Complexo Cultural Luz
São Paulo, Brazil
Herzog & de Meuron
In collaboration with the client and architect, a 205,000-square-foot arts center took shape. The project progressed through concept design and schematic design and an entire city block was cleared to make way for the facility, which was to include a 1700-seat dance theatre, 600-seat multipurpose theatre, and a 400-seat experimental theatre, rehearsal rooms, classrooms, and administrative offices. The facility continued through design development, but changes in Brazil’s political and economic climate ultimately stalled then terminated the project.
Herzog & de Meuron
owner:
Secretariat for Culture of the State of São Paulo
architect:
Herzog & de Meuron
acoustician:
Mueller- BBM International GmbH
users:
State Dance Company of São Paulo, Music School of São Paulo
spaces:
- 1700-seat dance theatre
- 600-seat multipurpose theatre
- 400-seat experimental theatre
- Rehearsal rooms
construction type:
Design only
theatre type:
Auditorium design/seating, Concept design, Dance venues, Feasibility & needs assessments, Flexible & studio theatres, Multipurpose theatres, Program development
services:
Feasibility study and design team selection, programming, concept design, theatre planning, and performance equipment design and specification
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