Prepared by Jay Scheib, Ellen Harris, Evan Ziporyn and Marcus Thompson
Clarification of Footprint
MIT Music and Theater Arts (MTA) has a current footprint on campus of about
45,000 square feet, spread out across the campus. This figure refers to space
that is directly under MTA control (approximately 25,000 sf.) AND spaces that
MTA occupies on a regular basis (approximately 20,000 sf.). Not included in this
figure are those spaces which MTA uses irregularly.
For example, we present regular concerts in the MIT Chapel, and occasionally
produce events in the auditorium of the Broad Institute, La Sala de Puerto Rico,
Lobdell, Morse Hall in Building 50, 10-250, Kirsch Auditorium, MIT Museum, and
other spaces as occasions arise. MITHAS presents 12 classical Indian music
concerts per year in the Wong Auditorium.
The majority of the programming that we do in alternate spaces will
continue as these events represent a clear contribution to the community in
general — such as the noon concert series in the MIT Chapel. In other cases the
use of borrowed spaces lead to decreased productivity and inefficiency.
The net square footage of the Rawn designed building is approximately 21,000
square feet (please see the Appendix below for exact square footage of MTA
current usage and the attached Pdf document for details of the Rawn building
proposal).
It is our hope that a different site for this proposed building would allow for more
efficient use of space, netting an increase in usable square footage.
What would we put in an additional 20 – 25,000 square feet. What
would be the impact on the other campus facilities?
1.
Studio Program
This proposal attempts to solve as many of our current needs, ease impact on
other facilities while still maintaining a strong bet on the future. The idea is very
simple: Simple rooms without specific designations but with extreme flexibility.
This approach can be accommodated through renovation of an existing building
more easily than the proposals below.
1
2 Studios 3500 square feet each with 35 foot ceilings (7000)
[ One used primarily for theater and the other primarily for large ensemble music
rehearsals and for choral rehearsals]
5 2,000 square foot studios each with 20 foot ceilings (10000)
[ All studios to be used as both classrooms and rehearsal studios: one used
primarily for music rehearsals, one used primarily for dance, one used primarily
for theater, one to be used as the new media / computer music studio, one
designated as a multi-use rehearsal studio / classroom. ]
5 offices adjoining a lobby / reception area of 500 square feet each (2500)
[ concerts office, box office, and other to be determined ]
Lobby / Lounge Public Space (2000)
Conference room (500)
Classroom (500)
Total: 22500
IMPACT
The use of Kresge Main Auditorium would still be used by all large ensembles
but overall use of Kresge Main Auditorium could be cut by 40% with rehearsals of
large ensembles happening in one of the large studios. Some rehearsal in
Kresge Main would likely be required. The use of Kresge Little Theater could be
cut by 100%. Use of Rehearsal Rooms A and B could be cut by 100%. Use of
spaces in Walker could be cut by 100%. If the Piano Lab could be relocated, the
basement of building four could be entirely vacated and some of the use of Wong
Auditorium could be alleviated as well.
What would our building contain if it permitted experimentation
and largely erased our impact on Kresge?
2.
A Legit Venue
There are a few possible ways in which to envision a facilty of an additional thirty
thousand square feet. We estimate that twenty five thousand square feet is
2
roughly half of the estimated additional square footage that Music and Theater
Arts ultimately requires to (A.) put its current operations in order and (B.)
facilitate, on campus, the kind of ongoing development of vision and artistic
process that our faculty is known for around the world.
It may be in the best interest of our students and the Institute to forego solving
our current problems (which are dire) in the interest of thinking further into the
future.
1 large performance venue in the neo-baroque opera house tradition with
balcony, loges, proscenium, fly-space, and turntable with seating somewhere
between 350 and 450 with a minimum 40 foot proscenium aperture (this size of
this room will be in the neighborhood of 10,000 square feet).
1 large exhibition / performance studio of approximately 4,000 square feet with
flexible seating for 199 and 40 foot ceilings;
[ Either of these two venues could be used for rehearsals, performances, and/or
teaching spaces for music, dance, theater, opera, film, and exhibitions. They
would be envisioned as spaces in which classical performance techniques would
coexist with new forms.]
1 large ensemble rehearsal studio (3500)
2 rehearsal studios each of 2000 square feet. (4000)
[One primarily a theatre / dance studio and the other primarily a music studio.]
