 The design offered three professional theatres, four rehearsal studios, two classrooms, a costume shop, a student lounge, artist garden, public lobby, cafe, and administration offices for the theatre school and Soulpepper.George Brown and Soulpepper each raised half of the $14 million cost in addition to a $3 million gift from the Michael Young Family Foundation in 2003 which secured funding for its development.The George Brown Theatre School, which operates in a 9080 ft2 area of the building, began classes at the partially-completed centre in September 2005 prior to the Young Centre's official opening on January 15, 2006.