2024-12-22T01:58:15-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150246041/construction-photos-show-sou-fujimoto-s-house-of-hungarian-music-nearing-completion Katherine Guimapang 2021-01-20T17:45:00-05:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/dc/dcbd26612ae1ef95756a978dc3450a93.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Image courtesy of Liget BudapestPraised by both the architecture and music profession, <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/65588/sou-fujimoto-architects" target="_blank">Sou Fujimoto</a>'s House of Hungarian Music aimed to blend the natural and built environment. According to Fujimoto, he wanted to create a sense of harmony between "the nature of sound and the sounds of nature." The project will be a structural icon for Budapest as part of the Liget <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/167503/budapest" target="_blank">Budapest</a> Project, the largest and "most ambitious" cultural development program in Europe.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/bc/bc7051454c6f4fe1c2c2de281d771613.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/bc/bc7051454c6f4fe1c2c2de281d771613.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>House of Hungarian Music. Image &copy; Mohai Balazs/Courtesy of Liget Budapest</figcaption></figure><p>From its <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/11361/glass" target="_blank">glass</a>-walled <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/34080/facade" target="_blank">facade</a> to its perforated canopy, what makes the sing is its undulating roof that is said to represent the "visual representation of the vibration of sound: the wave." Its organic design emphasizes renewable energy and environmentally aware construction methods (as noted by BREEAM). Fujimoto and his team also drew design inspiration from the Secessionist building of the Liszt Academy and <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/43490/hungary" target="_blank">Hungary</a>'s music and music education traditions.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6b/6ba8dcaa8431fe37414f7b4fef7120f0.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6b/6ba8dcaa8431fe37414f7b4fef7120f0.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image ...</figcaption></figure>