Rubber music studio/practice space for the University of Sheffield in the UK.
This project makes a strong postmodern statement in its interpretation of building type through materiality. The “stringent acoustic requirements” of this music center are expressed in literal terms with the use of a thick rubber skin.
As sound is technologically contained within the building, the exterior narrates the building’s use as well as the progressive attitudes of the school’s Department of Music. Exaggerations in the perspective and proportion of the structure are used to strengthen the metaphor of the building.
Design Architect: careyjones