Holland Performing Arts Center
in collaboration with HDR Architecture
Omaha, Nebraska
2,000 and 450 seats
2005

The Holland Performing Arts Center is a new 2,000-seat symphony hall for the Omaha Symphony Orchestra.  This world-class music hall is the physical embodiment of the City's commitment to and passion for the musical arts. It will extend the reach of the ballet, symphony and opera, attracting audiences from the immediate community and the region.  The Symphony's new home is the first structure in a planned cultural complex for downtown Omaha.  As an anchor to this nascent arts district, the building serves to create an urban icon for Omaha and a new dynamic identity for the OSO.  The elevated lobby of the symphony hall provides a visual connection between the neighboring park and the courtyard enclosed within the building.  The design gives physical expression to the OSO as a cultural destination through the use of glass and lighting to create an accessible and inviting presence. Teaching and performance spaces include a 2000-seat concert hall, a flexible 450-seat chamber music hall and a semi-enclosed outdoor performance and event garden.  The multi-level lobby accommodates a variety of uses including exhibitions, retail and a café.  Amenities include a donors' lounge and green room.  Back of house functions include dressing and rehearsal rooms, administrative offices, loading docks and the mechanical, electrical and storage facilities required to support all types and scales of performance.

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