Jeannik Méquet Littlefield Concert Hall

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	Jeannik Méquet Littlefield Concert Hall
Designer	EHDD Architecture , Jennifer Devlin
'	Karen Fiene Architects
Location	Oakland, California, USA
Date	to 2008
Building Type	Music/Theater
Context	Campus
Architectural Style	Spanish Revival
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Building Details
Client	Mills College
Area	22,071 sq. ft. (renovation), 915 sq. ft. (expansion)
Awards	2009 California Preservation Design Award, California Preservation Society 2009 Merit Award, Excellence in Architecture for Restoration or Preservation, SCUP/AIA Committee on Architecture for Education 2009 Building of America, Construction Communications

EHDD’s comprehensive restoration of Walter Ratcliff’s 1928 Spanish Revival Music Building enriches Mills College’s historic campus architecture and modernizes facilities for is preeminent music department. The rehabilitated, 500–seat concert hall—a contemporary performance space with enlarged stage, accessible seating, and upgrade electronics—is beloved by performers. New acoustical panels complement the historic character and provide a neutral setting for restore Raymond Boynton frescoes and choir loft murals, A new, sky –lit addition incorporates an original exterior courtyard, gracefully connecting old and new. All work, including seismic reinforcement, was completed on a limited budget, within the client’s ambitions, one-year schedule.

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• EHDD Architecture — the designer’s website