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Estes Park Performing Arts Center. Becky Sigman & Mike Osysko. Estes Park. Located in Larimer County, Colorado on the Big Thompson River Population: 6,000. Estes Park. Summer resort & headquarters for Rocky Mountain National Park Self-proclaimed “most beautiful mountain town in America”.
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Estes ParkPerforming Arts Center Becky Sigman & Mike Osysko
Estes Park • Located in Larimer County, Colorado on the Big Thompson River • Population: 6,000
Estes Park • Summer resort & headquarters for Rocky Mountain National Park • Self-proclaimed “most beautiful mountain town in America”
Estes Park Performing Arts Center • Slated to be built in 2008 at the Stanley Park Fairgrounds
Section • Note: Auditorium seating continues over the lobby
Lobby Perspective • Note: articulation of auditorium seating above the lobby
Auditorium Perspective • Capacity: 430 seats
Analysis • Articulation • Relation of auditorium to lobby • Views • Raked seating • Light • Auditorium controlled environment • Lobby utilizes natural light • Technology • Use of acoustical panels in the auditorium
Analysis (Continued) • Materiality • Wood and stone • Earth tone colors • Natural vs. Artificial • Natural elements imitated in design using artificial materials • Utility & Program • Multi-use venue for plays, films, concerts, and other social events
Evaluation • Aesthetic qualities • Simple, yet elegant design • Emits strong feelings of natural, wooded environment within a civilized, interior space • Utilization of the building • Excellent location within the city • Can serve many different functions as a community theater and town attraction • Overall, what looks to be a successful project!