Evergreen Cultural Centre Phase Two

Ten years after the completion of Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre, Proscenium was commissioned to examine the needs for an expanded facility — including a larger capacity theatre and outdoor amphitheatre that would serve the larger region. In 2008, we worked with the City and the staff and board of Evergreen to design a larger and more grand 750 seat main stage, placed to correspond with the new Evergreen skytrain extension. The shape of the Audience Chamber was designed to provide a fine acoustic environment for both amplified and unamplified performances, and to accommodate large and small audiences.

Our concept design also included a 1200-seat outdoor amphitheatre with bleacher-style seats, and a stage backdropped by Lafarge Lake and the park behind. The stage was sized for a full orchestra, and gave provision for Shakespearian-style plays through a fully covered tensile structured roof. The seating was augmented by terraced grass seating area wrapping around one side for an additional 1000 seats, and site planning included a fishing pier onto Lafarge Lake.