BOSTON SCHOOL OF MUSIC MUSIC/COLOR/LIGHT BOSTON ARCHITECTURAL COLLEGE ARCH3018 FALL2015 ALAN MONTUFAR OCHOA
SITE ANALYSIS THE SITE LIES ON THE INTERSECTION OF COLUMBUS AVE AND HOLYOKE STREET IN BOSTON, MA.
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SUN DIAGRAM
SURROUNDING PARKS
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SITE ELEVATION
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HOLYYOKE STREET CONNECTS TO RESIDENTAIL HOUSING. PERPENDICULAR TO COLUMBUS AVE THE STREET ALSO CONNECTS TO PUBLIC PATH ON OPPOSITE END OF COLIUMBUS AVE. THE STREET CREATES A SENSE OF PRIVACY AND RESPECT.
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COLUMBUS AVE HAS A STRONG HISTORIC PUBLIC PRESENCE DATING BACK TO 1800’S. THE AVENUE CONNECTS TWO MAIN NIEGHBORHOODS; SOUTH END AND ROXBURY. MAKING THE AVENUE HIGHLY TRANSIT, HOUSING MANY SHOPS, MIX USE BUILDINGS AND RESTAURANTS
HOLYOKE ST.
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THE SITE HAS TWO DISTINCT CHARACTERISTIC S PUBLIC VS PRIVATE
ALLEYS AND MAIN ROADS
RESIDENTIAL VS COMMERCIAL
RESIDENTIAL ALLEYS MAIN TRANSIT ROADS
RESIDENTAIL HOUSING COMMERCIAL USE
CASE STUDY THE MODERN BUILDING MAKES A STRONG STATEMENT ABOUT THE DEVELOPING CULTURAL CENTER IN SANDVIKE, NORWAY. THE STRUCTURE SUCCESSFULLY MITIGATES NEIGHBORING BUILDING OF VARIOUS SIZES AND SERVES TO FURTHER UNITE ITS SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT
INITIAL CONCEPT SKETCHES INITIAL SKETCHES BEGIN TO DEFINE THE IDEA OF HAVING LIGHT AND COLOR BECOME A PRIMARY ELEMENT IN THE SPACES. LIGHT SYMBOLIZES ENERGY AND MOVEMENT IN SPACES AND LEADS VISITORS TO A BEACON SPACE ABOVE STREET LEVEL WHERE MAIN PERFORMANCE OCCURS
FIRST DESIGN ITERATION FIRST DESIGN ITERATION DEPICTS THE CONCEPT OF INCOPORATING LIGHT AND COLOR INTO SPACES. DIVISION OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PERFORMANCE SPACE PROJECTS OUT TO PUBLIC STREET STAINED GLASS USED TO PROJECT COLOR THROUGH NATURAL SUN LIGHT
MASSING DIAGRAM
VOID VS SOLID MIMICKING SOLID AND VOIDS ON SITE TO ALLOW OPEN PUBLIC SPACE ALONG COLUMBUS AVE.
