The Alta High School Performing Arts Center is designed to serve both the school and the community as a place to come together for a wide variety of productions. The lobby concourse and the adjacent festive outdoor terraces provide additional space for outdoor events, like dances, fund raisers, and pre- and post-performance experiences. The project includes a full fly loft, a large instructional room, a scene shop, dressing and make-up rooms, a fully accessible stage and orchestra pit, and generous storage areas for the years of props, costumes, and music collected by a school with 45 years behind it.
Hard-wearing, dynamic yet economical construction materials are used throughout the project. The main mass of the PAC acts as a solid anchor comprised of load-bearing bricks in a mix of warm gray tones. The elliptical fly-loft and main house are clad with vertical profile metal panels, multi-toned in the same warm gray color palette as the brick of the base. A slender red metal trim to match the existing front entry traces around the lower roof. At the entry, a stunning zero-edge mirrored canopy shelters theater goers and students waiting for a ride.
Inside the main house, tilt-up concrete panels feature a form-liner pattern complimenting the woven bird’s nest motif of the Alta High School mascot, the Hawk. The tilt-up panels are durable and handsome, as well as contributing to the acoustic properties of the hall. There are 1,375 seats multi-toned in deep red, ready to be filled with visitors to watch a performance.
Additionally, color changing RGB lighting in the house allows a mood to be set. Within the raised oval auditorium, alternating woven panels resemble a nest on a clifftop, evoking a sense of pride for both the school community and the greater community.
Alta High School Performing Arts Center
Category
High School
Description
Project Location:
Sandy, UT
Students/Population Served
9-12
Project Type
New Construction/Addition | High School
Completion Date
8/12/2020
Architecture Firm
VCBO Architecture
Salt Lake City, UT
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Photography By:
2021 Cody Brown Photography
2021 Cody Brown Photography
2021 Cody Brown Photography
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