Case Study - National (The School of Performing Arts (UG) Legon)

Observations

• The dominant construction method of the facility is post and lintel construction

• The school is a properly functional institution with highly intelligent tutors and ambitious students, but it lacks the technical abilities needed to be fully recognized as a world class institute of the Arts

Observations

The various departments in the school of performing Arts (Music + Drama + Dance) are arranged around courtyards to promote interactions and collaboration between the teachers, students and both teachers + students

Legend

• Changing room

• Lobby area

• Stage area

• Dance Floor

• Control both (music)

• Radio room + Control room

• Lighting room + Snack bar + W.R

• Tollbooth + Entrance

• Performing stage + Auxiliary spaces

Legend Music Control Both The Stage The Dance floor The Lobby The Changing Room Costume shop + Storage Area Lighting room + Washroom Area Performing + Practice Area Entrance + Tollbooth Radio room + Control Room 11m 3D view 33 9m The Dance Hall Roof plan view 11m 33 9m 3D view Roof plan view Maximum capacity = 150 Maximum capacity = 400

Ayo-Adeyemi Yousuf-Alli l Arc/11/01/1276 l CU The Academy Of Arts, Buerko. Design Thesis l B.Arch. l Department of Architecture l Nov 2015 Focus : Visual Art + Performance Art + Research.