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Three-storeys Soundhouse Enveloped in Black Rubber

This three-storeys Soundhouse with a unique black boxed structure is where people from the University of Sheffield, with a big passion for music, get to play. The 450 sqm building – designed and Careyjones Architects and put up by Jefferson Sheared Architects – is a first for the U.K. for using black rubber to dress it up (almost) completely.

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Why they used leather is obvious. To build a soundproof exterior. And they did it. The black building has become a landmark on the university campus, turning heads both for the design and the creative environment. Consider it the 21st century flagship for “music boxes”.

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Apart from doing what it was designed for – music, it’s a mix between boring and pretty. Do you like it?

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  1. Posted October 8, 2008 at 9:06 am | Permalink

    God I wish I had a building like that at my university campus…

  2. Remona
    Posted October 10, 2008 at 5:51 am | Permalink

    I would be worried by the Sun. The black color will change and may causes a lot of heat inside the building, nothing that a good air conditioner can’t fix.

    Even so beautiful!

  3. Jimms
    Posted October 11, 2008 at 10:15 am | Permalink

    Oooh. I work just round the corner from there. It’s a small world! The building doesn’t look quite as menacing in the flesh.

  4. Dan
    Posted October 16, 2008 at 3:19 pm | Permalink

    Where is the leather?