Otto & Fran Walter Hall
Muskingum University
New Concord, Ohio
![Walter Hall, Exterior of main entrance at dsuk](https://www.bshm-architects.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/walter-hall-060.jpg)
This new 21,000 sf building for the music department sits on a ridge looking north over a campus lake and back to the town on the south.
Size: 21,000 sf
Project Scope: New Construction
Delivery Method: CMR
Site improvements organize circulation between the new building’s prominent neighbors while creating a focal point for the main gateway to the campus from the town. It contains teaching studios and recital spaces as well as faculty offices and support space.
The exterior follows the prescribed campus palette and materiality while incorporating contemporary volumes and details sustainable strategies such as the design’s prodigious use of daylighting, and incorporating locally produced materials reduced the building’s carbon footprint. The project was a joint venture with designLAB.
![Walter Hall, Monumental staircase](https://www.bshm-architects.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/walter-hall-110414_0114.jpg)
![Walter Hall, Exterior of main entrance](https://www.bshm-architects.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/walter-hall-110414_0541.jpg)
![Walter Hall, Exterior](https://www.bshm-architects.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/walter-hall-110414_0552.jpg)
![Walter Hall, Exterior of main entrance](https://www.bshm-architects.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/walter-hall-110414_0555.jpg)
![Walter Hall, Exterior](https://www.bshm-architects.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/walter-hall-110414_0563.jpg)
![Walter Hall, Exterior at night](https://www.bshm-architects.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/walter-hall-110414_0628.jpg)
![Walter Hall, Exterior at dusk reflected in lake](https://www.bshm-architects.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/walter-hall-110415_0659.jpg)
![Walter Hall, Monumental staircase](https://www.bshm-architects.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/walter-hall-110414_0006.jpg)
![Walter Hall, Classroom corridor](https://www.bshm-architects.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/walter-hall-110414_0008.jpg)
![Walter Hall, Faculty offices](https://www.bshm-architects.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/walter-hall-110414_0196.jpg)
![Walter Hall, Student lounge](https://www.bshm-architects.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/walter-hall-110414_0108.jpg)
![Walter Hall, Lobby interior and monumental staircase](https://www.bshm-architects.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/walter-hall-110414_0553.jpg)
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