Brooks + Scarpa was established in 1991 originally as Pugh + Scarpa and was renamed in 2010 to reflect the current leadership. It is an inter and multi-disciplinary practice that involves itself in research and rigorous design that produces iconic, innovative buildings and urban environments.
Commemorated with the Smithsonian Cooper—Hewitt National Design Award—the firm practices architecture, planning, landscape architecture, environmental design, materials research, graphic, furniture and interior design services and recently Brooks + Scarpa have designed and planned an extensive new arts & culture center for Hollywood, Florida.
Situated close to the Kagey Home facility at 1650 Harrison Street downtown, the visualization of this project is being funded through a General Obligation Bond in part that has been approved by Voters of Hollywood. As this is a community place for cultural and social interaction, the centre is made keeping in mind that it brings people closer to art culture and each other, also providing potential avenues for new, immersive experiences of art.
This 5,400-square-foot space for education is currently in the development phase and will be an abode of classrooms for music, dance, new media and visual arts, and will also house an outdoor courtyard.
Envisioned to be more than just a structural building, the arts education centre will link to the west side of the Kagey Home, establishing a “modern link to the two-story, circa-1924 Spanish Mediterranean facade of the Center’s contemporary galleries and administrative offices.”
As the team marks, this development is going to be the first project in the City’s plan to modernize, revamp and refurbish the capacity for its arts programming at the 1.2-acre Art and Culture Center/Hollywood site. The east side of the Kagey Home’s Future expansion will comprise the renovation of current gallery spaces and the construction of a new performing arts studio.
Reference:
Brooksscarpa.com. 2021. Brooks + Scarpa – ABOUT BROOKS + SCARPA. [online] Available at: <https://brooksscarpa.com/about-brooks-scarpa> [Accessed 27 March 2021].
