Kilden Performing Arts Centre
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Kilden teater og konserthus | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Arts complex |
| Architectural style | Modernism |
| Location | Kristiansand, Norway |
| Coordinates | 58°8′20.81″N 7°59′49.73″E / 58.1391139°N 7.9971472°E |
| Completed | 2012 |
| Opened | 6 January 2012 |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Characteristic Oak waves at the sea front. |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | ALA Architects, Finland[1] and SMS Arkitekter, Norway[2] |
| Main contractor | AF group |
Kilden Performing Arts Centre (in Norwegian: Kilden teater og konserthus) is a theater and concert hall on Odderøya in Kristiansand, Norway. It houses Kilden Teater, Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra (KSO) and Opera Sør in a joint project never previously embarked upon.[3] There is room for a variety of concerts and other forms of cultural expression.
The Company
[edit]The building is built and owned by the company "Kilden teater- og konserthus for Sørlandet IKS", and Kristiansand Municipality (80%) and Vest-Agder County (20%) are owners. The company was established in 2003 and the name Kilden (meaning "the source") specified in 2006.[4]
The building
[edit]Work on the building began in 2007, and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway laid the foundation stone in 2009. The opening was officially finished 6 January 2012. Its architects were Finnish ALA Architects and Norwegian SMS Arkitekter, acoustical consultants were Brekke & Strand, the acoustic design of the concert hall was by Arup and the main contractor was AF group. The building has a gross area of 16,000 square meters and a volume of 128,000 cubic meters. The building cost nearly 1.7 billion Norwegian krones.[5]
Halls
[edit]The building has four stages:
- Concert Hall with 1 185 seats
- Theatre & Opera Hall with 708 seats, orchestra pit with space for 70 musicians
- Multi-room with 234 seats or 400 standing
- Intimate Hall with 150 seats
References
[edit]- ^ ALA Architects, official website (in English)
- ^ SMS Arkitekter, official website (in Norwegian)
- ^ About Kilden www.kilden.com (in English)
- ^ Kilden Teater- og Konserthus for Sørlandet Iks hos purehelp.no (in Norwegian)
- ^ History Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine in English, at the official website
External links
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- Official website, Kilden Performing Arts Centre (in Norwegian)
- Kilden Performing Arts Centre, www.visitnorway.com (in English)
- Program (in English)
- Dezeen Magazine (Artchitecture)
(in English)
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