Seed Music Academy Le Centre D'apprentissage Pour Enfants by Shawn Shen

Seed Music Academy Le Centre D'apprentissage Pour Enfants by Shawn Shen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award de Fer in Design d'Intérieur Competition Category.

FerIntérieur· 2020

Seed Music Academy Le Centre D'apprentissage Pour Enfants

by Shawn Shen

Client: Seed Music Academy

A' Design Award de Fer Winner in Intérieur Category

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The Design

About Seed Music Academy Le Centre D'apprentissage Pour Enfants

"Nourrir par l'amour" est l'énoncé de mission de Seed Music Academy. Chaque enfant est comme une graine qui, nourrie avec amour, deviendra un arbre majestueux. Le tapis d'herbe verte représentant l'académie est le terrain de croissance des enfants. Un bureau en forme d'arbre décrivant l'attente des enfants de devenir un arbre fort sous l'influence de la musique, et le plafond blanc avec des feuilles vertes arrondies représentant les branches et les fruits de l'amour et du soutien. Le verre incurvé et les murs symbolisent une autre signification importante: les enfants sont embrassés par l'amour de leurs parents et de leurs enseignants.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Fer

Seed Music Academy Le Centre D'apprentissage Pour Enfants est lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Fer, une reconnaissance prestigieuse décernée à de bons designs qui répondent aux exigences professionnelles et industrielles attendues de créations bien conçues. Les lauréats Fer démontrent la grande compétence, la haute spécialisation, la compréhension experte et la capacité créative de leurs créateurs. Seed Music Academy Le Centre D'apprentissage Pour Enfants est censé être une création très estimée, admirée et chérie, pratique et innovante. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Fer intègre les meilleures pratiques de l'industrie et présente des caractéristiques techniques compétentes associées à un savoir-faire et à du talent. Seed Music Academy Le Centre D'apprentissage Pour Enfants est respecté pour sa rigueur et est conçu pour apporter des améliorations de la qualité de vie qui contribuent à faire du monde un monde meilleur.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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