Straying outside the rehearsal room box

Acoustical considerations are seldom the singular driving factor in rehearsal room design. The desire in academia, to maximize use of precious construction footprint by accommodating an increasing variety of programs, while simultaneously adjusting to ever‐decreasing budgets, has resulted in the emergence of hybrid rehearsal spaces that defy conventional classification. The described spaces by MCB serve musical groups with divergent acoustical demands and are variously, yet successfully, pressed into service for lectures, recitals, recording studios, and even experimental theater.