Foster & Partners - Winspear Opera House

Foster & Partners
Winspear Opera House
Dallas Center for the Performing Arts
Dallas, Texas

“We have striven to take the drama of performance out to the audience – formally and conceptually.”
Spencer de Grey
Principal Foster & Partners

Image courtesy DCPA

Located on the north side of Flora Street, in the heart of the Dallas Arts District, the Winspear Opera House will be one of the six venues that will comprise the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts.

The building is designed in a modern horseshoe configuration, to provide the best possible acoustical environment, with emphasis on pedestrian flow and integration of public spaces in the design.

The transparency of the facade will reveal views of the public concourse, upper-level foyers and grand staircase, creating a strong connection between inside and outside.

Image courtesy DCPA

A canopy will provide shade from the hot Texas sun and make the surrounding outdoor spaces an inviting venue for year-round public events.

Image courtesy DCPA

The design of the auditorium will permit acoustical adjustments and, through the use of retractable screens, allow flexibility for amplified performances.

Image courtesy DCPA

Seating 2,200 the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House will be engineered specifically for performances of opera and musical theater, with its stages designed and equipped with appropriate flooring for performances of ballet and other forms of dance.

Image courtesy DCPA

Total area: 198,000 square feet
Construction start: 2006

Client: The Dallas Center for the Performing Arts
Architects: Foster and Partners
Principal architect: Spencer de Grey
Executive Architect: Kendall/Heaton Associates
Acoustician: Sound Space Design
Theater Designer: Theatre Projects Consultants ADA
Consultant: Kevin McGuire
Civil Engineer: Lopezgarcia Group
Engineer: Buro Happold Limited
Engineer: Battle McCarthy MEP/FP
Engineer of Record: CHP & Associates
Structural Engineer of Record: Thornton-Tomasetti

More about The Dallas Center for the Performing Arts

November 7, 2005

Foster & Partners arcspace features





				Features
		Foster & Partners Winspear Opera House Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Dallas, Texas “We have striven to take the drama of performance out to the audience – formally and conceptually.” Spencer de Grey Principal Foster & Partners Image courtesy DCPA Located on the north side of Flora Street, in the heart of the Dallas Arts District, the Winspear Opera House will be one of the six venues that will comprise the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts. The building is designed in a modern horseshoe configuration, to provide the best possible acoustical environment, with emphasis on pedestrian flow and integration of public spaces in the design. The transparency of the facade will reveal views of the public concourse, upper-level foyers and grand staircase, creating a strong connection between inside and outside. Image courtesy DCPA A canopy will provide shade from the hot Texas sun and make the surrounding outdoor spaces an inviting venue for year-round public events. Image courtesy DCPA The design of the auditorium will permit acoustical adjustments and, through the use of retractable screens, allow flexibility for amplified performances. Image courtesy DCPA Seating 2,200 the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House will be engineered specifically for performances of opera and musical theater, with its stages designed and equipped with appropriate flooring for performances of ballet and other forms of dance. Image courtesy DCPA Total area: 198,000 square feet Construction start: 2006 Client: The Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Architects: Foster and Partners Principal architect: Spencer de Grey Executive Architect: Kendall/Heaton Associates Acoustician: Sound Space Design Theater Designer: Theatre Projects Consultants ADA Consultant: Kevin McGuire Civil Engineer: Lopezgarcia Group Engineer: Buro Happold Limited Engineer: Battle McCarthy MEP/FP Engineer of Record: CHP & Associates Structural Engineer of Record: Thornton-Tomasetti More about The Dallas Center for the Performing Arts November 7, 2005 Foster & Partners arcspace features