Konservatoriegrunden Musik og kulturskole
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Konservatoriegrunden

A school for music and culture

In the architecture we’ve worked to create a house and a place by letting inside and out flow together. We’ve done this to let the building become a natural part of the cityscape, a place of resonance between old and new. Our proposal holds a distinct, resilient character that creates a significant social space in the city.

Our proposal for the new School of Music and Culture on Konservatoriegrunden in Frederiksberg, a district of Copenhagen, revolves around the concept of resonance. Unfortunately, this visionary proposal will not come to fruition. Resonance, in the physical sense, involves one body in motion causing a corresponding motion in another, resulting in harmony. In our architectural vision, we envision a building that generates cultural resonance at Konservatoriegrunden. To achieve this, we carefully situated the structure on the site to foster architectural resonance.

Our approach involves seamlessly blending the interior and exterior, creating a space that integrates with the cityscape, forming a point of resonance between the old and the new. The proposed design embodies a distinctive and robust character, contributing significantly to the social fabric of the city.

Choosing resonance as the guiding principle for this project reflects our commitment to giving back to the local community. By relocating the existing parking lot underground, we intended to transform the space into a communal square. This was one of the strategies we envisioned to achieve resonance. The square, situated between our project, Technical College NEXT, and The Royal Danish Academy of Music, was intended to become a vibrant green oasis for the local community. This transformation would also enable the School of Music and Culture to bring activities such as performances outdoors, turning the square into a space where arts and culture could ooze out from the school and further integrate with the local community.

A Hub in the City

The main entrance to The Royal Danish Academy of Music, serving as a musical hub and activity center, is located on the east side of the site. Adjacent to it is NEXT, a technical college situated to the north of the site. Hence, we find it fitting for the new Music and Cultural School to be positioned here, seamlessly blending the realms of music and education, and serving as a prominent landmark facing Julius Thomsens Gade.

While the building boasts a visually intriguing façade, its two sides exhibit distinct expressions. The Music and Cultural School features an outward-facing, more formal front side, and a social, serene back side. The back side is oriented towards the low auditorium building of the technical college NEXT, with a communal square nestled between the two structures. The Music and Cultural School strategically opens up visually towards the back side, employing a predominantly slanted façade. This design allows more sunlight to grace the square, ensuring optimal daylight conditions for the neighboring building. Additionally, it establishes a visual connection with The Royal Danish Academy of Music’s canteen by creating a cohesive horizontal alignment between the heights of the two buildings.

Experienced sustainability

In the competition proposal we’ve worked following themes:

  • Carbon reduction by strategic life cycle assessments
  • Healthy materials and no chemistry
  • Flexibility and resilience
  • Universal design and inclusion
  • Aesthetics and placemaking

The concept for the proposal is developed to create both tangible and measurable solutions. Tangible effects are essential to our architectural practice, as human experiences of both culture and history are closely connected to sensory registrations of space. In turn, human experience is important to create an understanding of how our individual behavior can contribute to a more sustainable lifestyle.

Location
Copenhagen, Denmark
Collaborators
Urban Lab Nordic / Klaus Nielsen Consulting Engineers / Accoustics by Claus Møller Petersen from Sweco
Images
Christensen & Co