Concept

For this Design the Concept that would determine the interior form is rhythm. This concept comes from the purpose of the space itself, because am designing an African school of music, I thought rhythm is the perfect concept because every music has a rhythm, but this concept is not just about the rhythm in music but also a repeated pattern in terms of life in Africa. The concept of rhythm will look at natural forms and organic shapes, the way they flow together to create a rhythm. Traditional African architecture rarely consist of accurate planning and measurements, just like nature, it has an irregular rhythm that does not follow a particular pattern. This is the idea behind the concept and I would be looking at organic forms and shapes in a bid to use them as a structure for the interior that would reflect on Africans way of life. When talking about irregular and non particular pattern in African architecture, it is safe to also say this idea is reflected on daily lives of traditional Africans in particular. During a trip to Uganda, I realised that many people did not follow a particular time, they were almost never on time for any meeting or appointments, there was not much sense of urgency or hurry. People would just show up uninvited, sometimes even at 5 in the morning. This is a testimony to the concept and the space will look to reflect on this idea so that it can best relate, and beside if we want to look at music literally as a concept, we can also say that an instrument contains various pitch and sounds that create a rhythm, and similarly to this proposed concept, it should contain various aspect of African culture that creates a rhythm.