This project is based on an innovative and successful urban high school prototype also designed by Kirkegaard for the Chicago Public School system. Kirkegaard provided Room Acoustics, Mechanical Noise Control and Audiovisual design of the gymnasium/auditorium, multi-purpose/dance room, pool, instrumental/choral…
Located in Detroit, Michigan, the new Samuel C. Mumford High School is a LEED Silver Certified state-of-the-art facility. Designed by Hamilton Anderson Associates, with a construction cost of approximately $53 million, the 239,900 square foot building features a bright open…
The Christ Presbyterian Academy Arts Building includes a new 570-seat multipurpose auditorium, an 1800 square foot flexible Blackbox theatre, and ancillary spaces. The auditorium is primarily designed to support amplified theatre and student assemblies while providing a natural acoustic environment…
Kirkegaard worked closely on extensive additions to Downers Grove South High School. Three phases of work across three years added a tall, open Commons with controlled reverberation. A new performing arts wing includes a 1200-seat Auditorium and Black Box theater…
Kirkegaard was hired by Wight and Company to serve on the design team for the new multi-million-dollar renovation of CHSD 99 Downers Grove North High School. The existing high school will be renovated and expanded over the course of 3…
The Montgomery Bell Academy new Burkholder Wellness Center features a 1,588-seat Event Center, 21,700 square foot three court Practice Gym, 11,500 square foot Wrestling Gym, and 22 000 square foot Practice Field. The Event Center is designed to function as…
The Bowld supports a full symphony orchestra in rehearsal and a full choir, chamber musicians or soloists in performance. With fixed seating for 190 and room for adding loose chairs, the room can accommodate an audience as large as 300.…
The Davenport Central High School addition included a new 892-seat multipurpose auditorium and 8-lane, 300-seat pool. The auditorium is designed to be used for drama performances, a wide range of music and choir ensembles, musicals, lectures and presentations. It features…
Parkway North High School is a premier public school located in the western suburbs of St. Louis with a growing music department. The music department was in real need of updated and more acoustically minded rehearsal and practices spaces. The…
Kirkegaard provided room acoustics, noise control and audio systems design for this project, which included a 900-seat auditorium and associated band and choral rooms. A unique woven wave split face wall provides diffusion for the upper rear walls of the…
As part of a comprehensive, four-phase transformation of a large 1960s high school, architect TowerPinkster, Kirkegaard, and theater consultant Greg Roehrick created a new 800-seat auditorium with new rehearsal rooms for band and chorus. The auditorium places almost half the…
Renovation of the historic Sydney Conservatorium of Music restored an 800-seat concert hall and added two new 250-seat recital halls; a 300-seat opera theatre (shown with orchestra pit and extended seating covered); and new teaching, practice, and rehearsal spaces. Originally…
The Gary Comer Youth Center, located on the South Side of Chicago, holds an activity, performance and education center for area youth. At its core, a gymnasium where the South Shore Drill Team practices and performs. Flexible, the gym quickly…
