Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Chris Lee, courtesy of the Kansas City Symphony
2,000,000+
audience members in the first five years
4
resident organizations
55,000+
people attended grand opening open-house
The 1,800-seat multipurpose theatre features a flexible proscenium, full fly tower, and a 95-person orchestra pit that can raise to floor level for extra seating using custom lifts and seating wagons. In the concert hall, we designed a motorized stage and machinery that allows the venue to change from a flat floor to a tiered configuration in 60 seconds. We were involved with the facility’s design from the earliest stages, helping divert the project direction away from one large multipurpose hall toward the creation of two world-class venues. The two halls are extremely intimate and share a robust collection of support spaces which run the length of the building.
Brian Rice courtesy of Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
owner:
Land Capital Corporation
architect:
Safdie Architects | BNIM Architects
acoustician:
Nagata Acoustics
users:
Kansas City Ballet, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, and Kansas City Symphony
spaces:
- 1,800-seat multipurpose theatre
- 1,600-seat concert hall
construction type:
New construction
theatre type:
Arts & cultural centers
services:
Masterplan, visioning, business planning, feasibility study, programming, concept design, theatre planning, theatre equipment design and specification
completion:
2011
Brian Rice courtesy of Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Timothy Hursley
Timothy Hursley
Timothy Hursley
