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Site Plan
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First and Second Floor Plans
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Mezzanine and Third Floor Plans
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Fourth and Fifth Floor Plans
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Section
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Overall Exterior. Across the street from Fenway Park and down the street from MGM Music Hall, BAA is centrally located within a burgeoning entertainment district.
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Street Level Exterior. Activated street scape energizes a quieter side while illustrating the activity and program within.
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Main Entry and Dining Hall. Connecting the the main hall to the dining allows for varied seating and entertainment. Students often perform during lunch hours whether formally or informally through Karaoke.
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Central Hall. Complete with digital artwork, this space supports large and informal gathering, lectures, art display, entertainment and simply passive supervision. The glass wall dividing the stairs and hallway celebrates all the students who attend the academy.
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The second floor gallery allows for display of current, local, and alumni art to be formally displayed outside of the theatre. It doubles as an event gathering space.
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The fourth floor dance studio with views towards West Fenway allows brings in immense natural lighting.
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The fifth floor recital hall allows for multiple areas of group set ups making for easy transitions between classes and group lessons.
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Floors are distinguished by 'window pane' accent colors to further enhance the arts culture. The interconnecting stair highlights art from the original Boston Arts Academy.
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The 500 seat auditorium is intimate yet features technology on par with the best of the best. Accessibility was prioritized such that even the catwalk is accessible.
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The cafeteria features multi-dimensional seating and looks out towards Fenway Park
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The second floor balcony overlooks the grand stair and doubles as circulation and entertainment and gathering space.
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Custom digital art energizes the grand entry.
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@2022 Robert Benson Photography
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@2022 Robert Benson Photography
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@2022 Robert Benson Photography
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@2022 Robert Benson Photography
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@2022 Robert Benson Photography
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@2022 Robert Benson Photography
Every floor is a stage, every wall is a gallery. Located across from Fenway Park, the new 5- story school engages the street edge by bringing visibility to the forefront of the urban experience. The new Academy offers students a world-class auditorium and black box theater, recital hall, and supporting academic spaces to explore their creative potential. The Academy is a full-inclusion public school founded in 1998 on the conviction that both academics and the arts are equally important to student development and achievement, and that all students deserve access to an arts education.
The design team collaborated with stakeholders from the school community, the Fenway neighborhood, and the City of Boston to define priorities to benefit the greater community, 21st Century STEAM education, health and wellness, and teaching and learning beyond the classroom. The design features several dispersed glass “beacons”, representing each of the art, science, and performance disciplines. The auditorium celebrates the technical components of theater production by intentionally displaying the cables, controls, lighting, and catwalks, including an accessible catwalk at an interstitial floor level that provides direct access to both the auditorium and black box theater control rooms.
Boston Arts Academy
Category
High School
Description
Project Location:
Boston, MA
Architecture Firm
Perkins Eastman
Boston, MA
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Photography By:
@2022 Robert Benson Photography
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