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Montrer texteMontrer source en cacheMontrer URL avec texte source	Il legno è un materiale dotato di vita propria e capace di stimolare i sensi, piacevole al tatto e all’olfatto. Una delle sue particolarità sta nelle sue venature, che gli donano carattere e dinamismo, e che sono state fonte d’ispirazione per il dettaglio delle facciate di Waterfront.
Comparer pages textesComparer pages HTMMontrer URL avec texte sourceMontrer URL avec langue cibleDéfinir theplan.it comme domaine prioritaire	Wood is a tactile, living, breathing building material, which stimulates the senses. One of wood’s particular charms lies in its gnarls, which give the wood its life and dynamism. These gnarls were a source of inspiration for the detail on the Waterfront’s façades: for example, in the design of the ventilation, which might have risked disturbing the appearance of the façade as a “unifying skin”.

  RYCOTEWOOD FURNITURE PE...  

Montrer texteMontrer source en cacheMontrer URL avec texte source	Agli studenti è stato richiesto di utilizzare questo materiale nel modo più efficiente e creativo possibile, sfruttando al meglio le sue caratteristiche naturali. Sono stati anche invitati a tracciare tutto il materiale e l'energia utilizzati in modo che l'impatto ambientale di ciascun pezzo possa essere calcolato utilizzando il Life Cycle Assessment.
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Montrer texteMontrer source en cacheMontrer URL avec texte source	Il legno è un materiale dotato di vita propria e capace di stimolare i sensi, piacevole al tatto e all’olfatto. Una delle sue particolarità sta nelle sue venature, che gli donano carattere e dinamismo, e che sono state fonte d’ispirazione per il dettaglio delle facciate di Waterfront.
Comparer pages textesComparer pages HTMMontrer URL avec texte sourceMontrer URL avec langue cibleDéfinir theplan.it comme domaine prioritaire	Wood is a tactile, living, breathing building material, which stimulates the senses. One of wood’s particular charms lies in its gnarls, which give the wood its life and dynamism. These gnarls were a source of inspiration for the detail on the Waterfront’s façades: for example, in the design of the ventilation, which might have risked disturbing the appearance of the façade as a “unifying skin”.

  Aga Khan Museum  

Montrer texteMontrer source en cacheMontrer URL avec texte source	Il museo continuerà a vivere per illustrare le tradizioni esistenti delle società musulmane e per far comprendere l’arte e la cultura dell’Islam e delle sue civiltà, passate e presenti. I due volumi, i giardini e il parco riflettono il legame di lunga data tra Aga Khan e il Canada e il profondo apprezzamento dell’Imam per l’impegno del paese verso la pluralità e la diversità culturale.
Comparer pages textesComparer pages HTMMontrer URL avec texte sourceMontrer URL avec langue cibleDéfinir theplan.it comme domaine prioritaire	The Museum will live on to represent the living traditions of Muslim societies and to learn about the artistic and cultural practices across Islam and its civilizations, past and present. The Buildings, the Gardens and Park, reflect the Aga Khan’s long standing relationship with Canada and his appreciation for the country’s commitment to pluralism and cultural diversity.

  Ristrutturazione Aula M...  

Montrer texteMontrer source en cacheMontrer URL avec texte source	Attraverso la propria attività culturale, di ricerca e progettazione, cerca di comprendere le dinamiche della società contemporanea pensando a cosa fare per migliorare la vita dell'uomo e non solo; l'uomo con le sue qualità, le sue debolezze, le sue idee e la sua millenaria cultura diversa per estrazione politica, religiosa, sociale ed economica.
Comparer pages textesComparer pages HTMMontrer URL avec texte sourceMontrer URL avec langue cibleDéfinir theplan.it comme domaine prioritaire	MDU has won numerous prizes and awards, including nine first prizes. The practice’s ongoing discussions and research, both within the firm and with the professionals with whom it works, has seen it taking part in exhibitions and events dedicated to architectural theory.

  Villa sul Lago d’Orta, ...  

Montrer texteMontrer source en cacheMontrer URL avec texte source	Sue realizzazioni sono state inoltre selezionate in occasione di diversi concorsi e rassegne (XVI Triennale di Milano, Premio Casa Idea Design Roma, premio ADI Tecnhotel Genova, 19° Biennale di Lubiana e Piemonte Torino Design) e ospitate in mostre presso il Design Council di Londra, il Museo d’arte contemporanea La Jolla di San Diego e il MOCA di Los Angeles.
Comparer pages textesComparer pages HTMMontrer URL avec texte sourceMontrer URL avec langue cibleDéfinir theplan.it comme domaine prioritaire	In the architectural field, he has worked for both public and private clients, his designs spanning schools to nursing homes, spa centres, and museum and exhibition installations. He has gained extensive experience in the areas of urban design and colour restoration through implementing colour plans in over 40 locations.

