Concert hall Sarajevo
Garden, forum, two halls. Stages of development for good cohabitation
A concert hall became the starting point for the reconstruction of the city of Sarajevo after its destruction inthe Bosnian war 1992-1995. Intended as a base for the newly constituted civil society the venue allowsreflection and impulsiveness. This process is accompanied by the building during three development stages, which correspond to the current city development.
PROJECT DATA
Site plan
Site, city centre Marijin Dvor
Garden and paths, ink and gouache on paper, 21 x 14,8 cm
Dress of the building (translucent, planting with oriental patterns)
References
Building phases 1-3
Initial phase: flower field with picnic places
Flower shaped space
Phase 0: field
Phase 1: square
Phase 3: lobby and concert hall
| Program | New construction of a concert hall with two auditoriums, restaurant, shops, workshops |
| Status | International Design Competition, President of the jury: Zaha Hadid |
| Location | Parliament district of Marijim Dvor, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| Client | Sarajevo Canton in cooperation with the Municipality of Rome |
| Data | TSA 12000 m2 , USA 9070 m2, Capacity: 2.300 people |
| Construction | Platform: in-situ concrete, auditoriums: timber frame construction, shell: steel frame construction |
| Services | Program and location analyses, strategic development, artistic concept, technical concept, design planning, visualisation |
| Date | 1999 |
| Exhibition | IX Biennial of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean, Rome and Sarajevo, 1999 |
| Publication | Francesco Ghio and Donata Tchou: Sarajevo Concert Hall, International Design Competition, Florence, 2000 |
