Musical Space RMAA - Reinach Mendoça Arquitetos Associados

Musical Space RMAA - Reinach Mendoça Arquitetos Associados
© Isabella Shih e Tony Chen

Musical Space 

RMAA - Reinach Mendoça Arquitetos Associados

LEAD ARCHITECT
Andrea Junqueira De Castro

INTERIORS
Reinach Mendonça Arquitetos Associados

LIGHTING TECHNIQUE
Reka Iluminação

COLLABORATORS
Claudia Bigoto, Daniela Sopas, Felipe Barba, Fernanda Vilaça, Gabriel Mendonça, Gabriel Penna, Giovanna Federico, Guilherme Sampaio, Luana Lopes, Nathalia Grippa, Rodrigo Nakajima, Rodrigo Oliveira, Tadeu Ferreira, Tony Chen

LANDSCAPING
Raul Pereira

INSTALLATIONS
Valter Torres

ACOUSTICS
Harmonia Acústica

STRUCTURE
Benedictis Engenharia

PROGRAM
Corporate Project

PHOTOGRAPHS
Isabella Shih E Tony Chen

AREA
421 m²

YEAR
2022

LOCATION
São Paulo ,Brazil

CATEGORY
School

In 2016, the MUSICAL SPACE Music School decided to relocate to a new location - a traditional house in the Vila Madalena neighborhood of São Paulo, situated at the corner between a busy street and a pedestrian alley.

Musical Space RMAA - Reinach Mendoça Arquitetos Associados
© Isabella Shih e Tony Chen
Musical Space RMAA - Reinach Mendoça Arquitetos Associados
© Isabella Shih e Tony Chen

This house had a street-level garage and an elevated ground-floor area accessed by an external staircase.

There was a railing by the sidewalk, and a tall wall separating the front setback from the adjacent pedestrian alley.

Musical Space RMAA - Reinach Mendoça Arquitetos Associados
© Isabella Shih e Tony Chen
Musical Space RMAA - Reinach Mendoça Arquitetos Associados
© Isabella Shih e Tony Chen

The architectural approach was to create a large façade using cobogó elements to shield the narrow balcony that existed between the living room and the front of the lot.

Additionally, the decision was made to remove the railing and the side wall to connect the entire front with public spaces.

Musical Space RMAA - Reinach Mendoça Arquitetos Associados
© Isabella Shih e Tony Chen
Musical Space RMAA - Reinach Mendoça Arquitetos Associados
© Isabella Shih e Tony Chen

The new cobogó design would provide identity and visibility to the ensemble, which, with the absence of barriers, would become more integrated with the city's communal areas.

In the former garage, a glassed-in room facing the street was created for community presentations.

Musical Space RMAA - Reinach Mendoça Arquitetos Associados
© Isabella Shih e Tony Chen
Musical Space RMAA - Reinach Mendoça Arquitetos Associados
© Isabella Shih e Tony Chen

On the elevated floor, numerous classrooms of varying sizes were distributed - from small spaces for individual lessons to larger rooms for ensemble practice.

A covered glass pergola defined the main circulation path between the different school areas.

Musical Space RMAA - Reinach Mendoça Arquitetos Associados
© Isabella Shih e Tony Chen
Musical Space RMAA - Reinach Mendoça Arquitetos Associados
© Isabella Shih e Tony Chen

In the back, the design included a large auditorium and additional support facilities (recording studio, restrooms, and snack bar) to complete the ensemble.

Finally, the side garden facing the alley was enhanced with a wooden deck, from which the audience enjoys collective performances, both from the glassed-in auditorium and the larger rooms with retractable glass doors that face this generous courtyard.

Musical Space RMAA - Reinach Mendoça Arquitetos Associados
© Isabella Shih e Tony Chen
Musical Space RMAA - Reinach Mendoça Arquitetos Associados
© Isabella Shih e Tony Chen

Yellow and graphite-colored floors and doors provide a visual identity to the ensemble, while meticulous acoustic treatment guarantees the quality of simultaneous use of all spaces.

Musical Space RMAA - Reinach Mendoça Arquitetos Associados
© Isabella Shih e Tony Chen
Musical Space RMAA - Reinach Mendoça Arquitetos Associados
© Isabella Shih e Tony Chen


Musical Space RMAA - Reinach Mendoça Arquitetos Associados
Plan - Street Pavement
Musical Space RMAA - Reinach Mendoça Arquitetos Associados
Plan - Ground floor
Musical Space RMAA - Reinach Mendoça Arquitetos Associados
Plan - Roof


Musical Space RMAA - Reinach Mendoça Arquitetos Associados
Section AA e Section BB
Musical Space RMAA - Reinach Mendoça Arquitetos Associados
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