  Ristrutturazione Aula M...  

Montrer texteMontrer source en cacheMontrer URL avec texte source	Attraverso la propria attività culturale, di ricerca e progettazione, cerca di comprendere le dinamiche della società contemporanea pensando a cosa fare per migliorare la vita dell'uomo e non solo; l'uomo con le sue qualità, le sue debolezze, le sue idee e la sua millenaria cultura diversa per estrazione politica, religiosa, sociale ed economica.
Comparer pages textesComparer pages HTMMontrer URL avec texte sourceMontrer URL avec langue cibleDéfinir theplan.it comme domaine prioritaire	MDU has won numerous prizes and awards, including nine first prizes. The practice’s ongoing discussions and research, both within the firm and with the professionals with whom it works, has seen it taking part in exhibitions and events dedicated to architectural theory.

  Museo Jean Cocteau  

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Nell’idea dei progettisti l’edificio va indovinato, deve conservare il mistero della propria verità costruttiva, della propria statica. Il museo intriga per le sue trasparenze, attira per quello che lascia intravedere.

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The architects set out to create a building that allows itself to be discovered and that preserves the mystery of the ‘truth’ of its construction and static elements. The museum accepts its own appearance, while its transparency arouses viewers’ curiosity and attracts them through what it allows them to see. By bringing to mind the idea of a labyrinth, the project reflects the breadth and complexity of Jean Cocteau’s work. It expresses the passage between the worlds of the living and the dead – a theme that preoccupied the artist.

  Aga Khan Museum  

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All’interno, il cuore del museo è un cortile vetrato, circondato da uno spazio pubblico che ricorda nelle sue forme un grande portico o chiostro. Le gallerie, gli spazi espositivi, le classi, la biblioteca, il foyer dell’auditorium e il ristorante/negozio sono tutti indistintamente accessibili dal cortile.

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Within the building, a fully glazed courtyard encircled by a layer of free flowing public space in the form of a grand cloister establishes the hub of the Museum. The galleries, exhibition spaces, classrooms, library, auditorium foyer and restaurant / shop, are all equally, non-hierarchically, accessible from the hub. This central public space paired with the courtyard is non-proscriptive enabling a wide range of activities to unfold such as performances, installations, public gathering and receptions.

  Sede Fashion Research I...  

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Il piano primo si compone di una porzione più arretrata e lineare e di una curvilinea e aggettante in corrispondenza della sala conferenze. La luce nelle sue evoluzioni giornaliere e stagionali viene celebrata dai bianchi pannelli dell’innovativa facciata in solidsurface.

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The lower level is more intensely furnished than the upper level, completely glazed with classrooms and a large hall directly accessible from the footway. The upper level consists of a linear portion that is a little more set back, with a jutting curved portion in line with the conference hall. The changing light during the day and over the year is celebrated by the white panels on the leading-edge solid-surface façade. This material was chosen for its transformative potential: it is soft, warm to the touch yet luminous and deep, easy to repair and 100% recyclable.

  Cantina L’’Astemia pent...  

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Appartengono a quegli anni le sue prime espressioni di architettura radicale e la collaborazione con Gufram per la presentazione dei Multipli all’EuroDomus 1972, che presto si affermeranno sul piano internazionale a seguito di esposizioni quali : “Italy - New Domestic Landscape” al MOMA di New York.

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Gianni Arnaudo began his career at Studio 65, where he was one of the original driving forces. His first pieces of radical architecture date back to that period when, working with Gufram, he presented Multiples at EuroDomus 1972, which quickly won international acclaim after exhibitions such as: “Italy - New Domestic Landscape” at MOMA in New York. In 1975, Arnaudo set up his own professional practice, which has brought him success and international acclaim. Irony, desecration and “critical design” are Arnaudo’s hallmarks: his works of architecture and design have ensured an ongoing place for him as an icon of art and Pop design.

