Building Sketches

These are some sketches where I have been studying volumes, textures and materials for the complex. The Concert Hall volume is built of a thick slab of cast-in-place concrete with a possible metal clad. The wrapping slab is meant to shield the southern sun exposure with some fenestrations, the last two sketches show some fenestration studies for it. From this volume there is a bridge connection to the upper plaza at the Porta Coeli Museum. There is a second wrapping slab that connects the Learning Center and Music Lounge volumes. The slab has similar characteristics to the Concert hall, except for the roof garden and light shaft. The overall building sets back from the street several feet allowing the sidewalk to be wider and more pedestrian friendly.