P3 Schematic Design

Program: Music Performance Complex

Residential:                                                      50%                                50,000 sq. ft.

Civic:                                                                50%                                50,000 sq. ft.
   Concert hall/music performance                      25%                                 25,000 sq. ft.                    
   Practice/rehearsal space                                 15%                                 15,000 sq. ft.
   Commercial/lobby                                           7%                                    7,000 sq. ft.
   open                                                                3%                                    3,000 sq. ft.

The program for my building will be a music performance complex, and will contain indoor and outdoor performance spaces, rehearsal space, and housing units. The program is inspired by the theater, an important piece of Italian culture and architecture. Vicenza participates in various musical performances throughout the year, and the city has very few performance spaces. By placing a concert hall next to the park, the city will gain a new destination point on a neglected area of the city, creating a catalyst that will reinvigorate interest in the park and surrounding areas.

Facing the street, the facade of the music complex will consist of slightly extruded planes, breaking up the flat facade of the existing fabric in a subtle manner. Facing the park, the building will be more expressive, using extruded forms, open spaces, and cantilevers to create a more exciting facade that will attract occupants to the area. Using metal, stone, glass, and a steel structure, the building will become an icon in the city and will make the park a destination point.