St. Agnes Academy, Sr. Jane Meyer, O.P. Assembly and Performance Hall

Design Team: Pete Ed Garrett, FAIA; Sheila Rowley, RA, LEED AP BD+C; Chris Castenada; Studio RED Architects

Studio RED was hired by St. Agnes Academy in Houston to program and develop a master plan that improved and expanded the existing campus. The plan focused on developing a design for the rapidly expanding communication and performing arts programs.

After the initial site analysis, workshops with faculty and programming, Studio RED identified the need for 50,000 square feet of new construction in order to meet the school’s vision and program growth. In working with a constricted site and sensitivity to budget, Studio RED created a phased construction plan that enabled the school to stay functioning while construction and renovation took place. The phased project created a new, multiuse performing art center that accommodates theater, choir, and orchestral performances.

This venue is unique in its flexibility—the balcony seating area can be closed off from the performance area for use as a lecture hall. The new construction also includes classrooms for the expanding communications program, office space for the athletics department, and a dedicated dance rehearsal hall.

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