A Convocation Hall

Spring 2012

A long and in-depth discussion of the theatre building type preceded the final design of a convocation hall and performance auditorium within a large university masterplan. The building is conceptualized as an agglomeration of multiple buildings: the entry courtyard, the offices, the smaller auditoria, and the main hall proper.

Advanced Studio under Demetri Porphyrios while at Yale University.

View of entrance facade

View of rear facade

View of entry court

Floor plan at convocation hall level

Floor plan at balcony level

Plan studies of hall form

Facade at office-loggia

Section through hall and front facade

Section through halls

Detailed wall section and enlarged elevation

Study of wall details

Studies in perspective

Entry facade development

Precedent studies (L to R): The Bouleuterion at Miletus, The Theatre at Epidauros, Finlandia Hall in Helsinki, The Musikverein in Vienna, The Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza

Precedent – The Roman Theatre at Aspendos

Precedent – Finlandia Hall, Alvar Aalto, Helsinki

Precedent – The Musikverein, Theopil Hansen, Vienna

Facade character study