Music school | Dominique Coulon & associés

[ENG] - The music school is a monolithic block 100m long and 40m wide. It is sited perpendicular to the main road, projecting into the public area by 16 meters. The building is set against a forest of giant sequoias, also aligned perpendicular to the main road. The group forms a doorway marking the entrance to the town. There is a broad forecourt area that disappears underneath the building. The public uses the monumental staircase leading to the inside courtyard and the main foyer. This is a wide area, open to the sky, treated with phosphorescent paint. In the evening it continues to glow with a strange light. The building houses a mixed program. It comprises premises for local teenagers, an extra-curricular centre for schoolchildren, a community hall, an auditorium, and a music school. These functions are brought together in a monolithic building.