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Jan 23, 2022 · Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto has completed a museum dedicated to music topped with an undulating roof punctuated by trees in Budapest 's City Park. Named House of Music, the...
Ein Instrument der Musik oder doch der Politik? Das Haus der Musik, entworfen vom japanischen Architekten Sou Fujimoto, ist von atemberaubender Eleganz – mit einem Wermutstropfen.
- Text by The Architects
- Forest of Music-Inspired Architecture
- Movement of A Score: Exhibition and Education Spaces
- Unique Sound Dome
- Permanent Exhibition ‘Sound Dimensions – Musical Journeys in Space and Time’
- Concert Spaces
- About Sou Fujimoto
The vision for the project is to bring the experience of music to life through the interaction of nature, sound, and light. Situated in Budapest, Hungary, which is a historic center of music in Europe for both classical music repertoire and Hungarian folk traditions, the House will host a range of live music from classical to folk, pop to jazz, alo...
The impressive 9,000m² (total floor area) building nestled amongst the trees of the City Park is designed by Japanese practice Sou Fujimoto Architects. The designers have taken inspiration from the synergy between sound and nature, presenting the building as a continuation of its park context and an ambitious rethinking of a 21st-century museum spac...
The layout of the House is set across three distinctive levels reflecting the three movements of a musical score and interweaving nature and music. The subterranean level will provide a space for permanent and temporary exhibitions and a unique sound dome. The park level will be home to the glass-walled concert hall and open-air stage, and the top l...
One of the most notable features of the House – regarded as a rarity across the globe – is the hemispherical sound dome. The concept was inspired by the 20th-century composer Karlheinz Stockhausen, who created the first 3D aural experience in the form of a spherical concert hall, which debuted at the 1970 World Exposition in Osaka, Japan. Designed a...
The institution brings Hungary’s rich music traditions and landmark role in the history of European music to domestic and foreign visitors alike with its interactive exhibitions, both permanent and temporary, utilizing 21st-century technology, music education workshops, as well as music events, and open-air concerts. The permanent exhibition, title...
The ground floor houses two indoor concert halls; the smaller hall primarily functions as a lecture and workshop space, alongside acting as a concert venue and an auditorium. The open-air stage located on the level of the building’s entrance will host daytime and evening concert events, allowing visitors sitting on the hillside opposite the stage an...
Sou Fujimoto is a Japanese architect who established his practice, Sou Fujimoto Architects, in 2000. Graduating from the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering at Tokyo University, Sou Fujimoto Architects now has offices in Tokyo and Paris. Among his recent renowned projects is his winning design of Montpellier city council’s Folie Richt...
Jan 20, 2021 · The House of Hungarian Music designed by Sou Fujimoto is nearing completion in Budapest's City Park as part of the Liget Budapest Project.
Mar 11, 2022 · Budapests Opernhaus von 1884, seine Musikakademie von 1907 und das nun eingeweihte Haus der Musik von Sou Fujimoto befinden sich alle im Umfeld der Andrássy Straße und bieten so den perfekten Rahmen für eine Tour durch Musik, Natur und Architektur.
This was the best visit we made in our 3 days in Budapest. It's a beautiful modern building in the City Park which, itself, is well worth visiting to see the cardboard castle and the baths. Easily accessible by metro. The House of Music has a an absolutely brilliant multi-media exhibition of the history of music in a Hungarian context.
Feb 15, 2023 · Budapest, Hungary. A delight for the eyes and the ears, this otherworldly performance venue and exhibition space by Sou Fujimoto features a roof perforated by 145 uniquely shaped openings—some...
