VanderCook College of Music


Recognized nationwide for excellence in music education, VanderCook College's vibrant program is growing in its newly renovated home.
Architecture
Interior Design
Size
26,500 SF
Construction Type
Renovation
Adaptive Reuse
VanderCook College of Music recently leased a second building on the Illinois Institute of Technology campus. It was was originally designed by Mies van der Rohe for testing railroad equipment.
LCM designed a master plan that adapts the original, two-level structure and its single-story addition to provide state-of-the-art facilities while maintaining the landmark building’s industrial character.
The first phase of construction on level one included a reception space, green room, music library, storage, a new electrical room, renovation and expansion of the restrooms, and a rehearsal room. Rehearsal rooms, offices, a classroom, and acoustically isolated practice rooms have been built on the second, mezzanine, level.
Phase two will see the buildout of a large, two-story performance space, instrument storage, locker space, and classrooms on the first level.