The mountain with its historic cathedral Seu Vella and the Segre River marks the high point and low point of Lleida (Lerida), the second city of Catolonia, following Barcelona. La Llotja theatre and conference center sits on the banks of the Segre, somewhat outside the centre of the city.
Mecanoo’s design interprets the landscape of Lleida as the exciting scenery before which the building has been placed, somewhat further from the river. The mise-en-scène is elaborated on three levels of scale. Regarded from the large scale of the region, the building forms a link between the river and the mountain. Viewed from the urban scale, La Llotja and the river form a balanced composition. At street level the cantilevers of La Llotja de Lleida provide protection from sun and rain.
Status: Built
Location: Lleida, spain
Additional Credits: programme
Theatre and conference centre of 37,500 m2 with a theatre (1000 seats), 2 congress halls (400 and 200 seats) which can be divided into smaller halls, an exhibition hall, 2 multifunctional foyers, press room, restaurant, lounge, 9,500 m² parking, a square of 15,325 m2, Mercolleida office and retail space of 2,591 m2, 1st prize competition. Design: Mecanoo architecten i.c.w. Labb arquitectura, Barcelona.
client
Centre de Negocis i de Convencions S.A., Lleida, Spain (project); Municipality of Lleida (competition)Lleida
project address
l’Avenida de Tortosa, Lleida, Spain
design
2005 -2006
realization
2007 -2010
