Musicians
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Project • By Scott Edwards Architecture • Housing
Music Box
The Music Box Residence is designed around the intimate and communal qualities of music and family. This modern home is for two musicians and their children, plus hosting visiting family and entertaining. SEA’s design balances isolated space for playing music along with areas for gathering – the multi-level structure is organized to acoustically-isolate the entire lower level for percussion practice. Music Box takes advantage of a steeply sloping site by framing magnificent views of the Portland cityscape and the Cascade Range beyond.
Peter Eckert
Peter Eckert
The “U” shaped plan has large volumes on both sides with a glassy two-story entry space in the middle. A long bridge, with a bamboo forest below, le... More
Project • By Team V Architecture • Auditoriums
RCO House
In 2019, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra moved into a former arts and crafts school for girls on Gabriël Metsustraat in Amsterdam, fulfilling their long-held aspiration to have a home base for staff and musicians in which to work and rehearse. Built in 1908, the municipal monument designed by the architect Hendrik Petrus Berlage was not big enough to house the desired program. The complexity of this renovation project lay largely in reconciling various spatial needs, very high acoustic and technical requirements, and the wishes of both the municipal conservation department and the surrounding residents. This project was a community effort in other ways, too. Although the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra made a significant financial inve... More