Year Completed

2026

Client

YMCA METRO NORTH

Category

Creative, Technology, Audio

Duration

2 YEARS

Role

Credits

Overview

For 150 years, the Lynn YMCA has been the connective tissue of the Lynn community — serving more than 25,000 people annually through programs spanning aquatics, childcare, transitional housing, teen job training, and healthy meals for over 650 children. When the Demakes Family YMCA set out to expand its impact into the performing arts, they needed more than a contractor — they needed a partner who understood both the technical demands of a professional creative facility and the community it would serve. We were brought on as consultants to help design, equip, and program a full-scale performing arts center from the ground up.

Challenge

Building a performing arts facility inside a community institution comes with a unique set of constraints. The space needed to function at a professional level — capable of supporting live performances, podcast production, recording, and music education — while remaining accessible to the full range of YMCA members and centered around youth programs, from first-time learners to working artists. Every operational, technological, and programmatic decision had to serve both goals simultaneously.

Solution

We provided end-to-end consulting across four areas: operations, audio, technology, equipment, and music programming. The facility was designed to house a live performance space, podcast room, production lab, recording studio, and individual practice rooms — each built and outfitted to professional standards. Alongside the physical build, we designed the music programming model that would bring the space to life, creating a sustainable framework for ongoing community engagement, artist development, and youth programming that aligns with the YMCA's broader mission.