The atrium of the historical Imperial Spa in Karlovy Vary, once the technical heart of the building, has been transformed into a modern multifunctional hall featuring state-of-the-art technologies and adaptable acoustics, breathing new life into this architectural landmark.
Project name
Concert Hall in the Imperial Spa
Architecture firm
Petr Hájek Architekti
Location
Mariánskolázeňská 306/2, 360 01 Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Photography
Benedikt Markel, Pavel Nasadil, Petr Polák
Principal architect
Petr Hájek, Nikoleta Slováková, Martin Stoss
Collaborators
Acoustic design and audiovisual technology: AVT Group [Petr Vlček, Martin Vondrášek]. Structural steelwork and mechanical technologies: GRADIOR TECH [Robert Nos, Martin Matoušek]
Built area
Usable floor area 492 m² courtyard
Material
Steel – structural elements. Expanded metal – shell. Plywood – flooring. 3D-milled plywood – acoustic rotating panels. 2 Glass wool – acoustic rotating panels. MDF – acoustic rotating panels
Budget
Total reconstruction costs of the Imperial Spa, including the hall construction: 59,5 mil. €
Client
Karlovy Vary Region
Typology
Cultural Architecture > Concert Hall
Designed by local San Antonio architect Otto Kramer and constructed in 1894, the Pearl Stable originally housed roughly 70 horses for the Pearl Brewery. Before motorized vehicles, these horses pulled beer wagons as part of the brewery’s production process until the early 1900s. With the introduction of the automobile, the intricate brick and stone...
Architecture firm
Clayton Korte
Location
Historic Pearl, San Antonio, Texas, USA
Photography
Shannon Korta
Design team
Sam Manning, AIA, Partner. Stephen Williams, AIA, Project Architect. Emily Little, FAIA, Partner Emerita. Jordan Sheets, AIA, Project Manager (former). Christian Hertzog, Project Designer (former). Jenny Adair, Project Designer (former
Interior design
Joel Mozersky Design
Client
The Historic Pearl, Potluck Hospitality
Typology
Cultural Architecture › Concert Hall
MAD architects, led by Ma Yansong, is nearing the completion of the China Philharmonic Concert Hall in Beijing, China, for which the firm won the design competition in 2014. With an overall site of 11,600 sqm and a total building area of 26,000 sqm, the concert hall is one of the most significant cultural projects in the nation’s capital
Project name
China Philharmonic Concert Hall
Architecture firm
MAD Architects
Photography
CreatAR, Zhengdong.Li, Xu Chen
Principal architect
Principal Partners in Charge: Ma Yansong, Dang Qun, Yosuke Hayano. Associate Partners in Charge: Liu Huiying, Kin Li
Design team
Zheng Chengwen, Wang Qi, Fu Xiaoyi, He Xiaokang, Xiao Ying, Zeng Hao, Wang Shuobin, Wang Yiming, Hu Jinchang, Jacob Hu, Brecht van Acker, Wang Deyuan, Dora Lam, Ben Yuqiang, Zhang Long, Deng Wei, Connor Hymes, Chen Yien, Shen Chen, Yan Ran
Collaborators
Executive Architect: Radio, Film & TV Design and Research Institute, Beijing Homedale Institute of Urban Planning & Architectural Design. Façade Consultant: RFR Shanghai. Signage Design: Zheng Bang Creative (Beijing) Brand Technology Company Limited
Interior design
Beijing Honggao Architectural Decoration and Construction Design Co., Ltd.
Structural engineer
CCDI Group
Landscape
Palm Design Co., Ltd
Client
China Philharmonic Orchestra
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Cultural Architecture › Concert Hall
The architecture firm Menis Arquitectos led by spanish architect Fernando Menis has designed Culture and Congress Centre – CKK Jordanki a contemporary concert hall located in Torún, Poland.
Project description by architect:
Respectful integration with the environment
CKK Jordanki is locate...
The Palacio de la Música Mexicana in Mérida, Yucatán completed in 2018 with the collaboration of the firms Quesnel Arquitectos + Alejandro Medina Arquitectura, Muñoz arquitectos, Reyes Ríos + Larraín arquitectos.
Project description by the architects:
The architectural design of the Palacio d...
