House of music

LOCATION CAPULALPAM OAXACA MEXICO 17.306079, -96.448734

“Architecture is deemed complete only upon the intervention of the human that experiences it.”

Tadao Ando Located in the North Mountain range of Oaxaca, Capulálpam, has many peculiarities. As the main attraction, the beauty of its natural landscapes and capricious forms of the terrain, make of the natural environment, a basic condition of the design.

The vernacular architecture and its 17th century church are also icons of the place. Capulálpam is also known for its music band made up of children and teenagers, that on Saturdays and Sundays, are responsible for blowing their trumpets and play the drums to start a party atmosphere in the town.

dece MB er 2016 acade M ic The comission, for the orchestra was a space for rehearsals and presentations for the band and also to be an attraction to generate a source of income for the community.

One of the primary aim of the project was integration into the context. This is expressed in the roof, which form responds to the type of terrain, and inside, the wavy shape improve the acoustic. Another important aspect was the scale

and the maximum height of the edifice was proposed 4 meters at its highest level, so it does not contrast nor competes with the scale of the place instead, the building adapts to it.

In addition, the materials were local, mainly wood and stone. The proposal generates plazas and views where the musicians can play outside or inside, mimicking with the scale and the natural landscape.

proposal generates plazas and views where the proposal generates plazas and views where the The purpose of this building is to listen to the musicians can play outside or inside, mimicking musicians can play outside or inside, mimicking orchestra in a different way, resting on the with the scale and the natural landscape. with the scale and the natural landscape. roof or inside in the concert hall or in the plaza. The objective of the building is to listen to the The objective of the building is to listen to the orchestra in a different way, resting on the orchestra in a different way, resting on the roof or inside in the concert hall. roof or inside in the concert hall.

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