The Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, located on the southeast corner of Queen and University in downtown Toronto, is a 2,000 seat theatre specifically designed for opera and ballet with the highest level of acoustics. The traditional four-tiered European horseshoe-shaped auditorium lined with resonant wood and plaster provides unparalleled intimacy between the audience and the stage, with every seat computer-tested for the best possible sightlines. The facility also consists of a four-storey City Room facing University Avenue, a generous rehearsal room, ballet studio, box office entrance and back-of-house areas such as dressing rooms, wardrobe and instrument storage. The facility also accommodates some guest lounges such as sponsors' corporate lounge, president's council and founders' lounge. The building has underground parking for 196 vehicles.
The main reception room, The City Room, has granite floor on the ground level, with carpet and hardwood on the upper floors. All exposed structural steel has metalic paint finish. All balconies overlooking the City Room have structural glass balustrade and hardwood handrails. The City Room also features a glass staircase, the first of its kind in the world. The exterior finishes consist of black brick, zinc cladding, tempered storefront glass, structural glazing, curtainwall framing with insulated glazing and some ceramic frit glass areas.
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