Located in downtown,Chicago our studio project involved designing a Centre for contemporary music. The site demanded visibility owing to its prominent location.Our concept was converting a simple diagram into an Illuminated structure that is elegant. We proposed an aluminum-and-glass curtain wall system with notched metal-spandrel elements and vertical fins that enhance the building’s verticality while also providing shading.The Centre houses three concert halls and a facility for the Music Fellows from all over the world. Tapping the beautiful views from all sides and maintaining acoustical privacy from the highly dense Lake shore drive bridge was one of our major site challenges.