• provide a level of acoustical quality, technological support and architectural distinction worthy of the Orchestra’s renowned standing;
• establish an important civic, economic and social resource in Midtown Atlanta, as part of the expansion of the campus of the Woodruff Arts Center, and for the City of Atlanta; and
• create an exciting, modern symbol of the State of Georgia:
  a “postcard” image recognized around the world.
   
  

Location  

Peachtree Street and 14th Street

Owner 

Woodruff Arts Center

User/Client

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
A founding member of the Woodruff Arts Center

Santiago Calatrava

Acoustician

Kirkegaard Associates, Inc.

Theatre Consultant 

Auerbach Pollock Friedlander
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Landscape Architect 

Sasaki Associates, Inc.
Alan Ward, Principal in Charge

Master Planner

Cesar Pelli & Associates

Architect of Record 

Kendall/Heaton Associates, Inc.

Project Size

279,600 gross square feet, on a 3.8 acre site
Height at tallest point of enclosed building: 136 feet
Height at tallest point of structure: 186 feet

Estimated Project Cost

$300 million

Interior

Concert Hall: 34,000 sf performance and public space; 41,000 sf backstage support space; surround hall with vineyard-style seating for 2,000, able to accommodate the ASO Chorus; operable ceiling (adjustable in height from 48 feet to 104 feet above the stage) to provide variable acoustics.

Studio Hall: 5,300 sf performance and public space and 3,200 sf backstage support space; seating for 300.

Rehearsal Hall: 5,000 sf performance and public space and 9,000 sf backstage space (including practice and rehearsal rooms); seating for 300-350.

Learning Center: 11,000 sf
                                                               
Lobbies: 41,800 sf (including food and beverage service areas, coat check, ticket office and gift shop)

Steel, plaster/concrete, glass; marble for public plazas