Seed Music Academy Learningmụaka Mmụta Ụlọ by Shawn Shen

Seed Music Academy Learningmụaka Mmụta Ụlọ by Shawn Shen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe in Nhazi Ime Ụlọ na Ngosipụta Competition Category.

IgweIme Ụlọ· 2020

Seed Music Academy Learningmụaka Mmụta Ụlọ

by Shawn Shen

Client: Seed Music Academy

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe Winner in Ime Ụlọ Category

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The Design

About Seed Music Academy Learningmụaka Mmụta Ụlọ

"Urthụnanya na-azụlite" bụ nkwupụta ozi nke Seed Music Academy. Nwa ọ bụla dị ka mkpụrụ, onye, mgbe a zụlitere ya n'ịhụnanya, ga-etolite ma nnukwu osisi. Kapeeti ahịhịa ndụ ahịhịa na-anọchi anya agụmakwụkwọ bụ ala maka ụmụaka toro. Tebụl nwere osisi na-akọwapụta atụmanya ụmụaka ka ha too ghọọ osisi siri ike n'okpuru egwu, yana akwa ọcha na akwụkwọ ndụ akwụkwọ ndụ gbara agba na-egosipụta alaka na mkpụrụ osisi nke ịhụnanya na nkwado. Igwe ahụ na-acha odo odo na mgbidi na-egosipụta ihe ọzọ dị mkpa: ịhụnanya nke ndị mụrụ ha na ndị nkụzi ha nabatara ụmụaka.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe

Seed Music Academy Learningmụaka Mmụta Ụlọ meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe, nnabata dị ugwu e nyere design ndị dị mma nke na-emezu ihe ndị a chọrọ n'ọrụ na ụlọ ọrụ nke a na-atụ anya n'ihe e kere eke ndị e mere nke ọma. Ndị meriri na Igwe na-egosi nka buru ibu, ọkachamara dị elu, nghọta ọkachamara na ikike imepụta nke ndị kere ha. A na-atụ anya na Seed Music Academy Learningmụaka Mmụta Ụlọ ga-abụ ihe e kere eke a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya nke bụ ihe bara uru ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe na-ejikọta ụzọ kacha mma nke ụlọ ọrụ ma nwee àgwà teknụzụ kwesịrị ekwesị jikọtara na ihe ọmụma na talent. A na-asọpụrụ Seed Music Academy Learningmụaka Mmụta Ụlọ maka nlezianya ya ma e mere ya ka ọ nye mmeziwanye ndụ nke na-enyere aka ime ka ụwa bụrụ ebe ka mma.

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