The new philharmonic is not just a site for music; it is a full-fledged residential and cultural complex. The concert hall, seating 2100, and the chamber music hall for 550 listeners are embedded in between luxury flats and a five-star hotel with…
Hearing is one of our primary senses and the acoustic environment has a strong if sometimes subconscious
impact on our experience of space. So, thinking about acoustics in architecture is about first acknowledging the
powerful effect that acoustics has in our experience of space,…
Reuse projects enclose multi-dimensional works that provide the transformation of old buildings and sites whose partially or completely lost their original purpose to fulfill today's needs. Renovation of civil and monumental immovable…
Sound and acoustics are everywhere: from the resonant, immersive sound in a grand concert hall or a cathedral to the hopefully intimate sound of our offices, schools and homes. Sound and music are used to signify and celebrate important events in our…
Ultimately, we can only influence the architectural elements, namely the room shape and materials. Our company philosophy is to allow the architect plenty of leeway while guiding them towards a successful acoustical result. The audience experience at a concert is influenced not…
Vision and sound are our most important means of perception. Architecture is very focused on the visual aspects. Acoustics is ignored in many cases. Nevertheless, sound has major impact on our wellbeing and our communication. Acoustics in spaces is determined by size…
In 2013, the Fuzhou Government hosted an international invited competition for the Strait Culture and Art Centre with the goal of strengthening the cultural image of the city and the Mawei New Town development area. PES-Architects’ winning proposal aims to offer an…
2018 was an amazing year for Mecanoo. The highlight was the opening of the Wei-Wu-Ying National Kaohsiung Centre for the Arts in Taiwan, which is the largest performing arts centre in the world. We're looking forward to numerous upcoming openings…
The National Kaohsiung Centre for the Arts symbolizes the transformation of Kaohsiung, once a major international harbour, into a modern, diverse city with a rich cultural climate. Mecanoo designed the National Kaohsiung Centre for the Arts, located on a former military terrain,…
As the first large-scale park to be built in Moscow in the last fifty years, Zaryadye provides a public space that resists easy categorization. It is at once park, urban plaza, social space, cultural amenity, and recreational armature. To achieve this simultaneity,…
Great Amber is the name of the city’s new Concert Hall. With 1024 seats, it is the largest concert Hall in the Baltics. The decision to build it was made back in 1896. Great Amber is a monolithic, cone-shaped slightly contorted structure…