SCHOOL OF ROCK VENICE
THE FIRST OF SIX ADAPTIVE REUSE PROJECTS FOR THE PRIMARY SCHOOL OF ROCK FRANCHISEE IN SO CAL, THIS BRANCH INITIATED OUR SITE-SPECIFIC DESIGN APPROACH, HERE INSPIRED BY THE VENICE LOCALE AND PARTICULARS OF THE EXISTING BUILDING.
SITUATED IN A NARROW TWO STORY BUILDING, ORIGINALLY CONSTRUCTED IN 1952 AND PREVIOUSLY OCCUPIED BY LAW OFFICES, THE FIRST DESIGN MOVE WAS SCRAPING THE STAID FORMALITY OF OFFICE PARTITIONS AND FAUX FINISHES TO GET TO THE ESSENTIAL BONES OF THE STRUCTURE AND BUILDING FROM THERE. THE BEAUTY OF OLD-SCHOOL WOOD FRAMING IS EXPOSED AND ACCENTUATED WITH UPLIGHTING AND STRATEGICALLY PLACED SKYLIGHTS. EXPOSED SPIRAL DUCTING RUNNING THROUGH CIRCULATION SPACES ADDS TO THE RAW ESSENTIAL NATURE OF THE INTERIORS MEANT TO INSPIRE KIDS TO ABANDON THEIR INHIBITIONS AND ROCK OUT.
OTHER KEYS TO EACH OF OUR SCHOOL OF ROCK PROJECTS’ SUCCESS IS THOUGHTFUL AND EFFICIENT SPACE PLANNING – HERE ANCHORED BY A CENTRALLY LOCATED RECEPTION LOBBY - AND OUR STATE-OF-THE-ART SOUND TRANSMISSION CONTROL CONSTRUCTION AND ACOUSTICAL TREATMENTS.