Courtyard The courtyard is a garden in the middel of the production area of the building. Surrounded

Material use in the production areas The brief for these area specifies that they should be simple an

To achieve enough acoustic volume in the auditorium, the roof has been raised indepently inside the l

Furnishing of the production areas These zones are designed around eronomics, functionality, and expe

Furnishings and equipment in the public areas The interior, from cloakroom to auditorium can be descr

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Interiors concept, public spaces The experience of the buildings exterior clearly requires that the i

Interiors The exterior of the operahouse becomes diffuse as night falls. The large timber ‘wave wall'

The stage curtain The stage curtain is also an important element in the auditorium. Together with the

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Stage 2 Stage 2 can, depending on the chosen seating configuration, house an audience of up to 400. I

To the east of the ‘opera street' are located all the production and administration areas; approx 100

The building's eastern part

The chandelier The chandelier, which is suspended inside the oval reflector, is an important element

The double curvature of the balcony fronts and oval ceiling ring are made of pre-fabrcated oak elemen

The building's western part A marble clad plaza leads the visitors to the foyer and other public area

Optimum acoustics have been achieved by the following methods: ? We have, also as an aesthetic move,

Plan solution, general arrangement The building is split in two by a corridor running north-south, th

Glass The high glass facade over the foyer has a dominant role in the views of the building from the

The main auditorium The main auditorium is a classic horseshoe theatre built for opera and ballet. It

Choice of materials The materials, with their specific weight, colour, texture and temperature, have

Timber Oak has been chosen as the dominating material for both the 'wave wall' and the main auditoriu

Urban situation The operahouse is the first element in the planned transformation of this area of the

Collaboration with artists For Sn?hetta, close collaboration with artists has always been an importan

"The Factory" A detailed brief was developed as a basis for the competition. Sn?hetta proposed that t

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"The Carpet" The competion brief stated that the operahouse should be of high architectural quality a

Stone After an international tender competition, th italian marble, La Facciata, was chosen. This is

Architect's description The operahouse is the realisation of the winning competion entry. Four diagra

Metal An operahouse is designed and built to have a long lifespan. This means that a simple, modern m

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