flexible staging and experimental productions.
The building takes advantage of the visibility of its site, being located at the edge of the campus and at the intersection of major vehicular thoroughfare, by making a bold architectural statement. In its plan and forms the building symbolizes the diversity and vitality of activities it houses. A folding angular wall wraps around the theater volume creating dramatic perspectives. This wall is also the organizing element around which other program elements are placed. The glass-enclosed lobby allows light and views into the facility while announcing the public entrance to the building. A series of folded panels, in random shapes, wrap the auditorium creating a dynamic space while providing the desired sound reflectance.
A dedicated central green space in front of the building serves as gathering place, forum, and outdoor room. It creates a common social space for events in conjunction with performance venues or other college events.
Formal name of project:
Irvine Valley College Performing Arts Center
5500 Irvine Center Drive
Irvine, CA 92618
Location: Irvine Valley College
5500 Irvine Center Drive
Irvine, CA 92618
(949) 451-5277
Glenn Roquemore, President
Ron Manuel-Ellison, Theatre Department Chair
Diane Oaks, Director of Marketing & Public Information
Gross square footage:
Total Area -- Square feet / square meters: 58,625 SF / 5,446.44 SM
Number of stories: 2-Stories
Height -- feet / meters: 71 FT/ 21.6 M
Auditorium: 3,978 SF
Auditorium/Balcony 1,348 SF
Stage: 3,557 SF
Black Box : 2,783 SF
Music Room: 1,884 SF
Total construction cost: $32,000,000
Completion Date: March 2007
Owner:
South Orange County Community College District
28000 Marguerite Parkway
Mission Viejo, California 92692
Raúl Villalba, Director of Facilities Planning & Purchasing
rvillalba@socccd.org
Architect:
Arquitectonica
801 Brickell Avenue Suite 1100
Miami, Florida 33131
Telephone: 305.372.1812
Fax: 305 372.1175
Web: www.arquitectonica.com
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