PROJECT
ECHS Theater and Gym
LOCATION
Escondido, California
GRADE LEVELS
9 thru 12
BUILDING AREA
31,148 sf (one and two stories)
PROGRAM
Black box theater, dressing rooms, Gymnasium, locker rooms, weight room
SEATING CAPACITY
Gym – 300 students; Theater – 450 students
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
Tilt-up concrete, Stucco, metal siding, metal roof, stone veneer, exposed steel columns and exposed glulam beams
DESIGN FACTS
Completed while project architect at Studio E Architects
STORY TO TELL
The Theater was a black box concept which was taken literally by specifying even black panic hardware, sound panels, light fixture housing and curtains…entirely black