The relationship between architecture and music can be used as an extensive source of inspiration within design. While both disciplines deal with different media, both have the power to move people emotionally and to carry across different messages. In addition, similarities exist within the practices of musical composition and architecture.
Located within the Binckhorst area in The Hague, the project focuses to question in what way the identity of the Binckhorst area can be articulated through the musical and architectural expression of the designed concert building.
Within this project, five key principles from musical composition have been identified and used as tools for designing a concert building for symphonic music. Based on the principle form of a classical symphony, the four movements form the zones through which the visitor travels on the way towards the concert hall. The principles of key and harmony, structure, melody and instrumentation are translated into their architectural counterparts and used to design the four separate zones created within the building. Through interaction with the building’s surroundings within different zones, the visitors are encouraged to “listen” to the Binckhorst area in new ways.