The design assignment of the graduation project for public buildings is to design a music marvel in the Binckhorst, a district in The Hague. This task is translated into a building in which music will play a central role. For the design of my music marvel, I have set some ambitions for what a music marvel means to me. Music marvel is a building where visitors can discover music in different ways. It includes two concert halls, a large recording studio and spaces where artists can rehearse or teach. In the design, the concert halls consist of a small one (150 people) to give starting artists a chance to perform. Then there is a large concert hall for more famous artists which, depending on the set-up, can seat 800-1500 people. The large concert hall is a new type of concert hall in which transparency and versatility are the two most important characteristics that distinguish it from the rest of the halls in the Hague and its surroundings. It is a hall that is focused on amplified music but where the performance has no limits due to the hall. The hall is characterised by its supporting structure, which also makes its experience unique.

This makes for a building that brings the various themes in the world of music under one roof. In addition, my design is also a meeting place for people from Brinkhorst and beyond. Not only music lovers, but also non-music fanatics can come here. To strengthen this attraction, a not directly related function to music is integrated into the design, which is skatepark with community house. This is an existing community in the Binckhorst, and the design thus also ties in programmatically with the existing needs of Binckhorst.