Theater de Spiegel

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Project Name: Theater de Spiegel
Construction year: 2006
Website: www.odeondespiegel.nl
Address: Spinhuisplein 14 , ZWOLLE - Netherlands

Architect(s) : Greiner Van Goor Huijten (www.ggharchitecten.nl)
Project Category: Cultural

Latitude: 52.5158
Longitude: 6.0978

Theater de Spiegel

In its most compact form the theatre has a capacity of 850 seats. By raising the ceiling 6 metres and enlarging the theatre opening of 14 x 8 metres to 18 x 14 metres, extra space can be added to the acoustic volume which makes the auditorium suitable for concerts. By raising the ceiling the gallery can be connected to the auditorium, which results in a larger capacity of 1000 seats. The exterior of the auditorium is recognisable by its spherical geometry made of titanium and zinc. The round shape is sunk down into a box shaped volume. This is realised by two parts: the brick laid auditorium and the foyers. The theatre house consists of brickwork and the foyer is made of aluminium/wooden lower fronts. The foyers are spacious and designed to promote interactions between people. At several places seats are placed to encourage intimate conversations. The façade consists of long strips of glass between wooden pillars. Magnificent views from within are achievable due to the minimal pillars and tall glass. Distances between pillars vary creating an asymmetrical facade.
(text from architects' website)

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