Case Studies

Semester 9
Stavan Trivedi 12.01.2021
Programmatic

1. Kala Academy, Goa by Ar. Charles Correa

Spaces: Auditorium, OAT, Blackbox, Rehearsal room, Art
Gallery, Library, Teaching studio, Meeting room, Green room,
Guest room, Kitchen, Cafeteria, Administration
Inference: Space called Blackbox is used for experimental
production or recording.
2. Indian Music Experience, Bangalore [Proposal] by Maya-
praxis Architects
Spaces: Exhibition spaces, Reception, Admin, Classroom,
Practise Room, Technical Room, Movie Theatre, Green Room,
Seminar Hall, Amplified Space, Roof Performance Area
Inference: Roof performance area can be utilised as open
jamming sessions by students and professionals.
3. Vox-man Music Building, Iowa USA by LMN Architects
Spaces: Faculty Studios, Student Studios, Recital Hall,
Rehearsal Room, Office, Organ Hall, Electronic Music Suite,
Concert Hall, Classroom, Student Commons, Opera Rehearsal
Inference: Arrangement of public access facilities on ground
floor and basement and private facilities on first and second
floor.
4. ARTAVE/CCM Music School, Portugal by Aurora
Architects
Spaces: Hall, Reception, Classroom, Multipurpose Room,
Booth Room, Collective Room, Individual Room, Percussions
Room, Bathroom, Storage, Amphitheatre
Inference: Individual room can be space to rent out for
electronic music producers to stay there for some period of
time.
5. House Of Music II, Aalborg Denmark by Coop Himmelb
Architects
Spaces: Performance Spaces, Music Education [Studio and
Rehearsal Room], Symphony Orchestra, Restaurant, Bar,
Kitchen, Library, Technical Spaces, Storage
Inference: Spaces were provided to particular instruments away
from educational area.
Architectural

1. Stretto House, Texas by Steven Holl Architects

The building is formed in four sections, each consisting of two
modes: heavy orthogonal masonry and light and curvilinear
metal. The concrete block and metal recall Texas vernacular.
The plan is purely orthogonal, while the section is curvilinear.
The guest house is an inversion with the plan curvilinear and
section orthogonal, similar to the inversions of the subject in the
first movement of the Bartok score.
Inference: Particular area or whole building can be designed
from particular piece of music
Source: Architect Magazine
2. Mevaseret Music School, Israel [Proposal] by Pliskin
Architecture
The elevated classroom level is clad with a slotted stone
enclosure that allows filtered light to enter the spaces, balancing
natural light with privacy needs, and offering a contemporary
interpretation of the traditional stone cladding that is unique to
this area. Several of the private study spaces face the entrance
plaza below, providing students with the option of raising the
shades to create a visual connection with visitors and expose the
variety of learning opportunities that the conservatory provides.
Another unique experience is provided in the rock rooms – a
motorized skylight allows the room’s roof to fully open,
creating an open-air-patio rehearsal space when the weather
allows it.
Inference: Combination of contemporary and traditional /
western and classical music
Source: Archdaily
3.Chichu art Museum, Japan by Ar.Tadao Ando
Chichu Art Museum was constructed in 2004 as a site
rethinking the relationship between nature and people. The
museum was built mostly underground to avoid affecting the
beautiful natural scenery of the Seto Inland sea. Artworks by
Claude Monet, James Turrell, and Walter De Maria are on
permanent display in this building designed by Tadao Ando.
Despite being primarily subterranean, the museum lets in an
abundance of natural light that changes the appearance of the
artworks and the ambience of the space itself with the passage
of time, throughout the day and all along the four seasons of
the year.
Inference: Connection to the nature according to site response ,
framing the sky in particular way and play of natural light in the
building.
Source: Benesse Art Site Naoshima
4. Daeyang Gallery , Seoul Korea by Ar.Steven Holl
Designed as an experiment on “the architectonics of music,” the
basic geometry of the Daeyang Gallery and House was inspired
by Istvan Anhalt’s 1967 Symphony of Modules - a uniquely
transcribed sheet of music found in John Cage’s contemporary
music compendium, Notations. Reminiscent of the “blocky and
shard-like shapes” of Anhalt’s sketch, Holl’s design features
three copper-clad pavilions punctured by a symphony of
carefully placed, rectangular skylights that animate the interior
with “bars of light”.
Inference: Converting staff notation into a building plan or
elevation.
Source: Archdaily
5. Casa da Música, Portugal by OMA
This century has seen an architecturally frantic attempt to
escape from the tyranny of the notorious “shoe-box” shaped
concert hall. However, after researching the acoustic quality of
existing concert halls we had to conclude together with our
acoustic specialist that the best halls in the world have a shoe
box shape. 
Inference: Acoustics of shoes box shaped concert hall worked
out with different simulations.
Source: Archdaily