Making music in a revitalized 19th century landmark.

As a Project Architect at Ann Beha Architects, now Annum, Neil was engaged in design and construction of this 25,000 SF renovation and expansion of the University’s historic music building. The project consolidates academic resources dispersed throughout the campus, revitalizes a 19th-century landmark, and provides a new center for faculty and students in the Department of Music.

Equal in size to the original structure, the addition extends the existing building’s massing, materiality, rhythms, and proportions. Acoustically critical programs are housed in the addition, including classrooms, recital and practice rooms, recording studios, and faculty studios. The exterior of the original building is fully restored and its interior reconfigured for individual faculty studios. The site is redesigned to accommodate a new campus pedestrian network and seating terraces for outdoor classes and campus gatherings.