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Steelstacks Performing Arts Center

By Bustler Editors|

Monday, Feb 8, 2010

Steelstacks is a dynamic arts, culture and education campus that will be constructed on 4.5 acres of former Bethlehem Steel Corporation land in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The SteelStacks campus is envisioned as a premier destination for people of all ages to experience the visual, musical and performing arts, all in one location. Anchoring the campus at the foot of the historic blast furnaces will be ArtsQuest Center, designed by local Spillman Farmer Architects.

Steelstacks Performing Arts Center

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Steelstacks Performing Arts Center - Aerial View

ArtsQuest Center is a striking four-story steel and glass structure with 68,000 sq ft of distinctive venues to showcase the arts. Inside, the first floor of the building features a two-screen state-of-the-art movie theater as well as the Creativity Commons, a large public space capable of supporting a wide variety of live performances. Overlooking the Creativity Commons is the Loft, a unique mezzanine gathering space, and the multi-purpose Blast Furnace Room, which will host a variety of community and educational functions. The third and fourth floors of ArtsQuest Center feature the 450-seat, cabaret-style Musikfest Café, a venue to showcase a wide variety of live music performances.

Steelstacks Performing Arts Center

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Steelstacks Performing Arts Center - Founders Way Porch Detail

Steelstacks Performing Arts Center

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Steelstacks Performing Arts Center - Founders Way Porch

Steelstacks Performing Arts Center

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Steelstacks Performing Arts Center - Entrance

Architecturally, the building was designed with economy in mind, with careful detailing to add depth and richness to the simple box shape. The exterior is composed of pre-cast concrete, a cost-effective construction material, but uses the pre-cast panels in innovative ways by mounting them with the rough, hand-screed concrete side facing outward (rather than facing inward as is typical). This approach gives the material physical texture and a visual interest that will change as the sun moves over the building.

Steelstacks Performing Arts Center

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Steelstacks Performing Arts Center - Creative Commons

Steelstacks Performing Arts Center

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Steelstacks Performing Arts Center - Musikfest Café Lobby

Overhead, the cantilevered outdoor terrace makes a dramatic statement with its bold steel beams painted in International Orange. The north side of the building offers a dramatic glass curtain wall overlooking the iconic Bethlehem Steel blast furnaces.

Steelstacks Performing Arts Center

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Steelstacks - Blast Furnaces

Steelstacks Performing Arts Center

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Steelstacks - Blast Furnaces

Steelstacks Performing Arts Center

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Steelstacks Performing Arts Center

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Site Plan

Steelstacks Performing Arts Center

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Ground Floor Plan

Steelstacks Performing Arts Center

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Site/Building Section

Images: Spillman Farmer Architects

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Steelstacks Performing Arts Center

By Bustler Editors|

Monday, Feb 8, 2010

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usa ● steelstacks ● steel ● spillman farmer architects ● performing arts center ● pennsylvania ● industrial ● bethlehem ● artsquest center ● art

Steelstacks is a dynamic arts, culture and education campus that will be constructed on 4.5 acres of former Bethlehem Steel Corporation land in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The SteelStacks campus is envisioned as a premier destination for people of all ages to experience the visual, musical and performing arts, all in one location. Anchoring the campus at the foot of the historic blast furnaces will be ArtsQuest Center, designed by local Spillman Farmer Architects.

Steelstacks Performing Arts Center

Click above image to enlarge
Steelstacks Performing Arts Center - Aerial View

ArtsQuest Center is a striking four-story steel and glass structure with 68,000 sq ft of distinctive venues to showcase the arts. Inside, the first floor of the building features a two-screen state-of-the-art movie theater as well as the Creativity Commons, a large public space capable of supporting a wide variety of live performances. Overlooking the Creativity Commons is the Loft, a unique mezzanine gathering space, and the multi-purpose Blast Furnace Room, which will host a variety of community and educational functions. The third and fourth floors of ArtsQuest Center feature the 450-seat, cabaret-style Musikfest Café, a venue to showcase a wide variety of live music performances.

Steelstacks Performing Arts Center

Click above image to enlarge
Steelstacks Performing Arts Center - Founders Way Porch Detail

Steelstacks Performing Arts Center

Click above image to enlarge
Steelstacks Performing Arts Center - Founders Way Porch

Steelstacks Performing Arts Center

Click above image to enlarge
Steelstacks Performing Arts Center - Entrance

Architecturally, the building was designed with economy in mind, with careful detailing to add depth and richness to the simple box shape. The exterior is composed of pre-cast concrete, a cost-effective construction material, but uses the pre-cast panels in innovative ways by mounting them with the rough, hand-screed concrete side facing outward (rather than facing inward as is typical). This approach gives the material physical texture and a visual interest that will change as the sun moves over the building.

Steelstacks Performing Arts Center

Click above image to enlarge
Steelstacks Performing Arts Center - Creative Commons

Steelstacks Performing Arts Center

Click above image to enlarge
Steelstacks Performing Arts Center - Musikfest Café Lobby

Overhead, the cantilevered outdoor terrace makes a dramatic statement with its bold steel beams painted in International Orange. The north side of the building offers a dramatic glass curtain wall overlooking the iconic Bethlehem Steel blast furnaces.

Steelstacks Performing Arts Center

Click above image to enlarge
Steelstacks - Blast Furnaces

Steelstacks Performing Arts Center

Click above image to enlarge
Steelstacks - Blast Furnaces

Steelstacks Performing Arts Center

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Model Photo

Steelstacks Performing Arts Center

Click above image to enlarge
Site Plan

Steelstacks Performing Arts Center

Click above image to enlarge
Ground Floor Plan

Steelstacks Performing Arts Center

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Site/Building Section

Images: Spillman Farmer Architects

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