CLIENT: San Dieguito Union High School District

Total: 31,000 SF
PAC & Blockbox: 23,000 SF
Scene Shop: 8,000SF

The San Dieguito Union High School District awarded design services to Roesling Nakamura Terada Architects (RNT) for a new Visual Performing Arts Center (VPAC) at Torrey Pines High School. The project consists of two new buildings and an outdoor performance courtyard nestled between them. The first building, the Performing Arts Center, includes a theater that accommodates 375 attendees, a Black Box. This Center features various spaces that support the performing arts curriculum which includes drama, music, art, film, and dance. The facility also includes a scene shop and adjacent yard for constructing scenery and props. The second building houses the band and dance classrooms, both of which open toward the existing student Quad to the south. This close proximity allows for performances during school hours. The new facility provides access to the Northern part of the existing campus, while also providing long-term needs of the performing arts program to the school.