Conceptual Program Sarah Haberern Thesis I Professor Brody November 9, 2011.

Conceptual Program

Design Project

Sarah HaberernThesis I

Professor BrodyNovember 9, 2011

• Multi-Purpose Music Appreciation Center• Music library• Practice/lesson spaces• Large performance hall• Intimate performance spaces

Project Type

Sarah HaberernThesis I

Professor BrodyNovember 9, 2011

• Urban location (looking at Northampton, MA)

• Busy, artsy, small city – surrounded by suburban neighborhoods

Research and Justification

Sarah HaberernThesis I

Professor BrodyNovember 9, 2011

• Music Encourages Social Bonding• Shared musical preferences indicate similar values

• People strike up conversations at concerts, musicals, and other performances

• Listen to music with friends

• For many, music is a part of their background and heritage

• America has an obsession with constant social interaction

• Television shows (X Factor, Glee, etc.)

• Internet – Connect with other fans on web forums, “Like” a favorite band on Facebook, “Friend” people you met at a concert

Research and Justification

Sarah HaberernThesis I

Professor BrodyNovember 9, 2011

• Music Effects Cognitive Development, Personality, and Human Behavior• Music impacts how people learn and develop

• Sensitive period of development in childhood – music has a more profound effect on children and has a stronger impact on development

• 76% of survey participants believe that music has had a large impact on their personality

• Music effects peoples sense of identity and how they perceive themselves

• Effect on emotion

Sarah HaberernThesis I

Professor BrodyNovember 9, 2011

Concept/Parti/Logo“One world united, singing the song of the heart”

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Sarah HaberernThesis I

Professor BrodyNovember 9, 2011

Metaphors

IdentityPe

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Unawareness

Sarah HaberernThesis I

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Antithesis Solitude

Apathy

Professor David Bader – Professor of Psychology, Endicott College

Professor Fior – Professor of Interior Design, Endicott College

Randy Glickman – Senior Lighting Designer, Bouyea & Associates, Inc.

Topic Advisors

Symphonize

Fuse

Unify

Parti

House of Music – DenmarkCoop Himmelbau

2002-2007

Aalborg, DenmarkThis building is a combination of a music education facility and a concert hall, which is similar to my project type. The concept of this design was sharing and synergy. This design also incorporates sustainability, which I would like to include in my project.

JS Bach Chamber Music Hall

This building is a chamber music hall which houses performances of the works of JS Bach. The concept of this design was to cocoon performers and the audience within an intimate fluid space. This design incorporates dramatic lighting effects, which is an area I would like to focus on.

Zaha Hadid Architects2009Manchester, UK

Building DefinitionUrban Location (Northampton, MA)

Parking availability

Solar Access

Historic Building

Blank Slate

Multi-Level