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George Weston Recital Hall is one of three theaters within the Toronto Centre for the Arts. The Centre, which is one of the largest arts facilities in North America, houses three performance venues (George Weston Recital Hall, Main Stage Theatre, Studio Theatre), rehearsal spaces, and an art gallery. It opened to rave reviews in October 1993. Artec's basic design for the 1025-seat Weston Recital Hall was modeled after the highly regarded, world-class concert halls: Amsterdam's Concertgebouw, and Vienna's Grosser Musikvereinsaal. The room's acoustics are designed to support a variety of repertoires, especially chamber groups, choral concerts, chamber orchestra, and solo recitals. The acoustical features of the Hall include a fixed canopy, retractable curtains, and panels in the audience chamber. The geometry of the room provides clarity and strength (loudness) to the sound, while increasing the acoustical intimacy, adjustable natural reverberance, and performers' responsiveness. The building shell was constructed to eliminate noise from outdoors and from adjacent areas. Toronto Centre's ventilation system, an adaptation of a European concept, was the first of its kind in North America. The air is supplied through the base of each seat via a system of acoustically lined plenums and silent air terminals. The ventilation system design provides comfort with no perceptible noise. This silence provides a very wide dynamic range for the room, and allows artists to achieve their best performances. Artec provided Design and Planning services covering Auditorium Acoustics Design and Noise & Vibration Control consulting for the Centre. Toronto Centre for the Arts' architect was Zeidler Partnership Architects.
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