| CASA DA MUSICA, PORTUGAL, PORTO, 2005 |
| Concert hall for the City of Porto |
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Panoramic Walkthrough 1 | Panoramic Walkthrough 2 The past thirty years have seen frantic attempts by architects to escape the domination of the "shoe-box" concert hall. Rather than struggle with the inescapable acoustic superiority of this traditional shape, the Casa da Musica attempts to reinvigorate the traditional concert hall in another way: by redefining the relationship between the hallowed interior and the general public outside. The Casa da Musica, the new home of the National Orchestra of Porto, stands on a new public square in the historic Rotunda da Boavista. It has a distinctive faceted form, made of white concrete, which remains solid and believable in an age of too many icons. Inside, the elevated 1,300-seat (shoe box-shaped) Grand Auditorium has corrugated glass facades at either end that open the hall to the city and offer Porto itself as a dramatic backdrop for performances. Casa da Musica reveals its contents without being didactic; at the same time, it casts the city in a new light. more... |
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AWARDS
Royal Institute of British Architects European Award, 2007 Status: Competition: 1999 Completed: 2005 Client: Porto 2001 / Casa da Música Site: Rotunda da Boavista Program: 22,000 m2 including grand auditorium with 1,200 seats, small auditorium with space for 350 seats, rehearsal rooms with recording facilities, music shop, computer and educational facilities, VIP room, restaurant, roof terrace and parking (600 cars) Local Architect: ANC Architects, Jorge Carvalho Structure: Arup / AFA Lda Cecil Balmond, Rory McGowan, Asim Gaba, Toby Maclean, Andrew Minson, Rui Furtado, Rui Oliveira, Pedro Moas more... PRESS The Architects' Journal, 7 April 2005 Building Design, 8 April 2005 New York Times, 10 April 2005 The Observer, 10 April 2005 Le Monde, 22 April 2005 Financial Times, 27 April 2005 The Times, 4 June 2005 more... |
QUOTES
"A building whose intellectual ardor is matched by its sensual beauty." - Nicolai Ouroussoff, architecture critic for the New York Times. Full article. CREDITS Partners in charge: Rem Koolhaas, Ellen van Loon Team:
OMA COLLECTION
Adrianne Fisher, Michelle Howard, Isabel Silva, Nuno Rosado, Robert Choeff, Barbara Wolff, Stephan Griek, Govert Gerritsen, Saskia Simon, Thomas Duda, Christian von der Muelde, Rita Amado, Philip Koenen, Peter Müller, Krystian Keck, Eduarda Lima, Christoff Scholl, Alex de Jong, Catarina Canas, Shadi Rahbaran, Chris van Duijn, Anna Little, Alois Baptista, André Cardoso, Paulo Costa, Ana Jacinto, Fabienne Louyot, Christina Beaumont, João Prates Ruivo Competition Team: Rem Koolhaas, Fernando Romero Havaux, Isabel Silva, Barbara Wolff, Uwe Herlijn The project material for the Casa da Mùsica is part of the OMA Collection. more... VISIT Avenida da Boavista, 604-610 4149-071 Porto, Portugal www.casadamusica.pt Latitude: 41° 9'31.57"N Longitude: 8°37'51.48"W Virtual tour: VRMAG |
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