UBC Koerner Library Grad Research Room
The Koerner Reading Room Study transforms 3,500 ft2 of space in UBC Koerner Library for dedicated graduate research. UBC engaged Proscenium in 2023 to provide a design for this boutique institutional renovation on the library’s second level that creates a separate and enclosed study area for graduates. Our vision for the interiors was to establish an attractive,
BCIT SW1 Renewal Study
Proscenium worked with BCIT (British Columbia Institute of Technology) in 2022-23 to develop a Feasibility Study for the comprehensive renewal of the SW1 Building at the Burnaby campus. The Study envisions the seamless integration of four wings of the 1962 building, home to over ten academic and administrative departments, and includes structural, seismic, architectural and functional programmatic
Concept Design for a New Office
In 2017, Proscenium developed this study for a concrete and heavy timber office and retail building on a difficult off-ramp corner site. RETURN TO WORK
Arbutus Kollel
Proscenium developed a study for a local Kollel, a Jewish learning institute and community centre in 2021. The project was devised to have a welcoming appearance from all sides, providing through-connections to the Arbutus Greenway at the back of the site. The Greenway is a City of Vancouver project to create a walking, biking, and rolling path
Pumphouse Theatre Study
Proscenium, in partnership with Marshal Tittemore Architects, was engaged by the Pumphouse Theatre Society in 2013 to carry out a Feasibility Study for a major expansion of the Pumphouse Theatre. Built in 1913, the Pumphouse Theatre is located in an water pumping station repurposed into a community theatre in the early 1970s. As a cultural anchor for
Cochrane Arts Centre Feasibility Study
Working together with the Town of Cochrane and the Arts and Culture Foundation Cochrane, Proscenium developed a detailed functional program, operational requirements and potential locations for a new community-based arts centre. To help the Town realize their vision, the project team compiled a project implementation strategy, schematic design drawings and artistic renderings for the proposed building inspired
Firehall Arts Centre Needs Assessment
In 2016, Proscenium was retained to create a Needs Assessment study for the Firehall Arts Centre. The objectives were to obtain an overview of the facility and stakeholder needs at the time and to assess solutions to meet those needs. The Needs Assessment outlined four key drivers: accessibility; patron, staff and performer comfort; performance venue enhancement; and
Lower Lonsdale Cultural Facilities Master Plan
Proscenium worked with the City of North Vancouver to develop a comprehensive master plan of the arts community in the neighbourhood of Lower Lonsdale in 2009. The study focused on the cultural mapping of existing infrastructure and assessing the needs of the current tenants of the Presentation House Theatre, Presentation House Gallery and North Vancouver Museum. It
McPherson Playhouse Study
Victoria's 850-seat McPherson Playhouse opened in 1913 as the Pantages Theatre as part of a vaudeville theatre chain. The theatre was saved from demolition in 1963 when it became part of Victoria’s Centennial Square. The 1963 renovations included the addition of lobby spaces and new the Civic Square. In 1996, Proscenium was engaged to prepare a long-range
South Okanagan Performing Arts Centre Feasibility Study
Working together with the Penticton and District Performing Arts Facility Society, Proscenium developed a detailed functional program, operational requirements and potential locations for a new regional arts centre. The study supports a new 750-seat main stage theatre and 100 to 150-seat studio theatre in Penticton. Following the study, the City of Penticton commissioned the project team to
Langara Facilities Master Plan
Proscenium, in joint venture with Teeple Architects, worked with Langara College on the schematic design of three new buildings—the Gymnasium Building, Creative Arts Building and the Science and Technology Building (eventually completed in 2016) as part of the next evolution of the 20-year campus Master Plan. For each building, the team developed a detailed functional program in
Kamloops Performing Arts Centre
Proscenium worked with the City of Kamloops in 2015 to prepare a comprehensive Functional Program report and Indicative Design for a new Performing Arts Centre. The building was to serve as a central venue for a variety of performing arts groups within the city. Proscenium worked with stakeholders in the information-gatheringphase to develop the program and design
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
