Synthesis designed the complete interior renovation and exterior preservation of Union College’s historic North Colonnade building, one of the original Ramée campus buildings from the early 19th Century, to accomodate its growing music department and broaden the range of lecture and performance spaces on campus.

A 120-seat multipurpose hall for lectures, rehearsals, and recitals will be added with new construction at the rear of the building. It is shaped and built with materials to maximize acoustic performance. Spaces vacated by the music faculty in the adjoining arts building will be renovated for office and program spaces for visual arts faculty.

Preservation of the existing buildings with appropriate new construction and attention to acoustic performance and noise control are highlights of the project. Construction is planned in 2004.