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Eastern Connecticut State University
Fine Arts Instructional Center

SIZE OWNER
118,000 square feet Eastern Connecticut State
University
CONTRACT TYPE (CT DCS project)
Construction Manager-at-Risk
ARCHITECT
S/L/A/M Collaborative

PROJECT DETAILS
Th e Fine and Performing Arts Center combines teaching, performance and • Connecticut Department of Administrative/
exhibit spaces for the Performing Arts (Music and Th eatre) Departments Construction Services (DAS/DCS) funded
and Visual Arts Department as well as general purpose classroom space. project.
Some of the major features of this building include:
• A high standard of sustainability was met
• 400 seat Concert Hall
through the use of natural lighting, automatic
• 254 seat Proscenium Th eatre
lighting controls, refl ective roofi ng, high
• 125 seat Studio/Black Box Th eatre
performance exterior façade featuring, energy
(that can be arranged in multiple seating confi gurations)
effi cient HVAC system including heat-recovery
• Piano Lab for 12 students with one dozen pianos
system and low fl ow plumbing fi xtures. LEED
• Design, Painting and Drawing Studios
Silver certifi cation.
• Ceramic and Sculpture Studios
• Instrumental and Choral Rehearsal Rooms • Building Information Modeling (BIM)
• Departmental Offi ces and General Classrooms will be used for constructability analysis,
3D MEP Coordination and clash detection,
Th e Fine Arts Instructional Center is equipped with state-of-the-art 4D construction sequencing and schedule
technology from lighting systems to sound systems. analysis, 5D Quantity Extraction, 3D
logistics and safety planning, virtual mock ups
(constructability) and fabrication modeling for
curtain wall and structural steel.