

CRESCENDO DECRESCENDO
Inspired by musical dynamics, this school design explores how forms can rise and soften like a crescendo and decrescendo. Through the interplay of stairs and rooflines, the building becomes a spatial composition — a rhythm you can move through.
Music and architecture share a language of rhythm, pause, and intention. In music, a performer shapes emotion through the rise of a crescendo or the quiet release of a decrescendo.This project translates that dynamic expression into space.
The design is composed from two essential elements: stairs and roof. By varying their scale, height, and relationship, the building shifts in intensity as you move through it — sometimes opening upward, sometimes drawing inward.The result is an architectural sequence that feels rhythmic, atmospheric, and intentional — much like music unfolding over time.
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