1 performance design studio (1500)
1 new media / computer music studio (1500)
1 lounge studio (1500)
4 Offices each 500 square feet (at least one of which is should double as a box
office) (1250)
Public spaces (lobby, restrooms, café etc) 5,000
(roughly 33,500 sf)
IMPACT
This does not solve the well-demonstrated need for a large dedicated concert
hall. The impact on other facilities at MIT would not be as great as one might
hope but would still be significant. The use of Kresge Main Auditorium would still
3
need to be used by some large ensembles requiring seating of upwards of 400
but overall use of Kresge Main Auditorium could be cut by at least 70% as the
main auditorium would no longer be required for rehearsals. The use of Kresge
Little Theater would be removed entirely. Use of Rehearsal Rooms A and B
could be cut by 75% (they would still likely be required for some classes during
the daytime hours but would likely no longer be needed in the evenings.) The
computer music studio in the basement of Building 4 would be entirely vacated.
What would we want in a building that replaced all of our
footprint on the campus, with the exception of the music library.
Our current footprint is described below in the Appendix. The goal of this
proposal is to replace the entire footprint of Music and Theater Arts. This
proposal takes into account as well our need for more office space, controllable
rehearsal spaces.
3.
35 offices averaging 200 sf each (7,000)
(Some offices require space for pianos and the ability to conduct private
coaching lessons. Some offices require far less).
1 conference room (600 sf)
1 kitchen (100 sf)
1 mail room / copy room / shared printer / supply room (100 sf)
1 office suite (headquarters) 700 sf containing two offices and a reception area.
Concert Hall seating approximately 700 (15,000 sf)
Large Ensemble rehearsal room (3000 sf)
Chamber Music / Electronic / Amplified Music studio (2000 sf)
Chamber Music Recital Hall (2500 sf)
Choral rehearsal room (2000 sf)
Interdisciplinary Performance studio with 45 foot ceilings (3000 sf)
Chamber Theater Performance Space with 45 foot ceilings (3500 sf)
4
Dance studio with 15 foot ceilings (2000 sf)
2 Theater Rehearsal / Class rooms 1500 sf each (3000 sf)
Scene Shop / Paint Floor / Costume Shop / Design Studio (9000 sf)
New Media Studio / Computer Music Lab 2000 sf
Recording Studio/Control Room (500 sf)
Piano Lab (450 sf)
MTA Events / Performing Arts Management Offices: 3 Offices for Music, 1 for
Theater (2400 sf)
Student instrument storage lockers including additional bass, celli, and other
large instrument lockers. (500 sf)
World Music Rehearsal Room
Music Classrooms, instrument rehearsal rooms, listed below (approx. 1300 sf)
We recommend an additional seminar classroom room (2,000)
And an additional 2 classrooms which maybe used as sectional rehearsal rooms
in the evenings. (1500 sf)
Piano Harpsicord harp closet
Totaling approximately 63,500
(I am not representing here all of the supporting facilities etc. The concert hall
figure and the chamber theater figures have been inflated slightly to include
rough estimations of supporting facilities: dressing rooms, showers, restrooms,
greenrooms.)
Appendix A.
Music and Theater Arts
5
Current footprint
Separated into CAC and Humanities
Room # / Square Feet / Owner of Space / Description
CAC
Kresge Auditorium, Kresge Little Theater, Rehearsal Rooms, Storage, and Support
Spaces.
W16
W16-101A 12 MEDIA SERVICE (Kresge Main Auditorium)
W16-101B 33 MEDIA SERVICE (Kresge Main Auditorium)
W16-105 71 OFFICE SERVICE (Kresge Main Auditorium)
W16-108 1,228 LECTURE HALL (Kresge Main Auditorium)
W16-109 7,044 LECTURE HALL (Kresge Main Auditorium)
W16-202 96 MULTI-PURPOSE RM
(Kresge Main Auditorium)
W16-203 322 MULTI-PURPOSE RM
(Kresge Main Auditorium)
W16-204 27 OFFICE SERVICE (Kresge Main Auditorium)
W16-205 201 OFFICE SERVICE (Kresge Main Auditorium)
W16-206 312 MULTI-PURPOSE RM
(Kresge Main Auditorium)
W16-210M 149 MEDIA PRODUCTION GRAPHIC ARTS
(Kresge Main
W16-211M 240 MEDIA PRODUCTION GRAPHIC ARTS
(Kresge Main
W16-212M 156 MEDIA PRODUCTION GRAPHIC ARTS
(Kresge Main
W16-006 146 OFFICE SERVICE
(Music Storage)
W16-010 199 OFFICE
(Music Storage)
W16-029 480 MULTI-PURPOSE RM
(Kresge Little Theater)
W16-034 388 STORAGE FACILITY
(Kresge Little Theater)
W16-035 1,914 LECTURE HALL
(Kresge Little Theater)
W16-035A 76 MEDIA PRODUCTION
(Kresge Little Theater)
W16-038 1,067 LECTURE HALL
(Kresge Little Theater)
W16-030 1,159 MULTI-PURPOSE RM
(Kresge Rehearsal Rooms /
W16-030A 8 MULTI-PURPOSE RM
(Kresge Rehearsal Rooms /
W16-030B 11 MULTI-PURPOSE RM
(Kresge Rehearsal Rooms /
W16-033 1,157 MULTI-PURPOSE RM
(Kresge Rehearsal Rooms /
W16-033A 11 STORAGE FACILITY
(Kresge Rehearsal Rooms /
W16-033B 7 MULTI-PURPOSE RM
(Kresge Rehearsal Rooms /
W16-026 145 OFFICE SERVICE
(Theater arts storage)
W16 2,000 Lobby Spaces
Auditorium)
Auditorium)
Auditorium)
Classrooms)
Classrooms)
Classrooms)
Classrooms)
Classrooms)
Classrooms)
******** ---------sum 18,659
(I have not included here the figures for public space in the Kresge Building
Lobbies, restrooms, dressing rooms, green room. Though they are ultimately
central to any use of the building. Ie. this figure could flex upward 3,000+
square feet.)
