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44 • LEARNING BY DESIGN FALL 2016 | WWW.LEARNINGBYDESIGN.BIZ COMBINED-LEVEL SCHOOL Bronxville School Auditorium Bronxville, NY Originally built in 1922, the Bronxville School auditorium was urgently in need of reconfiguration and restoration. The design team was tasked with restoring the beauty and functionality of the original auditorium, while incorporating 21st-century design elements. The project redesigned the floor elevation and seating layout and created a fully accessible stage and seating area with a wraparound balcony that provides an intimate theatrical experience. The restoration of the proscenium, the open fabric-paneled ceiling and the addition of a fully retractable acoustic curtain in the attic, result in an acoustically flexible space that is suitable for music and spoken performance events. Another key new feature is a 1,850-square foot lobby addition, which functions as a gathering and instructional space and creates a separate and secure public entrance. The renovation of the Bronxville School’s auditorium achieved the goal of restoring the grandeur of the original auditorium, while providing a flexible, accessible and technologically advanced theatre space that appropriately serves the Bronxville School community and is an asset to the Village of Bronxville. Remodel/Adaptive Reuse/ Restoration Performing arts center KG+D Architects, PC 285 Main St. ∙ Mount Kisco, NY 10549 kgdarchitects.com Russell A. Davidson, FAIA ∙ 914/666-5900 DESIGN TEAM Russell A. Davidson, FAIA, President Erik J. Wilson, AIA, Associate Principal Brian O. Mangan, AIA, Associate Susan D. Davidson, Assoc. AIA, Associate Principal/ Interior Designer OWNER/CLIENT Bronxville Union Free School District Bronxville, NY Dr. David Quattrone, Superintendent of Schools 914/395.0500 KEY STATS Grades Served: Middle School/High School Capacity: 1,700 Size of Site: 13 acres Building Area: 284,000 sq. ft. Square Foot Cost: $650 Project Cost: $8,000,000 Completion Date: September 2015 PHOTOGRAPHY: © DAVID LAMB PHOTOGRAPHY OUTSTANDING PROJECT Outstanding Project 2016 L E A R N I N G B Y D E S I G N

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Page 1: Outstanding Bronxville School Auditorium Grand Bronxville ...kgdarchitects.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Learning-by-Design-2016.pdfSchool auditorium was urgently in need of reconfiguration

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Bronxville School AuditoriumBronxville, NY

Originally built in 1922, the Bronxville School auditorium was urgently in need of reconfiguration and restoration. The design team was tasked with restoring the beauty and functionality of the original auditorium, while incorporating 21st-century design elements. The project redesigned the floor elevation and seating layout and created a fully accessible stage and seating area with a wraparound balcony that provides an intimate theatrical experience.

The restoration of the proscenium, the open fabric-paneled ceiling and the addition of a fully retractable acoustic curtain in the attic, result in an acoustically flexible space that is suitable for music and spoken performance events. Another key new feature is a 1,850-square foot lobby addition, which functions as a gathering and instructional space and creates a separate and secure public entrance.

The renovation of the Bronxville School’s auditorium achieved the goal of restoring the grandeur of the original auditorium, while providing a flexible, accessible and technologically advanced theatre space that appropriately serves the Bronxville School community and is an asset to the Village of Bronxville.

Remodel/Adaptive Reuse/RestorationPerforming arts center

KG+D Architects, PC285 Main St. ∙ Mount Kisco, NY 10549 kgdarchitects.comRussell A. Davidson, FAIA ∙ 914/666-5900

DESIGN TEAMRussell A. Davidson, FAIA, PresidentErik J. Wilson, AIA, Associate PrincipalBrian O. Mangan, AIA, AssociateSusan D. Davidson, Assoc. AIA, Associate Principal/

Interior Designer

OWNER/CLIENTBronxville Union Free School DistrictBronxville, NYDr. David Quattrone, Superintendent of Schools914/395.0500

KEY STATSGrades Served: Middle School/High SchoolCapacity: 1,700Size of Site: 13 acresBuilding Area: 284,000 sq. ft.Square Foot Cost: $650Project Cost: $8,000,000 Completion Date: September 2015

PHOTOGRAPHY: © DAVID LAMB PHOTOGRAPHY

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2016

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2016

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OutstandingProject

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