


The University of Tennessee
Natalie Leach Haslam Music Center
Knoxville, TN
The new four-story music building includes a major performance hall, classrooms, expanded band rehearsal hall, and music library/media center.
- One major performance hall with 400 seating capacity, large ensemble rehearsal rooms
- Rehearsal and performance halls can be tuned with acoustical wall panels and retractable curtains
- Eight hi-tech classrooms
- 56 practice rooms
- 57 performance studios and academic offices
- Organ studio and recording/mixing lab; computer, electronic & piano labs
- Soundproof studios, academic offices, and practice rooms
- Expanded Julian Band rehearsal hall (6100 SF)
- Opera/Orchestra Room on first floor
- Recital Hall
- Music library/media center, recording studio and improved acoustics
- Built to LEED Silver specifications, including exterior walls insulated to minimize heat loss and solar heat gain, energy-saving lights that dim with natural daylight and a rainwater collection system
Size
122,625 SF
Owner
UTK Division of Facilities Planning
Client
Associated Music Center Architects; BarberMcMurry Architects; Blankenship & Partners, LLC
Awards
LEED® NC Silver
Completion
2013
Category
Music