"Teatro alla Scala" Opera House, Milan
Conservative restoration of the Piermarini Theatre and the 19th century former Casino Ricordi and removal of later adjunctions; reconstruction of the volume of the stage tower and rehearsal rooms as a paralleliped whose proportions and heights are bound by technical requirements; ...
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Project details
Title: | "Teatro alla Scala" Opera House, Milan |
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Entr. year: | 2005 |
Result: | Medal |
Country: | Italy |
Town: | Milan (Lombardy) |
Category type: | architectural heritage |
Building type/ Project type: | Building for cultural activities |
Former use: | Opera house |
Actual use: | Opera house |
Built: | 19th century |
The Jury's citation: | For a stunning intervention that enables La Scala to retain its functional and symbolic role as one of Europe's foremost opera houses, and which sets a precedent in Italy for the renewal of the historical urban fabric. |
GPS: | 45°28'2,0"N; 9°11'24,9"E |
Web, Links: | www.botta.ch/page/Re%202004_448_TeatroScalaMilano_en%20(Pu).php |
Description:
Conservative restoration of the Piermarini Theatre and the 19th century former Casino Ricordi and removal of later adjunctions; reconstruction of the volume of the stage tower and rehearsal rooms as a paralleliped whose proportions and heights are bound by technical requirements; and building of a new elliptical volume for the different services (dressing-rooms, changing rooms, canteen) which constitutes an axis parallel to that of the Theatre. The new volumes are constructed away from the street façades with the dual objective of emphasizing the relationship of the façades with the urban environment, whilst simultaneously highlighting the different transformations throughout history.
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