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In the 2016 Cycle ,the Fourth Place was awarded to Horia Mihai-Coman from the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca Romania for his project; Music Academy Campus in Cluj - Napoca. This project was supervised by Dr Arh Radu Șerban Spânu.
In the 2016 Cycle ,the Fourth Place was awarded to Horia Mihai-Coman from the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca Romania for his project; Music Academy Campus in Cluj - Napoca. This project was supervised by Dr Arh Radu Șerban Spânu.
Describing his project; Horia Mihai-Coman says: ''I’ve started to compose my sheet of music using the sites characteristics through its language in its natural setting; the land became my orchestra and I, its composer.
From the street, I started with a Wind fang alveolar withdrawal, which opens the doors towards the Urban Foyer assembly. Due to topography, the land extends through a series of steps and ramps on several levels, which act as platforms for each institution.
From the main Foyer, which crosses through the entire ensemble like a red carpet, one is led to the intimate area of the site where one is completely surrounded by a series of sinuous stairs clothed in green grass, which outlines the amphitheatre stage in a fluid manner, and gets lost in the Colina Hills scenery, which itself becomes an outdoor concert hall.''
From the street, I started with a Wind fang alveolar withdrawal, which opens the doors towards the Urban Foyer assembly. Due to topography, the land extends through a series of steps and ramps on several levels, which act as platforms for each institution.
From the main Foyer, which crosses through the entire ensemble like a red carpet, one is led to the intimate area of the site where one is completely surrounded by a series of sinuous stairs clothed in green grass, which outlines the amphitheatre stage in a fluid manner, and gets lost in the Colina Hills scenery, which itself becomes an outdoor concert hall.''
The concept of the academy houses the Auditorium with a capacity of 550 seats, organized around the foyer. The connection between levels is located in the centre of the building by a series of fluid ramps that animate the floor layout. Just like in the case of music, ramps become both for the participant and for the observer, the sense that gives the right to choose the tempo in completing the space, so the person will dictate the rhythm, emphasis and linearity of the process, being able to stop or return whenever he or she wants.
Around this core, set as musical notes on a staff, there are chamber music halls organised on two levels, a café, sound studios, a library arranged on three levels along with spaces for reading, multifunctional halls with mobile ranks and a small organ hall with a capacity of 60 places.
Around this core, set as musical notes on a staff, there are chamber music halls organised on two levels, a café, sound studios, a library arranged on three levels along with spaces for reading, multifunctional halls with mobile ranks and a small organ hall with a capacity of 60 places.
The first floor fulfils the administrative role, equipped with office spaces, conference and archive rooms. The upper floors are assigned to both students & teachers, each floor equipped with 34 rooms: 8 for individual study, 15 classrooms, 6 seminar rooms, 3 studio recording rooms, a big hall for chamber music and a room for faculty staff. We assigned a repartitioning possibility for all spaces by using mobile walls soundproofed so the interior space is adjusted according to the courses /events needed.
Everything starts from the concept. Although the old building has already predefined space advantages, the new building wins with a layout much clearer of duties, respecting the space already built. We attributed a great importance towards the landscape, taking over its organic gestures and morphological language, but first I kept the idea of music, for which we chose this site.
Everything starts from the concept. Although the old building has already predefined space advantages, the new building wins with a layout much clearer of duties, respecting the space already built. We attributed a great importance towards the landscape, taking over its organic gestures and morphological language, but first I kept the idea of music, for which we chose this site.
Horia describes his choice of the project concept : ''I chose Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s quote “I call architecture frozen music.” to define my construction, I’ve chosen to let it through each assembly gap and pick it up in its virtue. The perfection of frozen water, these fine structures but powerful gestures are represented by a Voronoi pattern. I chose music to organize the DNA of this structure; I chose to strengthen its vibrancy, leaving the building, all through the mind and technology, to stand up by itself. I tried to go beyond what is tactile, to span the environment with meaning and value, in a perfect symbiosis. Thus music, topography, shape and structure are affined with frozen water in an impenetrable connection; nothing can be excluded, but only explored, man becomes a participant of the creative act, and I’ve molded material just like music reverberates water.''
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Tamayouz is delighted to invite students of Architecture, Urban Design, Urban Planning, Architecture Technology and Landscape Design worldwide to register and submit their Graduation Projects. An independent international jury will review all entries and will select the winners of Tamayouz International Award 2017. Prizes include: An MSc Scholarship for 2 Years at the Polytechnic University of Milan, 2 scholarships for the Stadslab (European Urban Design Laboratory) master classes, Medals for 7 Honourable Mentions, supervisor the Year Medal, University of the Year Medallion. All the selected winners making the Top 10 list, the supervisor of the year and the university of the Year will be invited to attend our annual Tamayouz Excellence Award ceremony (Travel Expenses covered by the organisers of the Award).
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Tamayouz is delighted to invite students of Architecture, Urban Design, Urban Planning, Architecture Technology and Landscape Design worldwide to register and submit their Graduation Projects. An independent international jury will review all entries and will select the winners of Tamayouz International Award 2017. Prizes include: An MSc Scholarship for 2 Years at the Polytechnic University of Milan, 2 scholarships for the Stadslab (European Urban Design Laboratory) master classes, Medals for 7 Honourable Mentions, supervisor the Year Medal, University of the Year Medallion. All the selected winners making the Top 10 list, the supervisor of the year and the university of the Year will be invited to attend our annual Tamayouz Excellence Award ceremony (Travel Expenses covered by the organisers of the Award).
Read the Brief here
http://www.tamayouz-award.com/tamayouz-international.html
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