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© Tom Bonner Architects: Hodgetts + Fung Design and Architecture Locations: Valencia, California, USA Client: California Institute of the Arts Project Year: 2009 Project Area: 3,500 sqf Photographs: Tom Bonner Structural Engineer: Thornton-Tomasetti / Bruce Gibbons Mechanical Engineer: IBE / Alan Locke Electrical Engineer: Lucci and Associates / Ken Lucci Civil Engineer: KPFF Consulting Engineers / Brian LaFranchi Acoustic clarity and precision were governing principals for the design of this recital space and outdoor stage for the Masters Program in music at the California Institute of the Arts. Sited at the gateway to the 1970’s era campus, the project serves a multitude of purposes, for which acoustics, structural design, materials, and symbolic presence were integrated to produce a building which was conceived as a highly tuned instrument for musical performance. South Elevation: Open Conceptually, the monocoque roof structure cantilevers from its base to create a highly configured acoustic volume which, due to its splayed cross-section and the parametric evolution of its profile, has both the resonance and visual characteristics of similar, but much smaller instruments such as violins or guitars.

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