Huss Center for the Performing Arts

Arts Center Performs with Purpose

The Huss Center, a vibrant new home for the performing arts on Saint Paul Academy and Summit School’s campus, includes a 650-seat performance hall, a 180-seat multipurpose space, and an arts commons that acts as both lobby and student gathering space. The project’s simple and economical precast concrete construction is animated by three undulating elements: a dynamic perforated metal façade on the exterior, a colorful ceiling system within the public space interiors, and a layered scrim wall within the performance hall. Situated between a Modernist 1970’s addition and an American collegiate-style 1990’s addition, the project unifies its context by merging the clean, simple lines of the former with the materiality and warmth of the latter.

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Location

St. Paul, Minnesota

Building Type

Performing Arts

Size

36,000 SF

  • 2017 AIA Minnesota Honor Award
  • 2016 IIDA Northland Chapter, Interior Design FAB Excellence in Design Award
  • 2016 Finance & Commerce Magazine, Top Projects of 2015

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