International Dance and Music Centre / Neutelings Riedijk Architects

Dec 2010

By Sebastian J — Filed under: Cultural , Neutelings Riedijk Architects, The Hague, The Netherlands

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Courtesy of Neutelings Riedijk Architects

Neutelings Riedijk Architects is chosen as the winner of the architecture competition for the new building of the International Dance and Music Centre in city of The Hague, The Netherlands, among a field of 16 renowned international firms. More images and complete press release after the break.

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The new IDMC brings together an 1800 seat Concert Hall, an 1100 seat Opera/Ballet Hall, a 500 seat Theatre and a 750 seat Ensemble Hall, rehearsal rooms, studio’s and educational spaces for the Royal Conservatory, the Netherlands Dance Theatre and The Hague Residential Orchestra. The project has a gross floor surface of about 45.000 m2 and an estimated building cost of about 120 million euro.

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The project proposes a compact building volume to match the context of the old city center. In the center of the building the concert, opera and theatre halls are stacked on top of each other, imbedded in a flexible structure of classrooms and studio’s. The heart of the complex is an atrium with a monumental mountain of stairs that forms an escalator route as a continuation of the urban domain. It links all public areas and brings the visitors all the way up to the public roof terrace and cupola hall. The building is crowned with a 65-meter high cupola hall that can be used for all kinds of public events and performances. The filigree exo-skeleton gives the façade a refined and festive expression.

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Jordana , Sebastian . "International Dance and Music Centre / Neutelings Riedijk Architects" 10 Dec 2010. ArchDaily. Accessed 26 May 2012. <http://www.archdaily.com/95366>

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Konstantin says:

You can’t be serious ?!

# December 10, 2010 at 19:43

Milan says:

There should be a law against this.

# December 10, 2010 at 19:50

Robb says:

The competition must be rigged. Rigged competitions are the cancer of the whole profession. This is worst then the Dubai ThyssenKrupp Elevator competition winning “Frame” debacle.

# December 10, 2010 at 20:25

Pathie says:

Absolutely agree! It’s a shame. Mecanoo’s project was my favorite.

# December 11, 2010 at 06:32

JP says:

I can’t believe this won a competition, and worst, I can´t believe someone feels proud enough of it to get it published.
…among a field of 16 renowned international firms…????? I don’t buy it.

# December 10, 2010 at 23:13

wurst says:

This proposal seems to actually have a chance at bringing delight to the general public and the surrounding area. Just because it employs basic geometric primitives (besides the box) doesn’t mean it won’t be well revered. Show this to anyone other than an architect and see what reaction you get.

More drama and ornament, please. Less architects who think they know better than the rest of society.

# December 11, 2010 at 01:09

Josh says:

I’m wondering where Neutelings wonderful sharpie diagram sketch is for this project. I agree with wurst in that this project to me aims to create an iconography that recalls the classic event that is going to a show, where it becomes a get dressed up, see and be seen affair. I’m actually quite intrigued by the vertically stacked performance core, especially at such a large scale. The only theater that I have been in with something similar was a renovation of an early 1900′s building by the Indiana Repertory Theater in downtown Indianapolis, but at a much smaller scale (theaters of 100-300 each).

# December 11, 2010 at 02:09

fooosco says:

people watch soap operas and action movies, this doesn’t mean these are better than “2001, a space odissey”.

# December 11, 2010 at 03:46

very true, maybe not better but definitely different types of experiences. The “intelligence” of say zaha hadid’s forms or the cultural dissection of an OMA/AMO project may be more worthy of being designated art or capital A architecture, but most urban fabrics don’t need only these types of buildings to give a strong sense of identity and place.

# December 11, 2010 at 13:45

Piotr says:

This is a mega-joke.
Why it has announcement in polish lng?

# December 11, 2010 at 05:36

Juni says:

Shanghai Expo is moving to The Hague !

# December 11, 2010 at 08:36

archi says:

It’s like Venturi’s Kimmel Centre, only it does Venturi better than Venturi.

# December 11, 2010 at 19:14

SALF says:

I think you mean Viñoly, not Venturi.

# January 11, 2011 at 13:59

vibenade says:

noah arch?? seriously?

# December 12, 2010 at 00:01

Mikko says:

I agree with the other comments that this looks like a joke. Moreover, the projected cost of 120 million is not even remotely realistic if you compare it to the costs of recently completed halls of similar size in Europe (Helsinki, Copenhagen etc.). You might get a concert hall OR an opera house for 120 million, not both.

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