Sonoma State University
Joan & Sanford I. Weill Hall
Project
Joan & Sanford I. Weill Hall
Client
Sonoma State University
Location
Sonoma County, CA
Completion
2012
Size
100,000 GSF
Category
The Arts
Partner Firm
A.C. Martin Partners (AOR) + TLCD Architecture (Campus Consulting Architect)
The Joan and Sanford I. Weill Hall, located at the edge of the Sonoma State University Campus is the year-round home of the Santa Rosa Symphony and a summer host for the San Francisco Symphony. A set of large glass windows facing the archetypal Sonoma Hills to the east orients the 1,400-seat concert hall in its Northern California context. Large doors at the rear of the hall open the space onto a terraced lawn, where an audience of 3,000 people—all with views of the stage—can listen to musical performances surrounded by views of Sonoma County hills.
Weill Hall is a beautiful space.
Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times, Classical Music Critic
DAYLIGHT AND WARM MATERIALS
The hall provides a sense of intimacy for the audience and performer with warm wood detailing and the arrangement of loge boxes and two surrounding balconies.
PERFORMANCES
The performance hall opens up at the rear of the building to allow for extended audience seating during warmer months
A performance takes place in the evening at Weill Hall
A large crowd gathers for a performance at sunset
A full house is present for a Smokey Robinson concert in 2015
Awards + Recognition
2017 North Bay Bohemian Newspaper Best Outdoor Music Venue
2016 North Bay Bohemian Newspaper Best Outdoor Music Venue
2014 CSU Facilities Management Conference Overall Best Practice Award
2014 CSU Facilities Management Conference Best Practice in Architecture and Engineering Award
2012 North Bay Business Journal Top Real Estate Projects Special Award
Project Consultants
Structural Engineer | LeMessurier Consultants, Inc.
Mechanical / Electrical Engineer | Ove Arup + Partners
Landscape Architect | Quadriga Landscape Architecture + Planning
Theater Consultant | Auerbach Pollock Friedlander + Theatre Projects Consultants
Acoustical Engineer | Kirkegaard Associates
Photographer | David Wakely, Drew Altizer, Daydreamer Cinema, Cory Weaver + Brennan Spark