I decided to develop musical center called “Maison des musiques” because it contains a music library, recording and rehearsal studios, an exhibition space and two concert halls.
The two main elements of the site are a 19th century urban boulevard going in a straight line and one park of the sixties. The park was a building block which has been demolished to create an open space with three high-rise buildings of the school.

In the master plan, we decided to mute the boulevard in a “rambla” to connect the suburb with the down town. This master plan has been divided in several sites.

On place, I realized that we could see, in the same axis, the suburbs tower and the cathedral bell tower. So I decided to build my project on this axis. The main idea is to erect a long building to recreate a building line along the “rambla” and to redefine the park consequently. The ground floor of the building is completely open to view from one side to the other one. The floor is entirely pedestrian.

All other floors are organized around large voids illuminated by natural light. Large windows have the function to frame the perspectives of the outside landscape and small ones create a dynamism and play of light. The building is designed with different spaces of various character and acoustic to accommodate all types of music, musicians and public.