The Diocesan School for

Girls Performing Arts Centre

By Annelies Kuypers

For this competition I had to do the following things-

Design a performing arts centre for Dio and make at least 2, no more than three conceptual designs.

Make it on Google sketch up Have at least 5 images of my PAC

(performing arts centre) Make a presentation about it Do a TASC wheel on it Put the presentation on my Wiki page

This was the space we were given to make our performing arts centre. It would go here in our school.

Mr Gordon came to our class to tell us about the PAC and what we would need to include. In my building, I only have the basics, so these things are not included but would be if they were built.

These are the notes I took down and the things that would be included-

Extra level/separate area from auditorium-Classrooms with or without small stage

2 drama rooms, possibly 31 dance studio, possibly 2

2 music classroomsSenior teaching rooms, smaller

Music tech classroomsKeyboard classrooms

Some rooms joining togetherChoir rehearsal room

Total= 15 teaching rooms different sizes thinking about sound etc.Prop rooms accessible from most classes

Lockers/rooms to store instrumentsToilets with showers

Recording studio in quiet area perhaps next to music roomsOffices

Staffroom with kitchen area and resource roomBathrooms and showers

 

To include in classrooms-Wooden floors

MirrorsTeaching space

 Backstage-

Quiet backstage rooms, sound prop roomsRoom to stay in, eat chill out etc + showers, bathroom

 Auditorium-

Auditorium with stage, raised seating so you can see and extra level/balconies of seats Comfy seats- full seating 1750

Entrance foyer with walkthrough space for students e.g. going from chapel to science Fly tower (space above the stage so scenery can be lifted down on stage)

Fly tower machinery etc (ropes)Music, dance and drama will be used in centre

Be able to speak in auditorium without needing microphoneNeed sound and lighting

Underground level (below stage level)/elevating lift for stage entranceOrchestra pit

Organ maybe, higher to raise soundRefreshments area

Ticket office 

Extras-Both music blocks, pavilion and drama block will go

Rose garden and fountain etc will be movedLifts

Disabled entrance

This is the shape of my PAC. On the side it says Diocesan School for Girls Performing Arts centre.

There would be another entrance on the other side and over here

When you first get into the building, you reach the foyer

It has a ticket office, seating and a notice board.

(walls are not included in these photos as it makes it harder to see)

Entrance is here

Then when you walk forward, on the right is the refreshments room/cafe

It has a bar, which would sell snacks, drinks and franchise when shows and functions were on.

Behind the cafe is the theatre room. There would be entrances to this room from the cafe and the foyer.

There is the backstage area (behind curtains,Stage,Orchestra pit,Seating, And Raised seating

A close up of the stage-

This is the underground area.There would be a prop room and

bathroom.

In the backstage area is the waiting room/chill zone, fly

tower and machinery, and the prop room. Also, the entrance

to the underground level.

This is the waiting room/chill zone

There is A paintingA table,A sofa,Two vending machines,And a sink.

The fly tower room, (which would be filled with machinery if built)

And the prop room (which would also be filled)

There is also the entrance to level two, which is next to the cafe.

This area has stairs and storage for instruments and other

things.

The toilets would go next to the stairs.

This is level two (which would have classes as mentioned in the notes

I enjoyed this task very much,

thank you for watching my slideshow!