Centro Cultural Roberto Cantoral

Project Description

Inspired by the movement of a conductor’s baton, the building design is composed of five concrete roofs undulating in harmony to give shape, space and light to the project. Each roof represents a line, always straight, consistent and parallel.
We are looking forward to creating a project that includes the trees on site as a living part of it. The project is being developed in a forested area with huge old trees, so the concert hall could scarcely be dark and traditional. The lines composing the façade move up and down like branches waving in the wind, letting the sunlight pass through and creating a fantasy parade in the middle of mysterious shadows.
The visitor discovers the project step by step, as a gentle and sensitive fusion of nature and human intervention, and walks through the access square with a relaxed state of mind, just observing everything all around, feeling how the concert hall is more than just steel and concrete – it is an invitation to reflect, to feel the harmony inside and outside and to discover the wonderful and magical world of music.
The building envelopes you and its form takes on the shape of music. It is not a whim or a fashion, it is just about the sound of music travelling around every space, every seat, every corner, giving shape to every dream and every song. The white concrete of the external façade represents the purity and originality of Mexican music, while the red concert hall in the interior represents the passion of Mexican composers.