UC DAVIS ART MUSEUM PROPOSAL WORKAC

A space conceived to dignify the musical expressions. This project has
been executed together with OCESA, Mexico’s leading company in the
entertainment industry. Taking its inspiration from the time period that gave
rise to the building, the 50’s, the transition from modernism to post-
modernism, it reclaims the value of functionality and applies it to the
present time. This project pays homage to music and the cultural
expressions that surround it.
In this new purpose of the building, art and architecture project its own
compre hensive language. The existing structure is a multipurpose event
hall with 6 levels, a mezzanine and basement. Presently the ground floor
has a lobby area, bar, coat room, kitchen, storage rooms, restrooms, and a
stage with its backstage dressing rooms and bathrooms. Followed by the
house offices, more storage rooms and restrooms, and multiple halls. The
existing area measures 17,060 squared feet an d can host up to 1,500
viewers.
u participation begins at the building’s outdoor lobby access, by creatingr
three different volumes on the facade- from ticket sales, reception to
elevators, and souvenir shop – directly into two corridors which lead to the
building’s entrance. The finishes chosen are what dress and articu late the
interior of the project, setting a rhythm on the walls with wood wainscoting,
which starts on the exterior and travels all the way through the concert hall