設計者：When I first started working on this project I happened to be visiting Eero Saarinen’s School of Music in Ann Harbor. Even though the building is interesting， it struck me as odd that no music could be heard in the passageways， not even in the common spaces. At about the same time I watched a documentary about the Music Conservatory in Santiago de Cuba， it was an old colonial house filled with people， joy and music. For this project， I wanted to push to the limits the possibility of acoustic excellence – and also the seclusion and soundproofing of every space –， as well as convey the conviviality and extroversion particular to certain musical practices. As for the inside/outside relationship and air-conditioning， I also wanted to achieve the equilibrium， or get the best of both worlds: opening towards the outside and， as an alternative， a mechanical and sophisticated climatization of each space. The clearest statement of this project was the creation of an exterior space – a large patio covered with grass – formed by a volume that gradually increases in height and protects it from the exterior noise. As the top of the building gently slopes upwards， the rooms grow successively higher， from smaller classrooms meant for instruments that produce a weaker sound (the flute， for instance)， to larger rooms meant for percussion instruments. All the public spaces and larger rooms were built in the lower floors. The Auditorium is the main space of the building， with a seating capacity of 448 people.
