Combination Schools, Performing Arts
Cincinnati School for Creative and Performing Arts
Fanning Howey provided initial programming services, as well as engineering and loose furnishings selection for the breakthrough project. The selection of loose furnishings involved close coordination with art teachers and Cincinnati Public Schools officials. This collaborative approach led to specialized furniture packages including easels, drafting tables and equipment for a sewing room and a pottery room. A highlight of the school is the 850-seat auditorium that connects K-12 students with professionals from the Cincinnati Music Hall and the Cincinnati Ballet.
Associate firms: CR architecture and Moody Nolan
Expertise
Performing Arts, Combination Schools
Client
Cincinnati Public Schools
Location
Cincinnati, OH
Scope
252,645 New SF
Challenges
Create an environment customized for the creative and performing arts
Accommodate the heating and cooling needs of a school with multiple performance venues
Cincinnati School for Creative and Performing Arts
The main facade takes its energy and inspiration from the surrounding Over-the-Rhine historic district.
Cincinnati School for Creative and Performing Arts
The 750‐seat Corbett Theater includes a four‐position operable orchestra lift, fifty fully-counterweighted line sets capable of being flown 70’ above the stage floor, three catwalks with a follow spot booth that provide excellent sight lines, and the latest audio and visual equipment.
Cincinnati School for Creative and Performing Arts
A 300-seat recital hall provides a flexible space for a variety of performances.
Cincinnati School for Creative and Performing Arts
The design creates dramatic views of the downtown Cincinnati skyline.
Cincinnati School for Creative and Performing Arts
Specialty easels, drafting tables and other furnishings support the school’s unique curriculum.
The grace, tenacity and vision with which the design and construction team handled this project are the cornerstones of its successful completion.
