This is a graduation project within the Public Building studio, where multiplicity and human scale is researched in the typology of a music venue. Hereby the theme of the studio, “Music Marvel - Music & Popular Culture Re-Wired”, is explored and experimented with.

The Binckhorst, in The Hague, is on the brink of change. The formal industrial focused site will change to a residential area. Thus the whole identity of the Binckhorst will change. The future plans of the Binckhorst sketch a rather well thought out plan on how to create as many as possible high-rise buildings with a high FSI (floor space index). But what the plan lacks is the social and cultural development that can be beneficial to the new identity of the area. Therefore bringing back the human touch is of a high importance.

The Spoorboogzone, where the future plans are still undefined, is therefore well suited to balance out this problem by creating the social and cultural catalyst that is needed to create a new common identity for the new neighborhood. While it is very well connected with both main train stations of The Hague as well as the city center, the main challenge is how to connect the existing identity and heritage of the Spoorboogzone, such as the railyard and the Bink36 building with the future planning of the area.