La Maison Symphonique de Montréal / Diamond Schmitt Architects

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Montreal, Canada
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2011
  • Photographs
    Photographs:Tom Arban
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Arriscraft, Gala Systems, Solū Custom Hardwood, Soprema, Sound Solutions

Text description provided by the architects. The 2,100-seat auditorium, primarily for use by the celebrated Montréal Symphony Orchestra under maestro Kent Nagano, is a contemporary expression of the classical shoebox concert hall design. The design of La Maison Symphonique de Montréal involved an intricate public and private partnership. The chief architect was Jack Diamond of Diamond & Schmitt Architects. Artec Consultants designed the acoustics with the aid of a team Diamond brought in from Sound Space Design.

La Maison Symphonique de Montréal / Diamond Schmitt Architects - Interior Photography, Beam
© Tom Arban

A warm, wood-clad interior provides an intimate and shared performance experience with superior acoustics for both the musicians and audience. The auditorium’s harmonious interior has walls of overlapping curved panels and three tiers of balconies made from textured, light-brown Canadian beech wood.

La Maison Symphonique de Montréal / Diamond Schmitt Architects - Exterior Photography, Facade

Artec has a reputation for designing halls with adjustable components, like this one, with large panels suspended from the ceiling that can be lowered to create greater intimacy or raised to accommodate large orchestral strengths. Many modern halls have big, bright acoustics.

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© Tom Arban

The Symphony hall is designed to be an integral part of Place des Arts – the cultural heart of Montréal. Its position is also designed to make a connection with the new Parterre Park to the east. The activities within the glazed, four-storey lobby are clearly visible to passersby and enliven the public life of the city. The new hall sits right next to its old home, the Salle Wilfred-Pelletier, a multipurpose hall of nearly 3,000 seats that was considered too big and acoustically indistinct for the needs of an orchestra.

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© Tom Arban

Diamond and Schmitt Architects, as part of a Public Private Partnership consortium, designed the new Montréal Concert Hall in conjunction with Aedifica of Montréal. The Quebec Ministry of Culture, Communications and the Status of Women commissioned the project.  SNC-Lavalin Group is providing the construction, financing and the maintenance of the hall.

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Address:Montreal, Québec, Canada

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Cite: "La Maison Symphonique de Montréal / Diamond Schmitt Architects" 24 Jan 2012. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/201225/la-maison-symphonique-de-montreal-diamond-schmitt-architects> ISSN 0719-8884

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