Marion Performing Arts Center
Marion, Arkansas
MPAC is a 25,000 square foot performing arts center that will not only act as an anchor for the Marion School District, but will also be a beacon for the city itself as it can be seen from I-55. This 950 seat performance space will serve the entire school district and the city of Marion. Given a limited site, we turned the building 16 degrees from the street to create a better frontage towards the main flow of traffic coming onto the campus. The curved canopy and curtain walls at the front compliment the facade of the Jr. High Gym across the street while the turning of the building allows the inner High School courtyard to extend out onto the site.
Marion, Arkansas
MPAC is a 25,000 square foot performing arts center that will not only act as an anchor for the Marion School District, but will also be a beacon for the city itself as it can be seen from I-55. This 950 seat performance space will serve the entire school district and the city of Marion. Given a limited site, we turned the building 16 degrees from the street to create a better frontage towards the main flow of traffic coming onto the campus. The curved canopy and curtain walls at the front compliment the facade of the Jr. High Gym across the street while the turning of the building allows the inner High School courtyard to extend out onto the site.