![]() In late February at a regular meeting, the council approved the plans unanimously with no deliberation. In accordance with the lease, NVMS had to receive building plan approval from PWK, the Whitefish Architectural Review Committee and Whitefish City Council. Then last spring North Valley Music School came before Whitefish City Council to seek approval for the sublease agreement between PWK and the music school to lease the 2-acre parcel within the complex. In 2021 PWK agreed to release a portion of the Smith Fields property to the city so the music school could lease the land. NVMS and Project Whitefish Kids (PWK), the nonprofit that manages Smith Fields, hope the location will make it easier for families who have kids involved in both sports and music. ![]() The location is to the north of the soccer fields and west of the baseball fields. ![]() The school will be built on a piece of land in the Smith Fields Complex and be accessed off River Lakes Parkway. “We keep getting back to this idea of having flexible spaces… That concept of just the flexibility of spaces sort of permeates our entire building, I think,” said NVMS Board Chair Christine Rossi in a recent interview. Keeping almost all areas in the building flexible was hugely important to the NVMS building committee. The plans also show two outdoor patio areas that can be utilized for small performances or other intimate gatherings in the summer months. The largest area is the multipurpose room and recital hall that can accommodate up to 100 people with seating that folds away so the space remains flexible for any gathering. ![]() The building also includes practice rooms, a large group classroom, a conference room, break room, office and reception areas and plenty of storage space. The design, created by LSW Architects, shows the beautiful 8,100-square-foot building will be comprised of a large flexible performance space on the east side and 14 private studios in the west wing. When developing the building plans for the new North Valley Music School in Whitefish, the building committee prioritized creating flexible multipurpose spaces that would not only serve the students but the community as a whole.
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