Archinect - News 2024-12-25T11:54:04-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150283949/sn-hetta-s-new-d-sseldorf-opera-house-design-looks-to-create-a-cultural-hub Snøhetta's new Düsseldorf opera house design looks to create a cultural hub Josh Niland 2021-10-04T13:54:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f9/f9eadb1eed676c2a42dc41c9b1132f16.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/snohetta" target="_blank">Sn&oslash;hetta</a> is set to unveil its latest design for an expanded international <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/343/concert-hall" target="_blank">opera venue</a> that it hopes will create a new, state-of-the-art cultural hub In the heart of one of Germany&rsquo;s most artistic cities.</p> <p>The proposed Duett D&uuml;sseldorf will replace the city&rsquo;s existing 1,300-seat Opernhaus D&uuml;sseldorf with an extended program and added mixed-use towers that seamlessly integrate into the historic Hofgarten park below.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/75/759223d090c3c9c226d89a0bb6b87026.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/75/759223d090c3c9c226d89a0bb6b87026.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: &copy; MIR</figcaption></figure><p>Emerging from a &ldquo;forest-like&rdquo; foyer entrance bifurcated by a transparent glass shell, visitors are welcomed to the horizontal volume by a sculptural wooden core topped off by three cantilevered floors culminating in a fourth-floor caf&eacute; that provides concert-goers with up-close views of the rehearsal spaces for both the orchestra and choir. The volume is completed by a 6,000-square-meter (32,300-square-foot) roof garden that can be adapted to serve as an event space for communal functions and offers the public 360-degree views of the city.&nbsp;<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1b/1b0eab6213ae553deeb6cd568aa550a8.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1b/1b0eab6213ae553deeb6cd568aa550a8.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: &copy; Plomp</figcaption></figure><p>This is ...</p>