Restoration and technologic adaptation of Teatro Sociale in Bergamo
Bergamo's Teatro Sociale is a fine antique wooden theatre "all'italiana" in the Upper Town built in 1804. It enjoyed a mixed first century, but finally succumbed to competition and closed in 1929, functioning thereafter as a cinema and exhibition hall. By the end of the 20th ...
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Project details
Title: | Restoration and technologic adaptation of Teatro Sociale in Bergamo |
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Entr. year: | 2014 |
Result: | Award |
Country: | Italy |
Town: | Bergamo (Lombardy) |
Category type: | building conservation |
Building type/ Project type: | Building for cultural activities |
Former use: | 1809-1932 theatre; 1932-1981 decay; 1981-2006 exhibition area |
Actual use: | Theatre |
Built: | 1804 |
Architect / Proj.leader: | Leopold Pollack , Berlucchi s.r.l. |
The Jury's citation: | "What impressed the jury with this project was the ingenuity in combining a minimal amount of inevitable new work with highly skilled, but again minimal, intervention in the restoration of the old. This is always a difficult balance and has been accomplished here with exceptional results, partly by the employment of a wide range of experts and partly with the enlightened patronage of the Municipality of Bergamo." |
GPS: | 45°42'16.5" N; 9°39'44,4" E |
Web, Links: | www.visitbergamo.net |
Description:
Bergamo's Teatro Sociale is a fine antique wooden theatre "all'italiana" in the Upper Town built in 1804. It enjoyed a mixed first century, but finally succumbed to competition and closed in 1929, functioning thereafter as a cinema and exhibition hall. By the end of the 20th century it was in an advanced state of decay. Demolition seemed its inevitable fate. But the corner was turned. The municipal authority, as owners, first planned a partial restoration of the ground floor only as an exhibition area.Then, however, its ambitions grew and proposals for a more comprehensive renewal were drawn up. In the end, the courage and funds were found to complete a full authentic restoration of the original building, making as much use as possible of whatever original features could be saved, and using modern methods to secure the structure and guarantee comfort and safety. The reward has been the re-establishment of a fine historic theatre in the very centre of the urban space, which has revitalised the surrounding area and indeed the whole town.
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