Rem Koolhaas OMA - Dee and Charles Wyly Theater

Rem Koolhaas OMA
Dee and Charles Wyly Theater
Dallas Center for the Performing Arts
Dallas, Texas

The design addresses the unique and distinctive performance requirements of classical and experimental theater.

Image courtesy OMA

When completed, the Dee and Charles Wyly Theater will be part of a cultural complex that completes the Arts District.
Situated on the south side of the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts’ Grand Plaza, the Dee and Charles Wyly Theater will serve as a gateway to the Dallas Arts District from the downtown Dallas business center.

Image courtesy OMA

The 11-story, and one sub-level, building will feature an unprecedented “stacked,” vertically organized design that completely rethinks the traditional form of theater.
The design places the ancillary spaces above or below the auditorium, allowing directors to change the venue for theater performances to a wide variety of configurations, including proscenium, thrust and flat floor.
At different moments, audiences will have a full view of the city skyline as a backdrop to performances. At others, the walls of the Wyly Theater can actually be raised to allow the cityscape to be a part of the theater experience.

Image courtesy OMA

The entire building becomes one large fly tower, a theater machine that eliminates the traditional distinction between stage and auditorium.

Image courtesy OMA

The Theater will seat approximately 600 people, depending on the stage configuration.

Total area: 74,915 square feet
Construction start: 2006

Client: The Dallas Center for the Performing Arts
Architect: Rem Koolhaas OMA
Principal in charge: Joshua Prince-Ramus
Project Architects: Erez Ella, Vincent Bandy
Project Team:
Rem Koolhaas
Selva Gurdogan
Gregers Tang Thomsen
Tim Archambault
Vanessa Kassabian
Robert Donnelly
Executive Architect: Kendall Heaton Associates
Facade Consultant: Front
Interior Designer: OMA
Mechanical Engineers: Cosentini associates/ Transsolar
Preconstruction Services: McCarthy
Structure: Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Acoustics: Dorsserblesgraaf

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November 7, 2005

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		Rem Koolhaas OMA Dee and Charles Wyly Theater Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Dallas, Texas The design addresses the unique and distinctive performance requirements of classical and experimental theater. Image courtesy OMA When completed, the Dee and Charles Wyly Theater will be part of a cultural complex that completes the Arts District. Situated on the south side of the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts’ Grand Plaza, the Dee and Charles Wyly Theater will serve as a gateway to the Dallas Arts District from the downtown Dallas business center. Image courtesy OMA The 11-story, and one sub-level, building will feature an unprecedented “stacked,” vertically organized design that completely rethinks the traditional form of theater. The design places the ancillary spaces above or below the auditorium, allowing directors to change the venue for theater performances to a wide variety of configurations, including proscenium, thrust and flat floor. At different moments, audiences will have a full view of the city skyline as a backdrop to performances. At others, the walls of the Wyly Theater can actually be raised to allow the cityscape to be a part of the theater experience. Image courtesy OMA The entire building becomes one large fly tower, a theater machine that eliminates the traditional distinction between stage and auditorium. Image courtesy OMA Image courtesy OMA The Theater will seat approximately 600 people, depending on the stage configuration. Total area: 74,915 square feet Construction start: 2006 Client: The Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Architect: Rem Koolhaas OMA Principal in charge: Joshua Prince-Ramus Project Architects: Erez Ella, Vincent Bandy Project Team: Rem Koolhaas Selva Gurdogan Gregers Tang Thomsen Tim Archambault Vanessa Kassabian Robert Donnelly Executive Architect: Kendall Heaton Associates Facade Consultant: Front Interior Designer: OMA Mechanical Engineers: Cosentini associates/ Transsolar Preconstruction Services: McCarthy Structure: Magnusson Klemencic Associates Acoustics: Dorsserblesgraaf More about The Dallas Center for the Performing Arts November 7, 2005 Rem Koolhaas OMA arcspace features