  Casa JMG  

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La casa si compone così di elementi strettamente correlati, che si identificano nella corte aperta di nuova formazione e richiamano elementi di una corte rurale: il trullo - nucleo d’origine, che viene conservato ed adibito ad abitazione separata per gli ospiti -; i due nuovi corpi edilizi, disposti a L per costituire, insieme al trullo, i lati edificati della corte aperta; la piscina, che occupa il lato libero della corte; l’intera parcella di terreno, che rappresenta, con i suoi dislivelli leggermente modificati e la presenza degli ulivi nella corte ed attorno alla residenza, un legame di forte accento col territorio antropizzato e con le sue caratteristiche salienti.

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The trullo is the original core and it has been maintained, turned into a residential unit for guests. The two new buildings, in an L-shape, form the protected sides of the open courtyard in combination with the trullo, leaving the pool to occupy the final side. The entire plot - with its slightly diverging levels and olive trees in the courtyard and around the house - provides a powerful link to the local landscape that has been crafted and defined by centuries of manual labour.

  Studio Bell, National M...  

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Grazie alle sue sedute flessibili e alle partizioni acustiche operabili, questo spazio di 4 mila mq e con 300 posti può essere personalizzato a seconda delle esigenze, venendo chiuso per performance più raccolte o totalmente aperto sull’atrio e sulle zone di circolazione per “riempire” l’intero spazio di musica.

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Entering Studio Bell’s East Block, visitors are welcomed into a central lobby that opens upward through the building’s five levels. In the lobby, interactive exhibitions and live performances provide visitors with an introduction to the building’s many resources. Two helical staircases flank the lobby and fill the interstitial space between the towers. The main performance hall overlooks the lobby from the second floor, and serves as the building’s programmatic and structural center. With flexible seating and a movable acoustic wall, the 4,000-square-foot, 300-seat space can be closed for more intimate performances or opened fully to the lobby and circulation spaces to fill the entire building with music.

  Riconfigurazione sede a...  

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Mantenere una certa rigidità negli allineamenti è una soluzione per collegare i volumi contigui, il nuovo ed il preesistente, in modo che una discreta continuità dei parametri contribuisca a definire un blocco edilizio comparabile nelle sue due componenti: la medesima altezza dei volumi, la conferma di una suddivisione per fasce orizzontali del prospetto nord, la porzione superiore con gradi variabili di “trasparenza” con la sovrapposizione parziale di un filtro con un involucro esterno alla facciata, la linea delle finestre posizionata nella fascia intermedia delle due porzioni.

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One solution to achieve this was to maintain a degree of rigidity in the alignment of the new and old buildings, producing an understated continuity that helps create the effect of a single block in which the two constructions are comparable. For example: the old and new sections are the same height; the entire northern elevation is divided into horizontal bands, in which the upper section is characterised by varying levels of "transparency" and a partial overlay of an external envelop; and there is a row of windows in the middle band. The design also creates a material and visual break between the sections as the tower for the lift acts like as point of connection, but also simultaneous shows the separation.

  Kulturbau  

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Esso fornisce inoltre splendide possibilità d'accesso ai visitatori: la hall centrale, con le sue entrate su ogni lato, si inserisce infatti con grande armonia all'interno del tessuto urbano. Ogni istituto ha il proprio ingresso ed è direttamente accessibile dalla piazza aperta mediante scale a chiocciola (per museo e centro di informazioni turistiche) e scale mobili (per la biblioteca).

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The Kulturbau houses the public library, the Mittelrhein Museum and the tourist information of Koblenz, with their ‘Zentrum der Rheinromantik’. The combination of these different cultural institutions offers the chance to exploit the synergies between the various institutions. The cultural building stands solitary in the new central square and is a landmark due to this solitary character, its facade design and the conscious elevation in the city. The building has splendid accessibility for visitors; the central lobby has entrances from all sides and is therefore a natural part of the urban fabric.

  Cantina L’’Astemia pent...  

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Appartengono a quegli anni le sue prime espressioni di architettura radicale e la collaborazione con Gufram per la presentazione dei Multipli all’EuroDomus 1972, che presto si affermeranno sul piano internazionale a seguito di esposizioni quali : “Italy - New Domestic Landscape” al MOMA di New York.

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Gianni Arnaudo began his career at Studio 65, where he was one of the original driving forces. His first pieces of radical architecture date back to that period when, working with Gufram, he presented Multiples at EuroDomus 1972, which quickly won international acclaim after exhibitions such as: “Italy - New Domestic Landscape” at MOMA in New York. In 1975, Arnaudo set up his own professional practice, which has brought him success and international acclaim. Irony, desecration and “critical design” are Arnaudo’s hallmarks: his works of architecture and design have ensured an ongoing place for him as an icon of art and Pop design.

