Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
Orlando, Florida, USA
Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
20+
years in the making
330,000
building footprint (in square meters)
33%
capital funding from private donations
We provided guidance on the project from the earliest stages, helping clarify our clients’ vision and unifying their needs. The facility features a stunning Broadway-style theatre, which we designed for exceptional intimacy, comfort, performance flexibility, and ease-of-use for multi-truck touring acts, and an incredible 1,700-seat multiform theatre, capable of transforming the room’s architecture between opera house and concert hall. For community arts groups, we designed a courtyard theatre capable of multiple stage configurations with no seat farther than 35 feet from the stage. The center also includes an education corridor with specialized arts classrooms, and three event-hosting areas.
Craig Mullins
owner:
Dr. Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center
architect:
Barton Myers Associates | HKS | Baker Barrios Architects
acoustician:
Artec (Phase 1) | Stages Consultants (Phase 2)
users:
Orlando Opera, Orlando Ballet, Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, touring performances, and local arts groups
spaces:
- 2,730-seat multiform theatre
- 1,700-seat multipurpose theatre
- 304-seat drama theatre
construction type:
New construction
theatre type:
Arts & cultural centers
services:
Feasibility study, needs assessment, masterplan and site selection, programming, concept design, theatre planning, and theatre equipment design and specification
completion:
2014 (phase 1) | 2022 (phase 2)
Craig Mullins