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Childlike Touches Perk Up Educational Space

Anna Sekula
April 10, 2008
In addition to housing its corporate offices and its street-level store, Scholastic’s landmark SoHo building is also home to an auditorium that reopened in March after a renovation. The theater, complete with a 24- by 25- by 18-foot stage, a fully equipped sound and lighting booth, digital surround sound, and a greenroom, is available for events including corporate presentations and meetings, screenings, and live productions.

Decorative touches give the space a light, kid-friendly feel. Removable bright-red seats match the book publisher’s logo, faux windows run along the walls, and a mural of the neighborhood acts as a backdrop for the stage. The auditorium seats 271.Larger events can use auxiliary areas as breakout rooms, suitable for meetings, brainstorming sessions, or small receptions. These include the 1,478-square-foot Educational Resource Center and the cozy, 1,839-square-foot living room with images and quotes from various children’s books covering the walls and a frosted-glass door.

In the evening, events can take over the greenhouse—a skylit atrium with an adjacent terrace—for seated dinners or receptions. The 1,953-square-foot space seats 125 or holds 250 for receptions and there is an on-site kitchen for food prep.

Scholastic has a full in-house production team and is open to outside vendors, but there are restrictions on the use of certain spaces; some areas are available only in the evenings. The auditorium and its auxiliary spaces are A.D.A.-compliant.
Scholastic's auditorium
Scholastic's auditorium
Photo: Courtesy of Scholastic
The Scholastic Auditorium offers two projection screens and has broadcast capabilities. Adjacent to this is a 1,143-square-foot lobby area that can be used for receptions.
The Scholastic Auditorium offers two projection screens and has broadcast capabilities. Adjacent to this is a 1,143-square-foot lobby area that can be used for receptions.
Photo: Courtesy of Scholastic
In addition to projection equipment and furniture, the Educational Resource Center has customizable display cases.
In addition to projection equipment and furniture, the Educational Resource Center has customizable display cases.
Photo: Courtesy of Scholastic
Furnished with comfortable couches and an antique boardroom table, the living room holds 75 for receptions.
Furnished with comfortable couches and an antique boardroom table, the living room holds 75 for receptions.
Photo: Courtesy of Scholastic
The greenhouse and an outdoor terrace are available for evening events.
The greenhouse and an outdoor terrace are available for evening events.
Photo: Courtesy of Scholastic
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