FORMA

FORMA’s major renovation of an Olympia icon is officially award-winning   

We are proud to announce that our recent work with the Washington Center for the Performing Arts, The City of Olympia, and BCRA recently garnered one of just ten 2024 APWA Project of the Year awards. 

Originally opened in 1985, the well-loved downtown theater mostly known as The Center has welcomed nearly two million guests to plays, standup comedy, music & dance performances, “stunt dog experiences” and much more. With little remodeling done in all that time, major interior deconstruction and upgrades were performed by our team in order to reinvigorate facilities to delight audiences for the next forty years.

FORMA’s work involved extensive demo and replacement of finishes and fixtures throughout–including 40,000 sf of new carpet, 1,000 new seats, new paint and wall treatments; as well as the reprogramming of old and unused spaces into new concessions, kitchen, cloak room, and administrative areas.

The results are stunning and we’re so pleased to have been a part of this transformation – drop by for a show this season and experience it for yourself!