School House Arts

A comprehensive master plan and facilities vision transforming a regional teaching theater into an active civic arts destination.

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CONTEXT

This multi-part project began with a master plan and facilities assessment for a teaching theater, helping the organization understand the limits and opportunities of its original home. From that work, a concept was developed for a newly renovated space that could better support performance, education, gathering, and day-to-day operations. As the vision evolved, the theater chose to pursue a move to a city center and sell its original facility. A new facility was designed to explore a broader civic and mixed-use role, studying options for a performance and teaching venue supported by complementary uses such as multi-family housing, restaurant space, and a bar. The result is a planning and design effort that connects the theater's educational mission with a more visible, active, and financially resilient future.