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Millersville University - Winter

Visual and Performing Arts Center

Project Narrative Project Information

Millersville University selected Horst Construction to build its Winter Arts
Center in Millersville, PA, designed to bring the arts together into a single • 54,000 sf - Addition
state-of-the-art location on campus. The project included 29,000 sf of • 29,000 sf - Renovation
extensive renovations to the 675-seat Clair Performance Hall and a 54,000 sf • Performance Hall - 675-seats
addition that included 300-seat Biemesderfer Concert Hall, Murley Recital/ • Concert Hall - 300-seats
Rehearsal Hall, Steinman Foundation Recording Studio, art gallery, practice • Recital/Rehearsal Hall
rooms, classrooms, lounge areas, and office space. • Recording Studio
• Art Gallery
• Practice rooms
The 54,000 sf U-shaped addition surrounds the existing auditorium built in • Classrooms
1949, requiring selective demolition to the original building to prepare for • Lounge areas
the new addition and construction of a new stair tower. Excavation of the • Office space
basement mechanical area revealed a previously unknown underground
stream. This lead the construction and architectural team to design an Awards
extensive waterproofing and drainage system to manage the issue. Due to this,
Horst re-sequenced the schedule from steel erection through finishes. ABC Keystone Excellence in
Construction, Award of Excellence

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