Tension Instrument 音乐厅 by Lihan Jin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award 金奖 in 建筑与结构设计 Competition Category.

金建筑· 2023

Tension Instrument 音乐厅

by Lihan Jin

Client: Studio Lihan

A' Design Award 金奖 Winner in 建筑 Category

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The Design

About Tension Instrument 音乐厅

该项目基于建筑和音乐的研究。设计重点关注如何从无形的音乐中汲取灵感，并将其呈现在有形的建筑空间中。该设计最终通过“张力”将两者结合在一起，“张力”是建筑和音乐中普遍存在的力量。音乐厅由墙壁、阳台和隔音板组成，它们是根据不同规模和构造的独特建筑原型发展而来的。新旧的强烈对比为布拉格创造了新的文化地标。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 金奖

Tension Instrument 音乐厅是 A' Design Award 金奖得主，这是授予一流、绝妙而杰出设计的极为崇高的认可。金奖得主是极具创新、极富远见且璀璨夺目的创作，反映出其设计师的天才、智慧与才干。预计Tension Instrument 音乐厅将成为一项备受赞誉、引领潮流、气势恢宏的发明，带来前所未有的价值。这件赢得 A' Design Award 金奖的设计是一个壮观而受人敬重的项目，极大地造福并拓展艺术、科学、设计和技术的边界。Tension Instrument 音乐厅激起强烈的渴望，唤起激情，鼓励创造力，令我们着迷。

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: The concert hall is an orchestration of walls, balconies, and acoustic panels, which are developed from a unique architectural prototype by different scales and tectonics.

The site finds itself nested at the junction of historical and modern districts. Thus, the elements are carefully placed in the site with respect to programs, circulations, and urban landscape. The dramatic contrast of old and new creates a new cultural landmark for Prague.
Dimensions & Packaging: 100m x 65m x 50m
Tags: Contemporary Architecture, Technical architecture, Architecture Tectonic, Concert Hall, Exhibition, Culture, Concept
Production Technology: Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT), Concrete, Steel
Design Challenge: Architectural tectonic and technology has become the biggest challenge. Cantilevered curved walls were achieved in the combination of the steel and cross-laminated timber.
Research: The project is based on the study of architecture and music. The design focuses on how to take the inspiration from the intangible music and present it in the tangible architectural space. The design ultimately combines the two through "tension", a force that is prevalent in both architecture and music.
Inspiration: Tension is a material property that creates both music and architecture. Inspired by Dvorak’s New World Symphony, the prototype originates from a piece of wood bent by a string in tension. The concert hall is an orchestration of walls, balconies, and acoustic panels, which are developed from the prototype by different scales and tectonics.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2020 in Těšnov, Prague
Operation Flow: The site finds itself nested at the junction of historical and modern districts. Thus, the architectural space were carefully planned and placed in the site with respect to programs, circulations, and urban landscape. The dramatic contrast of old and new creates a new cultural landmark for Prague.
Team Members: Lihan Jin
Image Credits: Lihan Jin