[DANCE_SCHOOL]> THE NATIONAL SCHOOL OF DANCE BUILDING OCCUPIES A SITE ADJACENT TO AN ELONGATED PLAZA THAT FORMS AN ELEVATED PLATFORM ON TOP OF THE PARKING FACILITY. IN ACCORDANCE WITH MASTER PLAN, THE BUILDING IS LOCATED TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE LOT IN ORDER TO REDUCE ITS IMPACT ON THE OPEN SPACE. THE MASSING IS ARRANGED AS A GROUP OF INTERLINKED VOLUMES THAT CORRESPOND, TO THE PROGRAM. INDEPENDENCE OF FUNCTION AND INDIVIDUALITY OF FORM ARE ACHIEVED BY BREAKING UP THE MASS OF THE CONSTRUCTION. EACH VOLUME IS COMPOSED BY A CONCRETE HARD CORE THAT WORKS AS STRUCTURAL SUPPORT AND VISUAL BACKDROP FOR A SERIES OF LAYERS FORMED BY STEEL FRAME STRUCTURES.