LONDON CENTER FOR MUSIC
Geometrical Morphologies of Spaces for Performance S t r u c t u r e M o r p h o g e n e s i s
..About Architectur.. it is ”fighting against gravit”. Renzo Piano
Krassimi Krastev l lecturer Amro Hamead Hossam Badr Shazwan Mazlan
Base concept
A building without a dream is just a building. Focal point A focal point is a design feature that makes an architectural experience
meaningful. As an architectural element, it provides a goal for our explorations.
It acts as a reason for our investigation of form and space. It anchors
architectural composition. A focal point may incorporate symbolism, as with an altar in a religion places or a fireplace that attracts the company of friends and family. Or it may simply be an
abstract emphasis within the total spatial experience.
A building with a dream is architecture.
The contents of the
‘Experience’
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Design Vision
Keep Existing Connections High walk The option creates potential to connect the Highwalk to the Centre for Music and also to connect the Highwalk to
street level. The Highwalk can connect to the upper levels of the Centre for Music
and the public spaces of the Core, which
also provides the opportunity to bring the Highwalk to street level.
Introduce The Core Plaza and Boulevard The main plaza aims to integrate the new components of music centre. It acts
as a node, promoting a smooth flow of internal circulation as well as external
circulation. To further improve mobility
within the site, a drop-off to the plaza is
acting as the main drop-off for the whole building. It also acts as a buffer between the spaces. Ground level activities are
introduced such as alfresco dining and
retail to cater to the guests and visitors
Heart of Music Centre Auditorium The new Centre for Music hall, with its
The option of lowering the stage to
for excellent acoustic music-making,
different kind of informal engagement
focus on providing the right environment with a significant number of choir
and audience seats behind the stage,
there will be scope for a different kind of intimacy and a more immersive
audience experience. This will allow the
performance of major, large scale works.
Income Generation Commercial area Income generation is a key aspect of the next phase will look at the overall
income potential of the organisations, particularly in relation to commercial potential. As previously stated, the Barbican has successfully built a
professional, sales driven commercial
function successfully growing its income streams. With the Centre for Music and a significant increase in potential, the
next phase can examine how assets can
be used to grow current income streams and build new activities delivering additional income.
the same level as the stalls will allow a between stage and audience, in an
intimate and transparent relationship.
Rheotomic Surfaces
The concept Rheotomic surface’s
vertical points of the helicoid. Finally
involves the mathematical generation
a separate algorithm is necessary
was developed by Daniel Piker and
of ‘walkable’ interconnected surfaces. With ‘Rheo’ from the Greek for flow
and ‘Tomos’ meaning cut or section
these surfaces make an equivalence
between the geometry of the helicoid surface ad the vortex in Laplace’s
equation. Through plotting clockwise and counter-clockwise helical points
in x and y on a mesh plane, a chain of real and imaginary components from
complex numbers can be generated, in turn making it possible to then plot the
to allow the surface to be connected to remove the unnecessary surface excess.
Rheotomic vector test
Form Finding Development
refine the curve of surface
the cube is divided into 4
make the surface accordingly
segments for each side
to the axes
mirror the surface around the axes
duplicate the surface
Structure analysis structure line
surface density
surface analysis
Form Finding Development
refine the curve of surface
the cube is divided into 3
make the surface accordingly
segments for each side
to the axes
duplicate the surface
mirror the surface around the axes
Structure analysis structure line
surface density
surface analysis
Space Zoning
front of house
auditorium
commercial - restaurant
commercial - office
back of house
outdoor auditorium/boulevard
public facilities
Ground Floor Plan
Retail area
1
Restaurant
2
Services entrance
3
Services drop-off 4 Services room
5
Outdoor auditorium 6 Boulevard
7
Verhicular entrance 8 Verhicular exit 9
First Floor Plan
Forum hall
1
Restaurant
2
Club/Exhibition area
3
Services room 4 Performer suite Makeup room Dressing room Toilet
Second Floor Plan
Digital learning hall
1
Main drop-off area
2
Lobby
3
Tikecting area 4 Cloakroom Toilet Information center Stage
5
Control room 6 Rehersal room Green room Storage Toilet Restaurant
7
Third Floor Plan
Plaza
1
Cloakroom
2
Toilet Chorus rehersal
3
Administration office Toilet Office tower lobby 4
Fourth Floor Plan
Vip/Function room
1
Founder room
2
Office Digital creation room
3
Rehersal room Pantry Toilet Office 4
Circulation
boulevard at ground level
vertical circulation for tower
main plaza at level 2
Circulation
high walk path
building access
verhicular path
4th floor plan
VIP & function room Rehersal room Founder room Digital creation Office Services Offifice tower
3rd floor plan
Cloakroom Auditorium Rehersal room Services Administration office Office tower lobby
2nd floor plan Main drop-off area Main plaza Ticketing arrea Cloakroom Information center Auditorium Green area Control room Rehersal room Services Digital Learning Restaurant
1st floor plan
Club/Exhibition space Restaurant Forum hall Performer suite Dressing area Makeup room
ground floor plan Restaurant Retail area Services drop-off outdoor auditorium storage boulevard
Office tower 17 storey office 1100 m2 / storey
Tower Core 5 passenger lift 1 goods lift
Building Skin
Triangulation Pattern using composite aluminum cladding
Theater
2 tier 1700 seating
Structure
Steel Shell structure triangulation grid
Restaurant 3 storey : 1 fine dining 2 casual dining
Podium
Main circulation Connection between existing high walk with the building. Main Plaza Boulevard
Structure Optimization
structure beam line 808 element
structure support point 70m x 70m x 70m
load react toward the structure
structure deformation
structure beam line rhs 500 x 300 x 20’
Utilization analysis
displacement analysis max displacement : 0.552 m
Structural Optimization
Structural Optimization
Facade Pattern
Triangulation In this project, the application is
superficial as a building skin and does not have a responsibility to perform
environmentally as a passive or active
system. This being the case, the project purposefully and specifically reflects on the affective potential of contemporary building facades.
Operable Glazing Panels
shadow box metal clading
Steel diagrid structure
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