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Crystal Room
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Arts Building and Commons, Thacher School
Westminster Rose CenterArts Building and Commons, Thacher School
Client: Thacher School
Date completed: February 2006
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Program: Two programs are united in a 24,000-square-foot building. The commons portion houses a cafe, multi-purpose room, and restrooms. An arts courtyard links the commons area to the arts building, which includes a 400-seat auditorium and rehearsal spaces.
Design concept and solution: The barn-like Arts Building and Commons are at home on a campus where the curriculum includes horsemanship and daily ranch labor. The steep, sloping roofs mimic the mountainous region where the school is situated. The surrounding topography is incorporated in the facade of the building, which is clad with metal siding and fieldstone excavated from the site.
Formal name of project: Arts Building and Commons, Thacher School
Location: Ojai, California
Gross square footage: 23,500 sq.ft.
Site size: 1.75 acres
Total construction cost: $11.4 million
Owner:
Thacher School
Design Architect:
Barton Phelps & Associates,
Architects and Planners
5514 Wilshire Blvd., 10th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90036
P: 323-934-8615
F: 323-934-3289
www.bpala.com
Executive Architect:
Harley Ellis Devereaux
601 South Figueroa St., Suite 500
Los Angeles, California 90017
P: 213-542-4500
F: 213-542-4515
www.harleyellis.com
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