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Design problem The project was to understand the functional aspects of a residential building for its inhabitants. It was a dwelling for a blind person who is musician by his work.

The site was on the sea shore and should house a residence for the blind person who will be able to work and live there alone.

sound is the key

regular sound : rest/sleep less sound : service no sound : music

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blind musician's residence Academic Project | Project Yr.: Level 2, Term 2 (StudioVI), Project Duration: 4 weeks

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Concept Sound had a vital role in this particular situation. A blind person's main sense of observation is auditory. He has a sharp sense of sound. Being a musician that man's perception of sound was more pronounced. And when that blind musician was supposed to live on the shore of a sea, a constant source of rhythm, that would definitely have impact on him.

Idea The important link of sound was tried to achieve as the key-factor for understanding different spaces. Different zones as: rest, service and work were distinguished with different intensity of sound from the sea, as like: the zone to rest with direct seaborne sound, the zone to meet and serve with moderate and the zone to 'work with music' with complete isolation.

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images | 7 & 8 sections | 9 A B & C intensity of light, sound and air through spaces.

D different elements used to identify different positions.

E & F orthogonal circulation and spaces.

G the music core as the centre of structural support.

H straight walls at north-south direction and inclined walls at east-west direction.

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Formal expression While visual disability of the man was considered for functional aspects, his identity as an artist was symbolized in expression of the building. It had inclined walls getting an overall look of expanding phenomena of creative activities.

Concrete was taken as the building material for construction of external and internal walls and as outlook of solidity and grandness of an artist. Openings had been engraved carefully from that solid concrete with consideration for control of light and sound at different areas.

Consideration was for designing an efficient building for an isolated disable man. But at the same time it was tried to symbolize the building with the identity of it's single dweller, not by his disability: his blindness, rather by highlighting that man's ability and work: his identity as a musician.

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