VII. Austin Music Hall

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• AMH is a civic building dedicated to supporting and celebrating the arts — specifically music — that define this city. 
• It represents the city’s stake against the encroaching glass tech towers that are all but inevitable. ​
• ​The restrained, dignified edifice houses numerous functions aimed at serving the public.

• Currently the site is a parking lot (google maps). The city has a unique opportunity to develop a central downtown parcel still owned by Travis County.
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• The proposal aims to develop the parcel in two halves. To the south is a residential tower, that will help finance the civic ambitions of the AMH.
  
  
• The AMH presents a grand backdrop to the recently renovated Republic Square, which slopes down to meet it.
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• W. 4th Street will be closed to traffic except as needed. It will continue to host the popular Sunday Farmer’s market. 

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​plans (high res. pdf here)

PROGRAM:
​150,000+ square feet on 8 floors

RESTAURANT & RETAIL:
- Dining for over 150 patrons
- Indoor / Outdoor
- 2,000sf Retail

PUBLIC ACCESS:
- Host of W 4th Farmers Market
- Four floors of casual indoor seating,
- Suspended in a 5 story glass atrium
- Rooftop Deck & Garden

EDUCATIONAL:
- 12,000 sf of configurable classroom space
- Rehersals, Recitals, Recording Studios, etc.
- 300sf studio spaces rentable by the hour
- 24hr swipe access
- Long-term storage closets available
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OFFICE:
- 24,000 sf on four floors,
- Each separately rentable
- Kitchen, Conference, Private Offices

VENUE:
- 4,000sf Main Floor
- 4,000 more in the Mezzanine Bar
- 2000sf Jazz Lounge
- 3 Regulation Size Billiards tables

PRIVATE EVENTS:
- Restaurant, Roof & Venue can be rented
separately or together for weddings, galas, etc.

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sections (high res. pdf here)

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by night ...

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Lighting can be modified for event types.

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elevations (high res. pdf here)

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diagrams & Details (high res. PDF here)

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site photos:

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preliminary strategies (High res. Pdf here)

The Austin Music Hall is a project developed entirely by Henry Rose in the Fall of 2020 in completion of the requirements of the "Integrative Studio" at University of Texas Austin School of Architecture. 

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