New theatre and renovation of the Opera, Cologne, Germany
The city of Cologne launched an ambitious extension project to refurbish the 1950s Opera house, a listed historical building, coupled with the construction of a theatre house. The new public facility, the same height as the existing opera house, is made up of nested volumes that reveal its interior structure. This formal principle governs the density. The performance space, the rehearsal studio and the children's opera are connected in the basement to the costume and stage set workshops, to accommodate theatrical performances and related services. A restaurant offers a panoramic view of the Opera House and the city center.
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Program
Renovation of the Opera and construction of a new Theater : 800 seats auditorium, 200 seats studio theater, 200 seats opera for children , restaurant, offices, decoration and costume workshops, archives, storage.
Client
City of Cologne
Project team
Chaix & Morel et Associés, Paris
JSWD Architekten, Cologne, Germany
Paris Team : Philippe Chaix, Jean-Paul Morel, Walter Grasmug
with Jan Horst
and Viviane Blocher, Teresa Cortes Montalvillo, Katharina Dobrowolski, Jakob Pakula, Hildegard Sint, Caroline Vogel, Maximilian Wetzig, Ursula Wufka
WTM , IGB Ingenieure, CDM, structure
Schmidt Reuter, mechanical engineering
Müller BBM, acoustics
TheaPro Daberto + Kollegen, scenography
Corall Ingenieure, fire safety
DU Diederichs, quantity surveyor
Licht Kunst Licht, lighting
Key figures
Area : 87 000 m² SHON
Construction costs excl. VAT : 290 M €
Competition 2008 - studies till 2010 (preliminary design)
Environmental specifications
Environmental quality approach applied
Photography credits
Eddie Young
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