Cypress Fairbanks ISD Visual and Performing Arts Center

Cypress, Texas

Firm

PBK

Client

Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District

Area

87,039 sq.ft.

Total Cost

$51,135,800

Completion Date

11/2023

Wade Griffith

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The new Visual and Performing Arts Center is a centrally situated event venue supporting all the visual and performing arts programs for Cypress-Fairbanks ISD (CFISD). The building design features a 1,500-seat state-of-the-art auditorium with two balconies, a small secondary theater, visual arts display and support spaces, a multipurpose room, dance studio, ticketing, and concessions. The main audience chamber and performance stage are designed to support a variety of programs and performances.

The performance stage features an automated orchestra pit, full-fly loft, and is appropriately sized to accommodate the full CFISD orchestra, dance, and various art program presentations. The building also will host athletic and other extracurricular events and various other competitions. It includes practice rooms and other spaces needed for preparation by performers.

Site improvements to the venue include facility parking, drop-off areas, loading docks to serve the back of house, covered walkways, modified roadway island cuts, and all associated infrastructure and utilities. Additional amenities include multiple walkway canopies, a walking track around an existing lake, multiple concrete parking lots, plaza areas, and landscaping.