Concert Hall Design at Kelurahan Neglasari Bandung City

Abstract

—Entertainment has become one of humanity’s primary needs, especially for those who live in big cities. One of the most preferred ways to enjoy entertainment is by watching performances. For that purpose, performance halls had been built in numerous places. But most of it combined the three types of performances, namely music, dance, and drama into one multipurpose building. Each of these types of performances has its own acoustic characteristics. Therefore, the acoustic system in a multi-purpose building is not ideal. Especially for classical music performances which need special treatment for their acoustic system. However, the general public’s preference for classical music is relatively low. Nevertheless, classical music in Indonesia has a high potential. There are numerous classical music communities from various circles in society. The purpose of this paper is to design a concert hall that aims to accommodate the activities of the classical music community and to create connectivity between the general public and classical music communities. Thus, it needs a place to grow and develop a sense of appreciation towards classical music in the general public. The use of metaphor architecture in this project is to transfer classical music concepts into architectural concepts. In this case, the sonata form is chosen as an object of metaphor because it is the most commonly used musical form in classical music pieces. The concept of sonata form is interpreted in the concert hall design through the building massing and zoning.