Atlantic Sounds: A Faroese Music Conservatory

Abstract

Dette afgangsprojekt er udfærdiget af gruppe 18 på 10. semester Arkitektur & Design - Aalborg Universitet og omhandler designet af et musikkonservatorium på Færøerne. Med dette projekt ønskes det at skabe rammerne for at videreudvikle den enestående musikkultur der allerede eksisterer på færøerne på trods af at der ikke findes tertiær musikuddannelse i landet. Projektet befinder sig på spidsen af “Raktangi” en græsklædt tange ved den vestlige del af udmundingen ved fjorden Skálafjørður på den sydlige del af øen Eysturoy. Motivationen for dette afgangsprojekt stammer til dels fra observationer og skepsis af den samtidige færøske byggekultur og dens behandling af topografi. Projektet søger derfor inspiration i en tektonisk analyse af traditionel færøsk arkitektur for at give et bud på, hvordan unik nutidig færøsk arkitektur kan udformes. Projektet beskæftiger sig yderligere med brugen af akustik som et arkitektonisk formgivende element igennem multi-objektiv optimering, hvor arkitektoniske, akustiske og konstruktionsmæssige parametre bliver brugt til at finde en form der er optimal for alle aspekter.

This master thesis is made by Group 18 of the 10th-semester Architecture & Design - Aalborg University and deals with the design of a music conservatory on the Faroe Islands. The aim of the project is to create the framework for further developing the unique music culture that already exists on the Faroe Islands, despite the absence of tertiary music education in the country. The project is located at the tip of "Raktangi" a grassy tongue of land at the mouth of the fjord Skálafjørður on the southern part of the island of Eysturoy. The motivation for this thesis originates in part from observations and skepticism of the contemporary Faroese building culture and its treatment of topography. The project, therefore, seeks inspiration in a tectonic analysis of traditional Faroese architecture to create an example of how unique contemporary Faroese architecture can be designed. The project further deals with the use of acoustics as an architectural design element through multi-objective optimization where acoustic and structural parameters are used to find a form that is optimal for all aspects.

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Atlantic Sounds: A Faroese Music Conservatory