Messiah College School of the Arts
Grantham, PA
Project Type: Renovation / Addition
Seat Count: 850
Opening: 2012
Construction Cost: $18 million
Architect: Greenfield Architects
Theatre Consultant: Robert Davis
AD Scope: Acoustics, Audio, VideoTwo-phase project involving the design and construction of a new music wing and the renovation of an existing building for the theatre and art departments. Phase I included acoustic and A/V consulting for a new 850 seat symphony/worship hall, recital hall, and rehearsal rooms for choral, instruments and chamber music, practice rooms, faculty studios, classrooms and keyboard/digital media lab. Phase I entailed the conversion of the existing recital hall into a black box theatre.
Specialty services include room acoustics, sound isolation and noise and vibration control from all mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems. A/V design includes video projection systems, audio systems, assisted listening to comply with ADA requirements for the hearing impaired and distributed audio systems for paging and intercom. We also provided acoustics and sound engineering for a recording suite with a control room, studio and isolation booth for recording amplified instruments.
