NotesBalticMusic Conservatorium

Graduation project by Mindaugas Savickas, master of architecture,Academie van Bouwkunst 2013

Could the use and misuse of the architectural space lead to a new architecture?

Bernard Tschumi‘Architecture and Disjunction’

Where.............5- Baltic region and Klaipeda 5

- Historical developments 6-7

- Urban vision 8

What.............11- Chronology of the berth 11

- Re-Arch 11

- Incentive / Program / Organisation 12-13

How.............15- Inspiration 15

- Dialogue 16

- Ground Floor 17-18

- Historical forms 19-20

- Plans 21

- Interior spaces 23

- Cross-Section 24

- Accoustics 25

- Facade 26

- Detailing 27

- Impressions 28-29

- Credints 30

Where

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Klaipeda waterfront city

East coast of the Baltic sea is a home for a harbour city called Klaipeda. City’s indus-trial water edge is undergoing important urban transformations, therefore I chose this site for my research.

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XV-XVIII century The town was a part of Kingdom of Prus-sia, later German Empire. Memel served as a port for neighbouring Lithuania.

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1991 Soviet goverment transformed Klaipeda into a piscatorial-marine base with gigantic shipyard, dockyard and a fishing port. Indus-trial developments annihilated historical ar-tefacts of the town.

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Vision Klaipeda’s historical old-town becomes a beating city heart. New cultural and edu-cational facilities would involve: Castle mu-seum as a City Podium; Music theater and Music Conservatorium, Drama theater next to it; Yacht-club, Fish Market and new living-working districts with a Baltic Sunset view.

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Today Since 2005 all the biggest city celebra-tions are taking place on the public squares of the water edge. Klaipeda is also know for its Castle Jazz festival attracting musicians from all over the world.

What

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Re-Arch1919 - ‘Schiffswerft Memel - Lindenau und cie, Eisen und Holzschiffbau, Maschinenfabrik und Giesserei’ was established replacing wooden ship industry.

1922 - a first steam ship ‘Cattaro’ was built.

1939-1945 - Lindenau complex was used for military purposes. particularly in building german war-ships. During the war some of the buildings were damaged or demolished while bombarding the city.

1942 - Lindenau sipway and (un-)covered berth is a part of a former Lindenau shipyard. The steel profiles ‘Gutehoffnungshutte’ comes from Rurh area in Germany.

1945- ... - After the war buildings and equipment were rebuilt and used for ship building and repair.

Today - Lindenau complex is abandoned since the harbor industry moved seeking deeper wa-ters. The berth was recognised as a state pro-tected historical and cultural heritage. It is valued for its striking architectural character in its urban context. Thanks to the unique german construc-tion methods the structure is still intact and has a capacity to fit large culturally orientated spaces due to its height and large spans. The cranes and rails are operational and can be suited for a new purpose.

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Occasional public access

School program

Existing structure

Program

Incentive

These conditions lead to the following pro-gram:

- 40 individual practice rooms from which 8 would be used for loud instruments such as percussion and brass instruments.

- 3 different size music halls. The main hall 12x16x40m, a smaller hall of 12x16x18m and Podium hall (8x6.5x24m)

- 1500m2 meeting and group practice area with a library, study area, meeting rooms, re-cording studios and administration.

- Storage area with Instrument making work-shop where children can learn the craft of making instruments.

Usable area of the building is 6200m2Number of students - a.500

Klaipeda’s music students lack quali-ty conditions for their development. There are three music schools in the old town area. They accommodate 400-500 students a year. Un-fortunately the facilities are 60 to 80 years old therefore students desperately need a new accommodation. Meeting the highest stand-arts is also an ambition of Klaipeda, which is recently becoming a musical harbour of the Baltic sea due to its proactive posture in en-tertainment business.

This new Music Conservatorium would be ‘backing-up’ the Music Theate next to it and the City Podium within the restored castle fortifications.

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Ground floor usage

Castle

Water

Public square

Individual practice

Group practice

Meeting space

Main entrance

Public cafe

School level +7,50

Organisation

How

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dialogue between MASS and STRUCTURE

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Ground floor

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Visualisation: school entrance

Main entrance

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Plan Musikverein by Thoephil von Hansen, Vienna 1870

Historical forms

First floor +7,50

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Meeting place - Aula

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Roof terrace +14,50Second floor +11,00

22Main hall

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Interior spacesproximity to the old structure

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Cross-section

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Long-section

Basic accoustic parameters:

Isolation

Absorbtion

Diffusion

Reverbaration timeReference: music making work place

- Muzyq, Amsterdam

Detail wall of a hall1:10

Accousticsmain hall

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North facade

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WELDED STEEL FACADE(adapting ship building methods)

Reference: glass roof

Reference: steel handrail

Reference: steel canopy

Polyurea steel finishing

Detail 1 - glass roof

Detail 2

Horizontal facade detail

Horizontal facade detail Detail North facade

Detailing

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West facade

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Bird view

Thanks to:

Mentor:

Ruurd Roorda

Commission members

René Bouman

Holger Gladys

External advisors:

Robert Winkel

Rob Doomen (Pieters Bouwtechniek)

Margriet Lautenbach (Peutz akoestiek)

Academie van Bouwkunst Amsterdam