  Scuola di Musica e Danza  

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“Con l’elegante compostezza delle sue pareti in mattoni scuri e l’aspetto ricco del suo rivestimento in lega di rame, l’edifico intende rispecchiare l’intento progettuale di evocare un carillon, le cui pareti sono punteggiate da una varietà di aperture” spiega Olivier Souquet.

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The shiny, almost fragile aspect of the copper alloy contrasts with the brickwork which has been densely set with hardly any visible jointing to give it the rough aspect of a dry stone wall. Speckled lines of light coloured brick create random horizontal patterns across the brick wall surfaces whilst the vertical ridge lines behind the copper cladding give a vertical rhythm to the other façades. “Between the elegant restraint of its dark brick walls and the rich aspect of its copper alloy cladding the design intention is to make it look like a music box whose walls are punctuated by the variety of openings” explains Olivier Souquet.

  Francois Leclercq et as...  

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È un gioco reiterato nello spazio e ritmato dalla luce zenitale e dalle sue variazioni d’intensità filtrate dalla copertura in vetro. Le classi, tra loro in comunicazione grazie a un corridoio, si affacciano tanto sul cortile quanto sul giardino: una dualità che fa dell’edificio un elemento all’interno di contesto più esteso, quello del campus, che comprende inoltre una piazza per eventi, un campo sportivo, il “giardino dei cinque sensi” e un auditorium strutturato attorno al corpo principale dell’istituto.

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The Nelson Mandela High School recalls the figure of the industrial hall, with its long and aerial morphology that shows its rational and intense use, is intimately linked with the Île de Nantes’ past. It inspired the form of, the broad prow of which pays tribute to the district’s Atlantic horizon and reactivates the immemorial ties between boat builders and building builders.

  Torre del Borgo  

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In stretta connessione, la riflessione architettonica si dirige ad una sintesi fra storicità e potenzialità degli elementi materici e spaziali, leggendo l’insieme del monumento, le sue valenze qualitative, la capacità rappresentativa di espletare funzioni con un forte contenuto identificativo: operare una valorizzazione degli elementi costituivi l’edificio, agendo sulla connessione degli spazi e sulla configurazione di significative suggestioni nella fruizione degli spazi.

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The design thus had to work on all these different levels. The restoration side focused on repairing the ageing main tower (and the slightly lower one next to it), which necessitated quite a bit of consolidation and regeneration work. The architectural goal was to combine the historical side with the potential of the spaces and materials in an interpretation of the building, as a whole, that draws out its quality and creates spaces with a strong sense of identity. As such, the design focused on highlighting the elements that constitute the building, especially the connections between the spaces, and on presenting meaningful suggestions on how to use the spaces. The work was divided into two stages.

  Uffici e centro ricerch...  

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Alba è una cittadina nel Piemonte meridionale, cuore delle Langhe e rappresentativa di un territorio che ha saputo trasformare la propria vocazione agricola e produttiva in una straordinaria leva di sviluppo. La Ferrero, nota azienda di prodotti dolciari, dal 1946 ha qui le sue origini e la sua sede principale.

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Alba is a small town in the heart of the Langhe district, in Southern Piedmont (Italy’s North). As a town, it has leveraged its agricultural and manufacturing heritage into an extraordinary driver of growth. Confectionery giant Ferrero first began operating here in 1946. The company still has its main headquarters in the town. As well as its manufacturing plants and the Fondazione Ferrero, since 2003 the Alba-based confectionary company has been working with the Turin-based a.s. practice and its architects on a project for a brand-new research facility and new company offices. Situated not far from Ferrero’s manufacturing district, to the north-west of Alba’s old town, the research facility and offices occupy and reuse the footprint and abandoned buildings of the former Pellisseri spinning factory.

  Ristrutturazione Aula M...  

Montrer texteMontrer source en cacheMontrer URL avec texte source	Attraverso la propria attività culturale, di ricerca e progettazione, cerca di comprendere le dinamiche della società contemporanea pensando a cosa fare per migliorare la vita dell'uomo e non solo; l'uomo con le sue qualità, le sue debolezze, le sue idee e la sua millenaria cultura diversa per estrazione politica, religiosa, sociale ed economica.
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Montrer texteMontrer source en cacheMontrer URL avec texte source	Parte dell’eredità culturale di Stavanger è radicata nelle sue infinite case in legno, risalenti a inizio XIX secolo. Vanta infatti la più elevata concentrazione di architettura in legno entro i confini urbani di tutto Nord Europa.
Comparer pages textesComparer pages HTMMontrer URL avec texte sourceMontrer URL avec langue cibleDéfinir theplan.it comme domaine prioritaire	Part of Stavanger’s cultural heritage lies in the city’s countless wooden houses, which date back to the early 19th century. In fact, the city has Northern Europe’s largest concentration of wooden architecture inside the city limits. It is a cultural heritage the city is proud of, and one, which the Waterfront reflects and interprets in contemporary, urban terms.

