Seed Music Academy Umeentzako Ikasteko Zentroa by Shawn Shen

Seed Music Academy Umeentzako Ikasteko Zentroa by Shawn Shen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Burdinazko Saria A' Design Award in Barruko Espazioa eta Erakusketa Diseinua Competition Category.

BurdinaBarrualdea· 2020

Seed Music Academy Umeentzako Ikasteko Zentroa

by Shawn Shen

Client: Seed Music Academy

Burdinazko Saria A' Design Award Winner in Barrualdea Category

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The Design

About Seed Music Academy Umeentzako Ikasteko Zentroa

"Nurture by love" da Seed Music Academy-ren misioaren adierazpena. Haur bakoitza hazi bat bezalakoa da, maitasuna elikatzen denean zuhaitz dotore bihurtuko dena. Akademiaren ordezkari den belar berdeko alfonbra haurrek hazteko bidea da. Zuhaitz itxurako mahaia, musikaren eraginpean dauden haurrek zuhaitz sendo bihurtzeko itxaropena erakusten duena eta maitasun eta laguntzaren adarrak eta fruituak irudikatzen dituzten sabai zuriak. Beira eta horma makurrak beste esanahi esanguratsu bat sinbolizatzen dute: haurrek gurasoen eta irakasleen maitasuna besarkatzen dute.

The Recognition

About the Burdinazko Saria A' Design Award

Seed Music Academy Umeentzako Ikasteko Zentroa Burdinazko Saria A' Design Award irabazlea da, ondo diseinatutako sorkuntzetatik espero diren eskakizun profesional eta industrialak betetzen dituzten diseinu onei ematen zaien aitorpen prestijiotsua. Burdin-mailako irabazleek beren sortzaileen trebetasun handia, espezializazio handia, adituen ulermena eta sormen-gaitasuna erakusten dituzte. Seed Music Academy Umeentzako Ikasteko Zentroa oso estimatua, miretsia eta maitea den sorkuntza izatea espero da, praktikoa eta berritzailea dena. Burdinazko Saria A' Design Award irabazi duen diseinu honek sektoreko praktika onenak integratzen ditu eta know-how-ari eta talentuari lotutako ezaugarri tekniko gaituak ditu. Seed Music Academy Umeentzako Ikasteko Zentroa zehaztasunagatik errespetatua den lana da, eta mundua leku hobea egiten laguntzen duten bizi-kalitatearen hobekuntzak eskaintzeko diseinatua dagoena.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The music school functions as multiple classrooms or one large event space while keeping high-quality acoustics and incorporating natural design elements to reflect the school's beliefs. Anchoring the middle of the school is a tree-shaped desk whose trees stretch across the ceiling. The curved walls enhance acoustics, while also literally embracing the children, symbolically echoing the love of their parents and teachers that is a core principle of the school's musical pedagogy. The design had to be robust and kid-friendly.
Dimensions & Packaging: Dimension: Width 9m x Depth 9m x Height 2.3m
Tags: Music Center, children center, education, educational interior design, curved glass, curved wall
Production Technology: Movable partition, curved glass, ceiling and walls, washed oak, white maple, tree shaped desk, magnetic glass board
Design Challenge: The design had to turn an 84 square meter hall with a low ceiling and structural columns into a conservatory with one concert hall, a waiting area, pantry, storage and four classrooms. The low ceiling was solved by adding layers. The structural columns became the core of tree-shaped desks and bookshelves. All had to be done with child-friendly design and materials.
Research: This is a collaboration between branding and interior design. Natural materials symbolize the nurturing ground for young children to grow, and reflect the school’s core principle of how foster the love of music in children. The design challenge was to create flexible space with best-in-class acoustics. Designers found inspiration in movie theater soundproofing and acoustic design, in order to increase the NRC Rating and sound quality in the music academy.
Inspiration: The modular design of the Seed Music Academy takes inspiration from the founders' mission to plant the seed and then nurture a lifelong love of music in children. Though constrained by space, the design seeks to bring in elements of nature such as trees and green grass. Through these references to nature, we hope to inspire the children in a sense that they are the seeds that will grow into trees.
Project Duration: This project started in September 2018 and finished in January 2019 in Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
Operation Flow: Students enter a waiting area with seat for parents and space on the base of tree for children. Beyond are five practice rooms with three grand pianos. Movable soundproof partitions can expand the space for hosting recitals and concerts. Curved glass introduces light into different rooms, creating a transparent view and visual extension of the space. This allows both privacy but not isolation. By leaving interior windows bring natural light into the entrance vestibule.
Image Credits: Photographer Ar Her Kuo