Client

University of North Carolina at Charlotte – School of Architecture

Project Type:

Architectural Redesign & Memorial Installation Development

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Challenge:

The Music of the Chains installation required a comprehensive architectural redesign in order to strengthen its symbolic narrative and improve visitor immersion following its selection as the winning competition proposal.

Key challenges included:

  • Translating historical themes of slavery into a contemporary architectural language

  • Enhancing emotional engagement through spatial compression and sensory experience

  • Creating an interactive memorial that responds to visitor movement

  • Integrating sound as a core architectural component

  • Developing a material strategy that reflects historical decay and resilience

  • Establishing educational value through architectural elements

Solution:

A detailed redesign strategy was implemented to intensify spatial impact and symbolic clarity:

  • Enclosed the installation on three sides to evoke psychological confinement

  • Integrated suspended chains as interactive sound-generating elements

  • Applied aged concrete panels to represent historical materiality

  • Introduced engraved wall surfaces referencing African-American music and culture

  • Designed a central pathway with controlled ceiling height

  • Applied black mirrored flooring to amplify visual and emotional depth

  • Optimized acoustic properties to enhance sound resonance

  • Positioned the installation near the Museum of African American Music in Nashville

  • Integrated limited upward views to symbolize spiritual release

  • Developed a sensory-focused environment through texture, reflection, and light

Result:

Through the implementation of a refined architectural redesign, the Music of the Chains installation achieved improved symbolic and experiential depth.

Key outcomes:

  • Enhanced visitor immersion through spatial and acoustic design

  • Strengthened narrative clarity through material and structural elements

  • Improved educational engagement through integrated references

  • Delivered a participatory memorial experience

  • Created a contemporary architectural installation focused on remembrance and reflection

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Born on June 24, 1982, in Valjevo, Filip Narančić turned his passion for architecture and design into a thriving career.
He graduated from the Faculty of Technical Sciences in Novi Sad, Department of Architecture and Urbanism. During his studies, he launched a pilot project that later evolved into today’s Infinity Design Studio.

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