  Due dacie, Sestroretsk ...  

Montrer texteMontrer source en cacheMontrer URL avec texte source	Nei bracci si collocano le stanze da letto ed i servizi; in particolare, nel corpo a sud-ovest, si situa la zona soggiorno, leggermente ribassata, ma in collegamento diretto col nucleo centrale, attraverso tre gradini: la zona di soggiorno diviene uno spazio pregiato, con stufa-camino e libreria, uno spazio che si integra alla natura e contiene luminosità per mezzo delle sue tre pareti vetrate.
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  Campus Luigi Einaudi  

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Tra le sue realizzazioni il complesso industriale Fiat di Melfi, i centri di calcolo per le Ferrovie a Mestre e Palermo; il training center Iveco a Torino; il training center Hitachi a Lecce; gli show room FAL di Berlino, Parigi, Londra; i padiglioni Meccanica, Verniciatura e il Ristorante per la Ferrari di Maranello; la sala conferenze del museo dell’auto di Torino, il restyling della sede FPT di Verrone, l’edificio per servizi dell’autodromo del Mugello, la Torre di Lodi per uffici Zucchetti.

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Marco Visconti graduated in architecture at the University of Genoa, followed by a postgraduate master in Architectural Design at the UCLA of Los Angeles and a degree in Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Turin. In Genoa he collaborated with Renzo Piano from 1984 to 1986. From 1987 to 2006 he was the head of the architectural group of Fiatengineering and subsequently of Maire Tecnimont. In January 2007 he founded an architectural firm focused on sustainability. This group is a creative laboratory where architects and engineers, focused on human needs, work together to find the best passive solutions for energy saving. Among the projects in industry, professional training and culture filed, noteworthy are: the engine production hall and the paint pavillon Ferrari, as well as the restaurant Ferrari in Maranello; the Iveco’s training center in Turin; the research center Fiat Sata in Melfi; Hitachi’s training centre in Lecce; Turin’s National Automobile Museum’s conference room, Mugello’s race track’s service building in Florence; Iren cogeneration and hydroelectric plant in Moncalieri; Zucchetti office tower in Lodi. Marco lectures on specific topics at Italian and foreign universities. He is the author of publications and thematic books and his projects are documented by major international journals of architecture.

  Scuola di Musica e Danza  

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“E’ la prima volta che scegliamo questo tipo di legno e siamo molto soddisfatti della sua texture e delle sue tonalità calde che creano un’atmosfera accogliente nella scuola di musica, ma anche della sua fibra intrecciata che è chiaramente visibile” commenta Olivier Souquet.

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On the other side of the entrance hall a wide gallery runs through the east wing of the building. A long, solid oak bench provides a seating area for the parents whilst a row of furniture units visually separates the administrative offices on the left hand side of the gallery from the practice rooms on the right hand side of the gallery. The practice rooms on the ground floor are reserved for the younger pupils because they are more easily accessible from the main entrance. From the main gallery small passage ways lead to further practice rooms with double door systems reserved for louder musical activities. When you enter the gallery the first door to the left is reserved for the school secretariat. It includes again a splayed wooden window with a large window ledge to write on which is beautifully crafted in American red elm. All the doors inside the building have laminated American red elm facing as well as the door frames which are set in to give volume and mass: the entire door facings on both floors represent a total surface area of 130 m². To create rhythm and variety the architects have alternated different shades of white and grey wall coatings between the doorways with full height wood panelling in American red elm crown cut veneer fixed on MDF panels in certain wall sections (110 m² in total). “This is the first time that we specify this wood species and we are very satisfied with the texture and warm tones it creates in the music school as well as its interlocking grain which is clearly visible” comments Olivier Souquet. The strip lighting runs along the top edges of the walls so as to create a subdued indirect lighting that creates soft shadows on the joinery work and stoneware flooring. At the end of the gallery the architects have created a patio which brings more natural daylight both in the practice rooms on the ground floor but also in the dance rooms on the upper floor. The secret inner patio creates a quiet space within the building conducive to concentration. The golden light of its walls spreads gently across the sloped ceilings into the adjacent passage way that wraps around the patio and into the dance halls above.