Project Details
- Project Name
- Mount Royal University Taylor Centre for the Performing Arts
- Client/Owner
- Mount Royal University
- Project Types
- Planning
- Project Scope
- New Construction
- Size
- 109,000 sq. feet
- Year Completed
- 2015
- Shared by
- Pfeiffer
- Consultants
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Other: Auerbach Pollock Friedlander,Other: Talaske,Plumbing Engineer: H. H. Angus & Associates,Structural Engineer: Read Jones Christofferson, Ltd.,Civil Engineer: Jubilee Engineering Consultants Ltd.,Landscape Architect: 818 Studio Ltd.,Lighting Designer: Francis Krahe & Associates,Audio-visual and Information Technology: Multi-Media Consulting, Inc
- Certifications & Designations
- LEED Gold
- Project Status
- Built
- Room or Space
- Specialty Room
- Style
- Modern
Project Description
The Taylor Centre establishes a dramatic new front door for the eastern edge of the rapidly expanding Mount Royal University campus. A large elevated ensemble performance studio, located at the corner of the site at the TransAlta Pavilion, features a window wall that allows performances to be visible to passersby. Multiple instructional spaces, such as ensemble rooms, individual and group practice rooms, and master classrooms provide a flexible learning environment for students, enhanced with several breakout spaces for impromptu practice or socialization. The most prominent feature of the facility is the new 800-seat Bella Concert Hall, designed with 10 theatre boxes, an 89-seat choir loft, and full multimedia capability. The plaza and open space that form the Centre’s forecourt knit the building into the fabric of the campus, while serving as a space for informal events and performances. A multilevel lobby and roof terrace provide dramatic views to the campus, as well as the surrounding region beyond. The facility is designed to LEED Gold certification.
