Seed Music Academy Vana Kudzidza Nzvimbo by Shawn Shen

Seed Music Academy Vana Kudzidza Nzvimbo by Shawn Shen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Mubairo weSimbi we A' Design Award in Nzvimbo yeMukati neMusangano Competition Category.

SimbiMukati· 2020

Seed Music Academy Vana Kudzidza Nzvimbo

by Shawn Shen

Client: Seed Music Academy

Mubairo weSimbi we A' Design Award Winner in Mukati Category

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The Design

About Seed Music Academy Vana Kudzidza Nzvimbo

"Kurerwa nerudo" ishoko chirevo cheMhanzi Music Academy. Mwana mumwe nemumwe akafanana nembeu, iyo, kana ichikura nerudo, ichakura kuva muti unokudzwa. Iyo green green kapeti inomiririra academy ndiyo ivhu rekuti vana vakure. Tafura yakafanana nemuti inotsidzira tarisiro yekuti vana vakure kuva muti wakasimba pasi pesimba remumhanzi, uye chena ichena nemashizha akasvibira anotenderera anoratidza matavi nemichero yerudo nerutsigiro. Girazi rakakomberedzwa nemadziro zvinoratidza chimwe chinoreva kukosha: vana vanombundirwa nerudo rwevabereki vavo uye nevadzidzisi.

The Recognition

About the Mubairo weSimbi we A' Design Award

Mubairo weSimbi we A' Design Award wakahwinwa ne Seed Music Academy Vana Kudzidza Nzvimbo, rukudzo runokudzwa runopiwa kumadhizaini akanaka anozadzisa zvinodiwa zvehunyanzvi neyeindasitiri zvinotarisirwa kuzvigadzirwa zvakagadzirwa zvakanaka. Vakunda veSimbi vanoratidza unyanzvi hukuru, hunyanzvi hwakakwirira, kunzwisisa kwevakachenjera uye kugona kwekugadzira kwevagadziri vavo. Seed Music Academy Vana Kudzidza Nzvimbo inotarisirwa kuva chigadzirwa chinokudzwa zvakanyanya, chinoremekedzwa uye chinodiwa, chinoshanda uye chine zvitsva. Dhizaini iyi yakahwina Mubairo weSimbi we A' Design Award inosanganisa maitiro akanakisa eindasitiri uye ine hunhu hwetekinoroji hwakakwana hwakabatana neruzivo nehunyanzvi. Nekushanda kwayo zvakanaka, Seed Music Academy Vana Kudzidza Nzvimbo inoremekedzwa uye yakagadzirirwa kupa kuvandudzwa kwehupenyu kunobatsira kuita kuti nyika ive nzvimbo iri nani.

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