Project Details
- Project Name
- Ocean City Performing Arts Center
- Location
- MD
- Architect
- GWWO Architects
- Client/Owner
- Roland E. Powell Convention Center
- Project Types
- Cultural
- Project Scope
- Renovation/Remodel
- Size
- 37,000 sq. feet
- Year Completed
- 2014
- Shared by
- GWWO Inc./Architects
- Team
- GWWO Architects, Design Architect
- Consultants
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Architect of Record: Becker Morgan Group,Electrical Engineer: WFT Engineering, Inc.,Structural Engineer: Morabito Consultants,Other: Theatre Consultants Collaborative, LLC,Other: Acoustical Design Collaborative, Ltd.
- Project Status
- Built
Project Description
Previously underutilized, the former Exhibit Hall C at the Ocean City Convention Center was transformed into a grand 1,216-seat multipurpose performance space for the Town of Ocean City. To accomplish the design, a ballroom above the exhibit hall was demolished and the large concrete columns that divided the space were removed. Balconies were then added to create a flexible and intimate theater experience.
Materials and finishes project a warm, modern image and absorb sound and minimize reverberation. The inviting atmosphere, optimal acoustical quality, and state-of-the-art AV equipment, combined with thoughtfully laid out and well-equipped back of house spaces, provide the town with a theater that works as well behind the scenes as it does for the audience.
