Asheville Civic Center Renovations in North Carolina by Clark Nexsen

Article source: Clark Nexsen

The heart of downtown Asheville’s arts and entertainment scene, the Asheville Civic Center, has been a regional destination for over 35 years hosting diverse entertainment, trade shows and events. Pearce Brinkley Cease + Lee, in association with Betsch Associates, is providing design and construction administration services for renovations to the Civic Center. Events must continue during construction. To accommodate the Civic Center’s schedule, the renovations will be completed in distinct phases, beginning with movable seating replacement. Lighting and electronics replacement follows; next renovation of concession and concourse areas; and finally the addition of events support areas, e.g. large meeting rooms, locker rooms, media areas and talent green rooms.

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• Architects: Clark Nexsen (formerly Pearce Brinkley Cease + Lee)
• Project: Asheville Civic Center Renovations
• Location: Asheville, North Carolina
• Client: Asheville Civic Center
• Executive Architect: Clark Nexsen
• Design Consultant: Betsch Associates
• Size: over 60,000 SF in arena and exhibition hall
• Budget: $7.5 million

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The arena seating will be reconfigured into a bowl shape to provide a more intimate arrangement and improved accessibility. All public areas will be refinished and updated. The concession areas will be redesigned with a focus on local foods and craft beers. Outdoor areas will continue the new concession theme and include covered seating areas for patrons to enjoy. Meeting areas will be updated to provide our community with new, large rooms for civic meetings.

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Tags: Asheville, North Carolina

Category: Civic Center

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