Herzog & de Meuron
Competition
2002
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Process

Site analysis and master plan for a new music and arts center at the intersection of two main axes in the heart of Vitoria. The construction of the new high-speed railway provides an opportunity to redevelop the site of the old tracks and to upgrade it with fine buildings. Various promenades meet at this nexus.

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The solitaire is conceived as an agglomerated cube, reminiscent of the old Festspielhaus in Bayreuth.

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Developing the basic shape as an additive cruciform of cubes in both its ground plan and section.

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Spaces for supporting functions surround the central stage space.

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In the model, public function rooms are added to the central cruciform with its stage facilities, consolidating the whole into a cube.

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The new music theater, a solitaire, serves as an anchor for the architectural future of the city, an orientation point for public and private projects.

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Drawings

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Team

Facts

Client
Ensanche 21 Zabalgunea, Vitoria, Spain
Planning
Structural Engineering: WGG Schnetzer Puskas Ingenieure, Basel, Switzerland
Specialist / Consulting
Acoustic Consulting: Estudi Acustic H. Arau, Barcelona, Spain
Scenography Consulting: Ducks Scéno Vaulx-en-Velin, France
Theater Equiptment: Chemtrol Division Teatro SA, Madrid, Spain
Building Data
Site Area: 91'493 sqft, 8'500 sqm
Gross floor area (GFA): 188'368 sqft, 17'500 sqm
Number of levels: 9
Footprint: 21'527 sqft, 2'000 sqm
Length: 219 ft, 67 m
Width: 164 ft, 50 m
Height: 167 ft, 51 m

Bibliography

Gerhard Mack, Herzog & de Meuron: “Herzog & de Meuron 2002-2004. The Complete Works. Volume 5.” Birkhäuser, 2020.