Packard Hall Expansion and Renovation
.jpg)
An architect model shows what Packard with the new addition will look like at night (image courtesy of ARO and Root Rosenman Architects)
Updated pictures of the project are also available.
Sounds of drilling, digging, and cement pouring will soon be replaced by a symphony of French horns, violas, and electric guitars. Fencing and construction signs on the corner of Cascade and Cache La Poudre will vanish, revealing new art and music classrooms — thanks to the renovation of the Sperry S. and Ella Graber Packard Hall of Music and Art.
The Packard Hall project is well underway. The project combines renovation work — including the addition of a new handicapped-accessible elevator to the art tower — with a two-story addition of approximately 10,000 square feet, to give the building a total square footage of 64,700.
Gary Reynolds, director of facilities services, noted that the addition will consolidate some music functions, provide much-needed space for the art department, and offer rehearsal space for use by the music department and others. It also includes a new classroom, offices for the music department, and ancillary support spaces.
The project, with a $4.6 million price tag, was made possible by donors’ gifts including a $4 million grant from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
The construction is divided into two phases — building the addition and moving the music department into it, and remodeling the existing building. The construction of the foundation and superstructure started in the fall; the remodeling phase is scheduled to be finished in October.
See more about Packard Hall on the online tour.
 artist rendering |
 courtyard (existing) |
 circa 1976 |