The three institutions are organized into parallel ‘strips,’ each entered from a different street. These strips are fused into a single loop of interconnected spaces which accommodates each program’s uniqueness through variation in height. At the heart of this loop is the Concert Hall, capped with a glass roof. Capitalizing on the coincidence between the symphony season and the winter months, snow and ice are encouraged to collect on the glass roof, providing additional acoustic insulation.....more
