San Francisco House of Music

The greatest park in San Francisco and the whole world called Golden gate park, Since 19 century city from the beginning of its establishing this park is knowing with its great influences along the city, Therefore the concept of creating such a form inside this sensitive place having an amazing environment in each portion of this garden, Addition to other historical buildings sited there, Dealing with this region is a challenge because of these determinants.

Concept
The main concept is to create a form without boundaries giving the building the opportunity to integrate with the surrounding nature and environment, From this point of view bricks and woods were the most suitable materials to be selected as a sustainable materials, Influencing people with the penetrated form instead of dealing with a block inside a farm, It also improving the cultural and social aspects for the users, As well as doing their activities, Utilizing the musical spaces to enjoy their journey inside the project, Besides the technologies provided in the image of kinetics and responsive methods, Regarding sound, light, radiation and view effects.

Design Process
1- Contour Lines Recognizing the best place for the auditorium and outdoor Cavea.

2- Zoning - Distributing the main zones according to the contour lines. - Dividing the project in to 3 main zones (Public-Auditorium-Classrooms).

3- Access The possibility access for the out-door Caveas to be able for using each zone separately.

4- The Mass Rhythm The diversity in the height of each zone according to Its functional requirements creates a rhythm from the mass ,Its highest tone is the auditorium.

5- The Separation By creating voids between the masses we invite the nature inside the masses which make a strong visual and tangible presence through the whole building.

6- Sub-zones Distributing the sub-zones according to the program.

7- Roof Using Using the roof of the cafe and the classroom as a seating and communication area to create diversity on the vision of the surrounding environment.

8- Covering - Covering the elevation of the masses by a laminated wooden louvers, Its spacing according to the need for the view in each mass. - Covering the roof of the masses by a transparent PVC transparent tensile to connect the masses visually and make a clear view to the sky in addition to the surrounding environment.