MAIN BUILDING
Since September 2016, Musikene is located in its new building, a work of the GAZ architectural studio. Located in Plaza de Europa, on the University of San Sebastian campus, the building stands as one of the city’s most outstanding architectural achievements and the Official College of Basque-Navarre Architects awarded it the 2016 COAVN Prize.
The building optimises the access of natural light to interior spaces, and it meets the demands of a leading musical higher education school. It occupies a total area of 13,096 square metres. It houses a multi-purpose auditorium, with capacity for 420 people, which can be divided into three spaces. The exterior, shaped with three large incisions showing the contrast between the façades, combines black lacquer and golden tones, evocative of musical instruments.
Inside, the 99 spaces dedicated to academic activity meet all the needs of the students (covering the needs of the musician and that of modern teaching). The building consists of 68 classrooms for teaching and includes a recording studio, an electro-acoustics laboratory, an instrument-making classroom, an ICT classroom (Information and Communication Technologies) and 49 instrumental teaching spaces of different sizes, with modern equipment for the teaching of different subjects, including some larger ones for ensembles, percussion or dance.
Furthermore, students have access to 31 practice rooms exclusively dedicated to study, all with natural light, as well as individual lockers of various sizes to store their instruments. The Higher School of Music of the Basque Country occupies a functional and perfectly equipped space, designed for music and in keeping with its characteristic excellence.