BS Architecture 3A ARCD105
PERFORMANCE
CENTER
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DESIGNING A
PERFORMANCE Performance Centers, more
CENTER
commonly referred to as
Performing Arts Center is a multi-
use performance space that is
A well-designed performance center is a intended for use by various
choreographed journey through rehearsal performing arts such as dance,
and performance. The center in the design music and theater.
process should be the audience, giving
consideration to their enjoyment of the
performance as well as providing
comfortable transition between arrival,
food, and departure.
PARKING
CONSIDERATIONS
One (1) car slot and one (1) jeepney/shuttle
slot for every 50.00 sq. meters of spectator
area; and one (1) bus parking slot for every
two hundred (200) spectators
0.65sqm of air space per person (as stated in Section
1207, Table 12.1) and 300 seats for spectators, the
total area for the spectators will be approximately
195sqm.
Car slots: minimum of 4
Jeepney slots: minimum of 4
Bus slot: minimum of 2
RESTROOM
CONSIDERATIONS
assuming that the permament employees are
50 performers; 25 are male, 25 are female.
For permanent Male: WC, 2; Urinal, 1; Lav, 1
employee use Female: WC, 3; Urinal, 1; Lav, 1
For public use Male: WC, 2; Urinal, 2; Lav, 1
Female: WC, 8; Urinal, 2; Lav, 1
ENTRY/EXIT
CONSIDERATIONS
Two exits required, excluding elevators.
The exits should be spaced at least one-
fifth (20%) of the total perimeter of the
area they serve.
No point in a building without a
sprinkler system shall be more than
45.00 meters from an exterior exit door
Exit door shall swing in the direction of
exit travel
not less than 900 millimeters in width
and not less than 2.00 meters in height
FURNITURE/
FIXTURES
Audience Seating
End Stage - Sightlines are kept simple,
making these layouts perfect for
lectures, films and slide-based
presentations
FURNITURE/
FIXTURES
Audience Seating
Wide Fan - theatre seats are placed
within a 130-degree angle of inclusion.
Better geared towards speech-related
performances.
FURNITURE/
FIXTURES
Audience Seating
3/4 Arena - Hearing and visual contact
between spectator and performer is
improved, and as audience members
can see each other when facing ahead,
the sense of inclusion is increased even
more. However, conventional film
presentations are almost impossible
and would require an alternative
screen layout.
REFERENCES
Somner, Ben (October 2020) The Art of Performance Space Design, Broadway Malyan.
Retrieved from: https://www.broadwaymalyan.com/design-and-insight/the-art-of-
performance-space-design/ September 1, 2024
Sharon Lam. "How to Design Theater Seating, Shown Through 21 Detailed Example
Layouts" 27 Nov 2019. ArchDaily. Accessed 1 Sep 2024.
<https://www.archdaily.com/799379/how-to-design-theater-seating-shown-through-21-
detailed-example-layouts> ISSN 0719-8884
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