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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">Snøhetta</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’s most artistic cities.</p>
<p>The proposed Duett Düsseldorf will replace the city’s existing 1,300-seat Opernhaus Düsseldorf 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&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/75/759223d090c3c9c226d89a0bb6b87026.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: © MIR</figcaption></figure><p>Emerging from a “forest-like” 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 café 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. <br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1b/1b0eab6213ae553deeb6cd568aa550a8.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1b/1b0eab6213ae553deeb6cd568aa550a8.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: © Plomp</figcaption></figure><p>This is ...</p>