HOLYOKE ST
COLUMBUS AVE BECOMES PUBLIC HOUSING SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS
PUBLIC ALLY
ALLEY SIDE FACES PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL ROW HOUSES
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PUPLIC SPACE VS PRIVATE:
SUN ANALYSIS SUN ANALYSIS FOR PUBLIC SPACE AND FRONT FACADE FRONT BUILDINGS ALONG COLUMBUS AVE BLOCK MOST SUN LIGHT DURING WINTER DURING SUMMER THE BUILING WILL GAIN MOST SUN LIGHT IN PUBLIC SPACE AND FRONT FACADE, BETWEEN 9 AM AND 3 PM HOURS OF THE DAY
MATERIAL STUDY STAINED GLASS: INTERACTS WITH LIGHT, BRINGING COLOR INTO INTERIOR SPACES. THE COLORFUL GLAZING CREATES CONTRAST BETWEEN BRICK FACADE BRICK FACADE; BY INCORPORATING A BRICK FACADE THE BUILDING BLENDS-IN WITH ADJACENT BUILDINGS THE PATTERN AND THE COLOR CAN ALSO BECOME A CONTRASTING ELEMENT THAT MAKE THE BUILDING STAND APART FROM EXISTING NEIGHBORING BUILDINGS
BRICK PATTERNS ON SITE
STAINED GLASS PATTERNS SCHEME 1
SCHEME 2
SCHEME 3
SCHEME 4
CONCEPT STATEMENT CONCEPT STATEMENT COLOR/LIGHT/MUSIC THE CONCEPT IS TO BRING PEOPLE INTO A PUBLIC SPACE WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN INTERACT WITH STUDENTS AND FACULTY THROUGH MUSIC. IN ORDER TO BRING CURIOSITY AND ENHANCE THE MUSIC EXPERIENCE THE BUILDING’S GLAZING ACTS AS A TRANSLUCENT COLORFUL LAYER, CREATING A SENSE OF SYNESTHESIA; A CONDITION WHERE ONE CAN SEE MUSIC THROUGH COLORS. AS ONE CIRCULATES THROUGH OUT THE BUILDING EACH SPACE CREATES A HIERARCHY OF PRIVATE SPACES, BUT ARE STILL ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC/VISITOR.
CONCEPT DIAGRAM COLOR AND LIGHT ILLUMINATES PERFORMANCE SPACES AND INTERIOR
THE PERFORMANCE SPACE BECOMES A FOCAL POINT OF THE BUILDING. THIS SPACE IS PROJECTED OUT TO EMPHASIZE ITS HIERARCHY WITHIN THE BUILDING. THIS SPACE BECOMES A FORMAL PERFORMANCE FOR THE STUDENTS AND VISITORS
THE MAIN ENTRANCE CREATES A LARGE OPEN SPACE FOR THE PUBLIC, WHILE STILL CREATING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY WITHIN THE BUILDING FOR THE STUDENTS. THE SUNKEN PUBLIC AREA BECOMES A PLACES WHERE THE WALKING PEDESTRIAN IS ABLE TO INTERACT WITH STUDENTS IN THE ADJACENT PRACTICE ROOM AS INTERMENTS ARE PLACED IN THE EXTERIOR AREAS FOR THE PUBLIC. THE CAFE INSIDE IS FULLY ACCESSIBLE TO ANYONE SITTING AND ENJOYING LISTENING TO MUSIC.
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SPACE DIAGRAM PRIVATE CLASS ROOMS AND STUDY SPACE FOR STUDENTS
SEMI -PUBLIC CAFE AND PERFORMANCE FOR STUDENTS, STAFF AND VISITORS
PUBLIC SPACE INTERACTION FOR STUDENTS, STAFF AND VISITORS
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FLOOR PLANS
FLOOR PLANS
FLOOR PLANS
HOLYOKE STREET
ELEVATIONS
PUBLIC ALLEY
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ELEVATIONS
HOLYOKE STREET
ELEVATIONS
EXTERIOR PUBLIC SPACE EXTERIOR PUBLIC SPACE ALLOWS INTERACTION BETWEEN STUDENTS, STAF AND VISITORS LIGHT AND COLOR GLAZING ATTRACTS VISITORS INTO INTERIOR SPACES
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LOBBY SPACE INTERIOR LOBBY ALLOWS INTIMATE SPACES FOR GATHERING THE SPACES PROVIDES A CAFE AND LOUGUING AREAS FOR ALL
ALLEY
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SECONDARY LOBBY SECONDARY LOBBY SPACE ALLOWS PUBLIC INTERACTION; A SPACE FOR I NTERMISSION BEFORE ATTENDING THE FORMAL PERFORMANCE SPACE THE SPACE ALSO SERVES AS A TRASITION SPACE FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF WITH CLASSROOMS AND STUDY SPACES ON FLOOR LEVEL.
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PERFORMANCE SPACE FORMAL PERFORMANCE SPACE FOR STUDENTS, STAFF AND VISTORS COLOR AND LIGHT SET THE STAGE FOR PERFORMER WHILE PROJECTING SILHOUETTES TO EXTERIOR PUBLIC STREETS.
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