Casa da música potiguar: uma experiência sonora e cultural no centro histórico de Natal/ RN

Abstract

Music, as art of great importance in the history of humanity, enables the expression of feelings and the sharing of experiences, being considered an essential art for the development of the individual and his feeling of belonging to a given culture. The aim of this study is to develop a proposal of a project of a music museum for the city of Natal - RN, using spatial, technological and natural elements to promote sound experiences, with the concern of including the deaf and its possibilities of sound perception in alternative modes. For the accomplishment of this work, theoretical research was done on the architecture of museums, acoustics and musical inclusion of deaf people, besides conducting direct reference studies in museums that use sound technologies, an indirect study related to the DeafSpace methodology for the creation of an adapted architecture the needs of the deaf, talks with professionals in the areas of museum acoustics and translation of music into sign language. It was also considered aspects related to the insertion of a cultural equipment of this type in the historical center of Natal, affecting and being affected by its surroundings, both in relation to the design decisions and the impact that can be caused by its addition in the region. In order to arrive at the final proposal, aspects of thermal and acoustic comfort, appreciation of landscape potential, dialogue with the historical environment, integration with the urban space and possibilities of sound experiences were worked out. The result is the Potiguar House of Music, an equipment inserted in the historic center of the city that seeks to enhance local musical production, collaborating to strengthen the bond and recognition of the population with this cultural trait and allowing access to it by all.