Week 5: Piano and Violin Building (A picture a day)

Piano and Violing Building in China

This Piano and Violin house is situated in Huainan City in north-central Anhui, China. This lovely building was designed in 2007 by the students of the architectural design faculty of Hefey University of Technology. When people think of Huainan, they usually relate the place to scenes of Chinese urbanism such as skyscrapers and shopping malls. It is definitely a surprise to see a house shaped violin leaning against a grand piano with the lid propped open. The violin is completely made out of glass which serves as the entry to the house, linking the elevated piano to the ground. The piano portion of the house stands on three concrete legs. The grand piano base of the building houses two concert halls and is used by music students from a local college. 

I love how the architect has chose to simulate instruments to bring out a very class feeling. This building is also dubbed as the 'most romantic place' in China by the locals. The juxtaposition between the black grand piano and the see through glass violin building, creates a strong contrast between the matte and the transparent. I hope that Singapore would have more of these beautiful architecture.