Franciscan Center for Music Education and Performance
This musical event center brings a 460-seat auditorium, practice and educational spaces, and event facilities to the community.
Need: A facility to house various musical spaces that support the current and future music department
Solution: Design a new musical facility for the community
Result: State-of-the-art music event center that incorporates many musical features
Awards
- American Society of Interior Designers Wisconsin Chapter Design Excellence Awards, Gold Award, K-12 Education Category
- Build Wisconsin Awards, General Contractor - New Construction Category
![View from the back of a large, wood-paneled concert hall](https://www.brayarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/I_Silver-Lake-College_Music-Ed_Auditorium-2_MR_for-web-768x512.jpg)
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Project Details
Location
Manitowoc, WISize
46,600 sq ftConstruction Cost
$7,500,000Client Type
Supporting the Music Department
Designed to house Silver Lake College’s music department, the Franciscan Center creates a space to foster the arts through education and performance.
The facility features band, choral, piano/keyboard and computer studios, practice spaces of varying sizes, small recital areas, and a music classroom. Further accommodations include offices and support spaces.
Outside the entry lobby are several social and educational spaces, including outdoor plazas, gardens, and open gathering spaces for the community.
![Silver Lake College Franciscan Center Lobby designed by Bray Architects](https://www.brayarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/I_Silver-Lake-College_Music-Ed_Lobby_MR_for-web-1440x960.jpg)
![A piano sits in the middle of a stage looking into a large, modern auditorium](https://www.brayarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/I_Silver-Lake-College_Music-Ed_Auditorium-view-from-stage_MR_for-web-1024x683.jpg)
![A high-ceilinged musical practice room that leads into a wall of windows](https://www.brayarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/I_Silver-Lake-College_Music-Ed_Practice-Room_MR-1024x534.jpg)
![View from the center back of a large, wood-paneled concert hall](https://www.brayarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/I_Silver-Lake-College_Music-Ed_Auditorium-view-from-entrance_MR_for-web-1024x683.jpg)