Berklee College Of Music
Berklee College of Music
William Rawn Associates
ARCHITECTS
William Rawn Associates
CATEGORY
Other Facilities, Student Hall
AREA
167000.0 ft²
PHOTOGRAPHS
Bruce T. Martin Photography
MANUFACTURER
Island Exterior Fabricators, Armstrong Ceilings
YEAR
2014
ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL FOR DESIGN
Sam Lasky, AIA, LEED AP
PRONCIPAL OF DESIGN
John Storyk, AIA
STRCUTURAL ENGINEERING
LeMessurier Consultants
MUSIC TECHNOLOGY SPACE DESIGN & PERFORMANCE/DINING SPACE ACOUSTICAL DESIGN
Walters-Storyk Design Group
CIVIL ENGINEER
Nitsch Engineering
MEP/FP/IT/SECURITY ENGINEER
Rist-Frost-Shumway Engineering
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
Haley & Aldrich
LIGHTING DESIGNER
Lam Partners, Inc.
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
Landworks Studio, Inc.
SUSTAINABILITY CONSULTANT
The Green Engineer, Inc.
FOOD SERVICE CONSULTANT
Ricca Newmark Design
CODE CONSULTANT
R.W. Sullivan Engineering
RESIDENCE HALL
Acentech
VERTICAL TRANSPORTATION CONSULTANT
Syska Hennessy Group
TRANSPORTATION CONSULTAN
Vanasse Hangen Brustlin
Text description provided by architect.
Fronting on Massachusetts Avenue, this multi-use residence hall for Berklee College of Music strengthens the College’s multiple connections to the City of Boston.
The transparent facade reveals the life of the building while creating an active urban street edge.
The building includes freshman housing, a 400-seat, 2-story Dining Hall serving as a student performance venue overlooking the street, student activity and gathering spaces, ground-floor retail and the largest recording facility for an educational institution in the country.
RADICAL FLEXIBILITY
The centerpiece of the residence hall is, as summarized by the College’s president “a performance space that can double as a dining hall by day.”
The space is centered on a stage wrapped on three sides by a balcony - like a concert hall or theater.
Because the stage is located directly behind the 40-foot glass wall, musicians are highly visible to the city - showcasing the deep talent and energy of the school’s students.