Walker Memorial Building, Dance Studio and Performance Studio
50
50-201 921 ATHLETIC FACILITY (Dance Studio)
6
50-301 540 OFFICE SERVICES ATHLETICS (Performance Studio)
******** ---------sum 1,461
HUM
Headquarters, Mail Room, Practice Rooms, Classrooms, Piano Lab, Computer Music
Lab, Recording studio
4
4-070 340 MUSIC PRACTICE MUSIC & THEA ART
4-070A 126 STUDIO MUSIC & THEA ART
4-070AA 31 LABORATORY SVC MUSIC & THEA ART
4-070AB 55 OFFICE MUSIC & THEA ART
4-070AC 31 TEACHING LAB MUSIC & THEA ART
4-070AD 14 LABORATORY SVC MUSIC & THEA ART
4-070AF 34 LABORATORY SVC MUSIC & THEA ART
4-070B 648 MUSIC PRACTICE MUSIC & THEA ART
4-070BA 4 LABORATORY SVC MUSIC & THEA ART
4-070BB 27 LABORATORY SVC MUSIC & THEA ART
4-070C 116 OFFICE MUSIC & THEA ART
4-070CA 53 TEACHING LAB MUSIC & THEA ART
4-082 407 TEACHING LAB MUSIC & THEA ART
4-082A 5 LABORATORY SVC MUSIC & THEA ART
4-148 225
CLASSROOM
REGISTRAR
4-148A 4
CLASSROOM SVC
REGISTRAR
4-152 516
CLASSROOM
REGISTRAR
4-156 559
CLASSROOM
REGISTRAR
4-160 562
CLASSROOM
REGISTRAR
4-215 234 OFFICE
4-243 153 OFFICE SERVICE MUSIC & THEA ART
4-243A 67 OFFICE SERVICE MUSIC & THEA ART
4-243B 121 OFFICE MUSIC & THEA ART
4-243C 153 OFFICE MUSIC & THEA ART
4-243D 150 OFFICE MUSIC & THEA ART
4-243F 101 OFFICE MUSIC & THEA ART
4-243G 97 OFFICE SERVICE MUSIC & THEA ART
4-243H 7 OFFICE SERVICE MUSIC & THEA ART
4-243K 8 OFFICE SERVICE MUSIC & THEA ART
4-244 94 OFFICE SERVICE MUSIC & THEA ART
4-246 154 SECY/RECEPTION MUSIC & THEA ART
4-246A 120 OFFICE MUSIC & THEA ART
4-246AA 25 OFFICE SERVICE MUSIC & THEA ART
4-246B 178 OFFICE MUSIC & THEA ART
4-260 518 LABORATORY SVC MUSIC & THEA ART
4-260A 104 MUSIC PRACTICE MUSIC & THEA ART
4-260B 110 MUSIC PRACTICE MUSIC & THEA ART
4-260C 92 MUSIC PRACTICE MUSIC & THEA ART
4-260D 109 MUSIC PRACTICE MUSIC & THEA ART
4-260F 105 MUSIC PRACTICE MUSIC & THEA ART
4-260G 92 MUSIC PRACTICE MUSIC & THEA ART
4-260H 110 MUSIC PRACTICE MUSIC & THEA ART
4-260K 106 MUSIC PRACTICE MUSIC & THEA ART
4-260L 7 LABORATORY SVC MUSIC & THEA ART
4-260N 27 LABORATORY SVC MUSIC & THEA ART
4-270 1,727
LECTURE HALL
REGISTRAR
4-360 158
CONFERENCE ROOM
PHYSICS
7
******** ---------sum 8,685
MTA Office Suite
10
10-262 628 PVT CIRCULATION MUSIC & THEA ART
10-263 154 OFFICE MUSIC & THEA ART
10-264 116 OFFICE MUSIC & THEA ART
10-265 107 OFFICE MUSIC & THEA ART
10-266 122 OFFICE MUSIC & THEA ART
10-267 120 OFFICE MUSIC & THEA ART
10-268 126 OFFICE MUSIC & THEA ART
10-269 106 OFFICE MUSIC & THEA ART
10-270 135 OFFICE MUSIC & THEA ART
10-271 118 OFFICE MUSIC & THEA ART
10-272 136 OFFICE MUSIC & THEA ART
10-273 153 OFFICE MUSIC & THEA ART
10-274 139 OFFICE MUSIC & THEA ART
10-275 144 OFFICE MUSIC & THEA ART
10-276 130 OFFICE MUSIC & THEA ART
