Auditorium del parco

Auditorium del parco

L' Aquila, IT
2009

The idea came from Claudio Abbado and was conceived in order to give L'Aquila a space to perform and listen to music while waiting for the restoration of the Forte Spagnolo hall. The building is built entirely of wood and it's temporary. The Auditorium del Parco is made up of three wooden volumes, in the shape of cubes of diffrent sizes, set side by side and liked togheter. The larger central volume contains a hall with 238 seats and a stage for and orchestra of 40 musicians.

Project data

Design2010-2011
Construction2012
Site area2500 m2
Total floor area471 m2
Regenerated parkland4491 m2 (93 new trees)
Height18,5 m max
External cladding6000 boards of Norway spruce, each around 25 cm wide and 4 cm thick
Auditorium238 seats

Credits

ClientProvincia Autonoma di Trento
ArchitectRenzo Piano Building Workshop, architects in collaboration with Atelier Traldi, Milan
ConsultantsFavero & Milan (structure and services); Müller BBM (acoustics); Franco Giorgetta (landscape); GAE Engineering (fire prevention); New Engineering (security); I.T.E.A. (site supervision)

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