Robert Cogan Center For New Music
Project Brief
Boston, MA - Performance Theater
Professor Ann Pitt - Fall 2023
Programs Used
Rhino3D, Enscape, Photoshop, Illustrator
Project Description
Located at a active intersection of Mass Ave and the Orange Line, this theater balances enclosure and openness, inspired by musical contrasts. Heavy, solid bars house the visiting program, creating a retreat from the city's energy, while a winding ramp extends the threshold, gradually lifting visitors toward the frosted-glass-clad theater. This journey heightens anticipation, limiting exterior views until reaching the spectator’s lounge, where a panoramic terrace reveals the performance, audience, and city beyond.
Pre-Design Workshop
Translations Project: Music Into Art and Space
The transformation of a specimen from Robert Cogan's classical piece titled "Context Memories" into two and three-dimensional artistic forms.
"Acute Notes Pierce Through a Hum"
2D Translation
3D Translation
Concept Development
The theatre's site is highly active, drawing heavy pedestrian traffic from Mass Ave and the Orange Line station. Inspired by my musical translation piece, where high notes cut through the hum of low notes, I applied this concept architecturally.
This building assigns luxury to height, stating that this vertical distance creates a security that allows guests to fully emerge themselves in the theatre experience, while also being able to indulge in the site's energy
Views Diagram
BLUE - Connections with theatre interior/Exterior views
GREEN - Connections with ramp
YELLOW - Connections with programmatic legs
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Exploded Axonometric
Conceptual Sectional Model
Precession through theater with into the event
Section A
Final Massing Model
Final Sectional Model
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