Javier Terrados Architecture Studio

Municipal Theater at Arahal

Municipal Theater at Arahal
© Fernando Alda

Municipal Theater at Arahal 

Javier Terrados Estudio de Arquitectura

AREA
2302 M²

YEAR
2013

LOCATION
Arahal, Spain

CATEGORY
Theater

Text description provided by architect.

Arahal is a small town near Seville that has begun the transformation of an industrial peripheral area into a cultural ensemble. The municipal Theater is the first building of a future complex that will also include the refurbishment of two cotton warehouses. The theater will give shelter to a triangular plaza that will relate this area to the city central quarter.

Municipal Theater at Arahal
© Fernando Alda
Municipal Theater at Arahal
© Fernando Alda

The stage box of the new building, overscaled and designed as a tower, will be the town’s next urban landmark, both during day and night time.

Buildings designed to house theatres use to be defined by a duality between the vestibule and the scenic hall. Extroversion vs. Introversion. Relation with the city vs. relation with the imagination.

Municipal Theater at Arahal
© Fernando Alda
Municipal Theater at Arahal
© Fernando Alda
Municipal Theater at Arahal
© Fernando Alda

In this building these two types of space are contained in two elongated prism that are laid out perpendicularly so that they can shape the triangular plaza.

The lobby is designed as the extension of the urban space, visually open to it though protected by its wide cantilevered porch.

To make this plaza possible it is necessary to solve the demanding topography of the plot. Our proposal takes advantage of the slope in order to arrange the complexity of activities of the theatre in a simple way. Three levels are defined, each one of them corresponding with a type of user.

Municipal Theater at Arahal
© Fernando Alda
Municipal Theater at Arahal
© Fernando Alda

The upper level is intended for public; it houses the vestibule and the main entrance. The intermediate level is for the artists and the staff; it has the dressing rooms and the offices. The lower level is for service, mechanical, loading and unloading, storage, etc.


Municipal Theater at Arahal
© Fernando Alda
Municipal Theater at Arahal
© Fernando Alda
Municipal Theater at Arahal
© Fernando Alda
Municipal Theater at Arahal
© Fernando Alda
Municipal Theater at Arahal
© Fernando Alda
Municipal Theater at Arahal
© Fernando Alda


Municipal Theater at Arahal
Floor Plan
Municipal Theater at Arahal
Floor Plan


Municipal Theater at Arahal
Elevation
Municipal Theater at Arahal
West Elevation


Municipal Theater at Arahal
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Municipal Theater at Arahal
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Municipal Theater at Arahal
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Municipal Theater at Arahal
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Municipal Theater at Arahal
Model
Municipal Theater at Arahal
Model
Municipal Theater at Arahal
Model
Municipal Theater at Arahal
Model
Municipal Theater at Arahal
Model
Municipal Theater at Arahal
Model


Municipal Theater at Arahal
Scheme

Municipal Theater at Arahal
Site Plan

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