Architecture

Friendswood High School — Arts + Athletics

Friendswood, Texas2024 · Completed; courtyard deferred

Design rendering of a theater with curved timber surfaces and blue audience seating. — Auditorium design visualization.

An orchestra performing on the stage of the completed auditorium. — Completed auditorium in use.

Rendering of the performing arts lobby with timber walls, blue seating and school graphics. — The lobby as a civic arrival for performance.

Aerial rendering of the proposed landscaped courtyard between school buildings. — Courtyard concept — deferred from the completed phase.

Rows of auditorium seats face a stage framed in blue. — Completed auditorium, viewed toward the stage.

A glazed performing arts lobby includes timber walls and an open stair. — The completed performing arts entrance and lobby.

Blue bleachers overlook the completed basketball court. — Completed athletics space and school identity.

A performing arts center, competition gym, and campus renovations that expand the school’s opportunities for performance and student life while maintaining its established identity.

My contribution

I led the design direction across the performing arts center exterior and lobby, auditorium experience, competition gym, athletic interiors, and supporting campus spaces.

How can a school addition make every performance feel significant?

An arrival for the arts

The performing arts lobby creates a civic arrival for concerts, performances, and community events. Warm wood, school blue, natural light, and masonry connect it to the wider campus.

Home court advantage

The sunken competition gym changes the experience of arrival: spectators and visiting teams descend toward the court. Historic imagery connects the new venue with the school’s athletic traditions.

A connected campus, in phases

Renovated band and choir spaces support the new performing arts center. A central courtyard was developed as part of the wider campus vision, but deferred from the completed phase.

Collaboration & credits

Practice: PBK.
Completed auditorium photography: PBK Marketing.

Image credits

Completed auditorium in use. — Photography: PBK Marketing.

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