The Maxine Theater
2005Valley Center Pauma Unified School District
Valley Center - CA
This performing arts center on the Valley Center High School campus is used jointly by both the school district and adjoining community, and received matching grant monies from the State of California through the San Diego County Office of Education.
Designed on two levels, the 575-seat, 18,000 SF theater contains a stage complete with fly loft, orchestra pit and scene shop, a black box experimental theater classroom, as well as two multi-purpose classrooms, storage and lobby. Intended to be used by students and equity shows alike, the theater is equipped with state-of-the-art electronic rigging, lighting and sound systems. Planned to maximize use of the existing parking facilities and for visibility from the main road, the building fronts a grand landscaped plaza and rear balcony for additional performance and gathering space. The facility was modeled entirely on computer, a three-dimensional Building Information Modeling (BIM) process that also yield renderings and an animated fly-by. While assisting the design process, these tools also produced a top quality graphics package that was essential to the fund raising effort.
Awards
Masonry Contractors Association of America (MCAA) International Excellence in Masonry Award - 2007
News
Featured in the April 2007 edition of the Concrete Masonry Association of California and Nevada (CMACN) CMU Profiles in Architecture