Maha Riaz
Thesis Title:
سماعت - Can a space be heard in the absence of sound?
Project Title:
A Music School and Ensemble Space for the Hearing impaired
Location:
Deaf Reach School and college
User Group:
Hearing Impaired
An approach to spatial design that is primarily informed by the unique ways in which the hearing impaired perceive music and inhabit space. Creating a music school for the hearing impaired where they experience music through visual and tactile cues.
Maha Riaz
Interior Design
Thesis Title:
سماعت - Can a space be heard in the absence of sound?
Project Title:
A Music School and Ensemble Space for the Hearing impaired
Location:
Deaf Reach School and college
User Group:
Hearing Impaired
An approach to spatial design that is primarily informed by the unique ways in which the hearing impaired perceive music and inhabit space. Creating a music school for the hearing impaired where they experience music through visual and tactile cues.
0306-2262045
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Looking at the protocols that we need to follow while designing for the hearing impaired
Ways in which music can be experienced without the presence of sound
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The process of analyzing spaces for the not impaired and impaired and looking at strategies to work on in the design
Approach to design the lesson rooms
Program and zoning of the space
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The ground floor plan showing the open flow space with three different zones for them to experience music. Ground floor also has two social pods to give them space to record and send out to the world the music that they create and it also consists of the percussion room. The ceiling plan of the ground floor is mainly ambient light to assist the deaf.
Views of the ground floor
The first floor consisting of the key room, formal performance space, strings room, vocal percussion room, and breakout space. The aim was to keep the first floor more acoustically sound. The ceiling of the first floor is also mainly ambient lights.
Views of the first floor
Cutting the section that shows the open space, the entrance space and the social pod on the ground floor and strings room and performance space on the first floor following that are the views of the respective spaces
Cutting the section that shows the social pods and percussion room on the ground floor and performance space, the vestibule leading to it and the key room on the first floor following that are the views of the respective spaces
Music School for the Deaf
