Dubai Opera
| Dubai Opera House | |
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| File:DubaiOperaHouse.jpg Artist's Rendition | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Arts Complex and Hotel |
| Architectural style | Post-Modern (Deconstructive) |
| Location | The Lagoons, Dubai, UAE |
| Construction started | TBA |
| Completed | TBA |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 300 000 m2 (Art Gallery: 5 000 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Zaha Hadid with Patrik Schumacher |
| Structural engineer | Keith Jones |
| Services engineer | Tim Thornton |
| Other designers | Christine Chow, Lourdes Sanchez, Yiching Liu, Swati Sharma, Tyen Masten, Simone Fuchs, Johannes Schafelner [1] |
Before the 2008 property crash hit Dubai,[2] the Dubai Opera House was scheduled to be the cultural centre of the proposed Lagoons district of Dubai, United Arab Emirates with preparatory work underway in anticipation of groundbreaking.[3] This development will accommodate an opera house with a 2,500 seating capacity, an 800-seat playhouse, a 5,000-square-metre (54,000 sq ft) arts gallery, a performing arts school, and a '6-star' themed hotel on a purpose-built island in Dubai Creek.[1] It is also said that it will feature two libraries, an outdoor theatre, and a marina.[4] However, virtually no work has taken place for the Lagoons master development, and no funding is currently available for it. In 2012, Emaar announced an alternative Opera House and performing arts centre as a part of new cultural district in Downtown Dubai.[2][5]
Physical attributes
The two peaks correspond to the opera house and the playhouse. The tall requirements of the fly towers are nested under these peaks. From these peaks, the form gradually swoops down to touch the earth. The form is scalloped away where the three major entrances are to be found. The main entrances for audiences visiting either of the two performing arts auditoria are on the north side of the building. At the ground level will be the VIP entrance with car drop off right at the entrance and a separate foyer from the main foyer. This foyer serves both the opera house and the playhouse. The main foyer is a gentle multi-tiered landscape at one floor above the ground floor. It also serves the opera house and the playhouse, as well as having an interior connection to the arts gallery.
Floating above this foyer are further foyer spaces serving the balcony levels. The foyer levels from the main foyer level up are visually connected to each other through a series of voids. This allows for direct views between the main foyer at the first floor all the way up to the highest balcony foyer.
The auditoria are contained in flowing shapes that seem to emerge from the underside of the main shell. This inner shell however, does not quite touch the main shell. Instead, the two surfaces disappear into a light gap between them. Supporting functions found off the foyer are defined by walls that merge into the underside of the main shell. The interiors of the project continue the same calm design with white surfaces and smoothly curving edges.
Other structures
The Opera District was launched by Emaar Properties in Downtown Dubai in 2013. Aside from Dubai Opera, the district, which faces Burj Khalifa and The Dubai Fountain, includes art galleries, museums, design studios, and other cultural venues. The area includes several hotels, a retail plaza, recreational spaces and residential towers.[6][7]
Dubai has more than 50 art galleries and hosts cultural events such as Design Days Dubai, Art Dubai, and the SIKKA Art Fair.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Dubai Opera House by Zaha Hadid". Dezeen Design Magazine. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
- ^ a b http://www.thenational.ae/business/industry-insights/property/emaars-opera-house-project-in-dubai-will-be-a-multi-purpose-facility
- ^ "A Night at the Opera". Skyscraper News. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
- ^ "Opera House to be Built in Dubai Designed by Zaha Hadid". Dexigner. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
- ^ http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=24027
- ^ Trenwith, Courtney (5 May 2014). "Dubai's Emaar launches first residences in The Opera District". Arabian Business. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "Emaar unveils BLVD Heights in Downtown Dubai". Khaleej Times. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "Emaar announces opera house project for Dubai". Construction Week Online. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2015.