16NEWSWWW.ARCHITECTSDATAFILE.CO.UK ADF JUNE 2019
Following an international design
competition, Arup has been selected as
the room acoustics designer of the
performance spaces in the new
Konzerthaus in Munich, home to one
of the world’s oldest symphony
orchestras, the Bavarian Radio Symphony
Orchestra (BRSO).
Arup’s work will focus on three
primary spaces for music performance
and rehearsal – an 1800-seat concert hall,
a 600-seat small hall, and a 200-seat
creative music workshop space.
The winning proposal submitted by
Arup centred on defining the bespoke
sound aesthetics and experience of the
hall for artists and audiences from the city
and region.
The lead architect of the project is
Cukrowicz Nachbaur Architekten ZT,
Bregenz, Austria. Arup will work closelywith the clients, the architects, the entire
planning team, the Bavarian Radio
Symphony Orchestra and the A cademy of
Music and Theatre to deliver the
three halls.
Project Director, Tateo Nakajima,
London, said, “It’s a huge honour to be
working in this fabulous city and its
music community with its long and
storied history of music making. My team
and I are looking forward to working
with the project team to shape unique
acoustical experiences that will reflect
their traditions and open up opportunities
for contemporary and future expression.”
The Bavarian Minister for construction
and transport, Dr. Hans Reichhart, added,
“Excellent acoustics have always been at
the heart of the discussions about this
concert hall and have played a decisive
role from the very beginning. Acousticsconsist of far more than physical
parameters! I am pleased that we are able
to celebrate another successful milestone
with the appointment of Arup.”
The new hall in Munich follows
internationally acclaimed concert halls
created by Arup’s specialist acoustic
designers, including The National Forum
of Music (Wroclaw), Harpa (Reykjavík),
Musikkens Hus (Aalborg), Bartok
National Philharmonic Hall (Budapest),
the Sage-Gateshead (Gateshead),
Milton Court (London) and King’s
Place (London).Arup to design acoustics for
world-class Munich Concert Hall
COMPETITIONEmerging architecture practice Phase3 has
completed its first landmark scheme in
London, a mixed use project titled
ONE Putney.
The practice commented, “At a critical
moment when the shifting format of retail
is challenging our town centres, our aim
was to create a well proportioned and well
crafted building for the future.” Designed to
simultaneously mitigate the scale of the
high street and the adjacent neighbourhood,
ONE Putney required a “thoughtful
response committed to supporting the
transformation of the high street,” said
the firm.
“Sitting comfortably within its context
without conforming, the apartments and
retail scheme establishes a new dialogue in
order to transform a neglected stretch along
this main thoroughfare.” The six-storeyBREEAM Excellent building includes 15
residential apartments, a shared rooftop
terrace and green roofs. The design “plays
with interlocking volumes, reinterpreting
the original structure in a new way.”
Curved corners emphasise the continuous
lines along the high street and Montserrat
Road, activating more pedestrian space.
Horizontal and vertical elements are
formed from precast concrete, echoing
townscape materials.
Carefully respecting scale and the
relationship between the high street and
bordering residential road, the development
establishes a “strong identity and active
retail frontage,” with the rear elevation
stepping down to reflect the height of the
two-storey terraced housing behind.
Tyen Masten, founding director of
Phase3, commented, “Our concept was tocreate a timeless building that can adapt
and evolve with Putney High Street. We
were delighted to get such a positive
approval for the scheme from the local
authority, particularly as it is our first
London scheme.”Phase3 completes first
mixed use London project
MIXED USE
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