10-277 144 OFFICE MUSIC & THEA ART
10-278 134 OFFICE MUSIC & THEA ART
10-279 159 CONFERENCE ROOM MUSIC & THEA ART
10-283 153 OFFICE MUSIC & THEA ART
10-294 144 OFFICE MUSIC & THEA ART
10-295 67 OFFICE SERVICE MUSIC & THEA ART
10-296 142 OFFICE MUSIC & THEA ART
10-297 144 OFFICE MUSIC & THEA ART
10-298 109 OFFICE MUSIC & THEA ART
10-298A 176 OFFICE MUSIC & THEA ART
******** ---------sum 3,806
Killian Hall
14W
14W-111 1,798 MUSIC PRACTICE MUSIC & THEA ART
14W-111A 144 LABORATORY SVC MUSIC & THEA ART
14W-111B 127 LABORATORY SVC MUSIC & THEA ART
14W-111C 82 LABORATORY SVC MUSIC & THEA ART
14W-112 105 LABORATORY SVC MUSIC & THEA ART
******** ---------sum 2,256
Rinaldi Building Scene Shop, Storage, Classroom, Offices
E33
E33 E33-100SB 40 LABORATORY SVC
E33-100SC 35 LABORATORY SVC
E33-100SD 11 LABORATORY SVC
E33-101 132 OFFICE MUSIC & THEA ART
E33-109 82 LABORATORY SVC MUSIC & THEA ART
E33-110 60 OFFICE MUSIC & THEA ART
8
E33-115 205 LABORATORY SVC MUSIC & THEA ART
E33-120 266 LABORATORY SVC MUSIC & THEA ART
E33-125 719 STUDIO MUSIC & THEA ART
E33-140 117 LABORATORY SVC MUSIC & THEA ART
E33-150 567 LABORATORY SVC MUSIC & THEA ART
E33-150A 382 CLASSROOM
E33-165 484 LABORATORY SVC MUSIC & THEA ART
E33-175 398 LABORATORY SVC MUSIC & THEA ART
E33-190 1,274 STUDIO MUSIC & THEA ART
E33-200SB 51 LABORATORY SVC
E33-200SC 103 LABORATORY SVC
E33-200SD 13 LABORATORY SVC
E33-201 199 OFFICE MUSIC & THEA ART
E33-209 11 OFFICE SERVICE MUSIC & THEA ART
E33-225 184 LABORATORY SVC MUSIC & THEA ART
E33-235 679 LABORATORY SVC MUSIC & THEA ART
E33-250 896 LABORATORY SVC MUSIC & THEA ART
******** ---------sum 6,907
Scene Shop Storage
E38
E38-022 1,533 STORAGE LAB SUPPORT MUSIC & THEA ART
******** ---------sum 1,533
Scene shop storage
NW14
NW14 NW14-0/305 778 LAB SUPPORT SHOP MUSIC & THEA ART
******** ---------sum 778
Scene shop storage
14
14-031 724 STORAGE LAB SUPPORT MUSIC & THEA ART
******** ---------sum 724
World Music Room
N52
N52 N52-199 1,025 MUSIC PRACTICE
N52-199A 22 LABORATORY SVC MUSIC
N52-199B 40 LABORATORY SVC MUSIC
N52-199C 15 LABORATORY SVC MUSIC
N52-199D 15 LABORATORY SVC MUSIC
N52-199E 11 LABORATORY SVC MUSIC
N52-199F 28 LABORATORY SVC MUSIC
******** ---------sum 1,156
MUSIC & THEA ART
& THEA ART
& THEA ART
& THEA ART
& THEA ART
& THEA ART
& THEA ART
9
Total combined usage in square feet 45,965**
*Approximately 10,000 is shared with other organizations esp. student groups.
However, Music and Theater Arts, reserves and makes use of these spaces for the
vast majority of the academic year.
*This figure does not include a variety of classrooms and conference rooms
which are regularly reserved for Music and Theater Arts Meetings, classes, and
other rehearsals.
10