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116 Bernard Tschumi Architects is an internationally-based firm dedicated to the interface between 21st century conditions and architecture. It was established in Paris in 1983 with the commission for the Parc de la Villette, a $900-million, 125-acre cultural facility designated as an “urban park for the 21st century.” Since 1988, its main office has been located in New York with the Paris office acting to coordinate European projects. Over its nearly 25-year history, Bernard Tschumi Architects has been the recipient of numerous national and international honors, and has established a world reputation as a leading design firm known for its innovative solutions to, and long- range strategies for, the problems of public and private communities. Completed projects by the office include a 7,000-person Concert Hall and Exhibition Complex in Rouen, France (2001); the Florida International University School of Architecture in Miami(2003); the Vacheron-Constantin Headquarters in Geneva (2004); the Richard E. Linder Athletic Center at the University of Cincinnati (2006); and a Concert Hall in Limoges, France (2007). Among the firms’s current projects are the New Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece; a museum and interpretive center at the Parc Archeologique d’ Alésia in Alésia, France; and BLUE, a 17-story residential tower on the Lower East Side of New York. Currently in design development are the West Diaoyutai Hotel and Residence in Beijing, China and the Grote Markstraat mixed-use center in The Hague. concert hall Limoges Bernard Tschumi Architects client: Community of Limoges, Limoges Métropole Monsieur Alain Rodet - President architect: Bernard Tschumi Architects (Design/ Executive Architects) partners-in-charge: Bernard Tschumi, Véronique Descharrières project architects: Jean Jacques Hubert, Antoine Santiard, Joël Rutten team architects: Anne Save de Beaurecueil, Chong-Zi Chen, Nicolas Cazeli, Mathieu Göetz, Lara Herro, Robert Holton, Sarrah Khan, Joong Sub Kim, Alan Kusov, Dominic Leong, Michaela Metcalf, Alex Reid, Vincent Prunier, Sylviane Brossard site architect: ArchitectAtelier 4 research office: Technip TPS with Jaillet & Rouby and Naterrer Bois Consult staging consultant: Scène acoustics: Cial landscape architect: Michel Desvigne - Sol Paysage facade advisor: Hugh Dutton Associates financial consultant: Bureau Michel Forgue HQE engineer: Michel Raoust graphics and signage: Benoît Santiard total budget: 36.6 million U.S.D. site area: 6ha lot’s builded Shon surfaces: 8500 sqm building dimensions: 90 m diameter height: 22 meters levels: 3 stories of backstage area detailing completed: December 2006 photo by Peter Mauss/ESTO, Christian Richters Christian Richters

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Bernard Tschumi Architects is an internationally-based firm dedicated to the interface between 21st century conditions and architecture. It was established in Paris in 1983 with the commission for the Parc de la Villette, a $900-million, 125-acre cultural facility designated as an “urban park for the 21st century.” Since 1988, its main office has been located in New York with the Paris office acting to coordinate European projects. Overits nearly 25-year history, Bernard Tschumi Architects has been the recipient of numerous national and international honors, and has established a world reputation as a leading design firm known for its innovative solutions to, and long-range strategies for, the problems of public and private communities. Completed projects by the office include a 7,000-person Concert Hall and Exhibition Complex in Rouen, France (2001); the Florida International University School of Architecture in Miami(2003); the Vacheron-Constantin Headquarters in Geneva (2004); the Richard E. Linder Athletic Center at the University of Cincinnati (2006); and a Concert Hall in Limoges, France (2007). Among the firms’s current projects are the New Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece; a museum and interpretive center at the Parc Archeologique d’ Alésia in Alésia, France; and BLUE, a 17-story residential tower on the Lower East Side of New York. Currently in design development are the West Diaoyutai Hotel and Residence in Beijing, China and the Grote Markstraat mixed-use center in The Hague.

concert hall Limoges Bernard Tschumi Architects

client: Community of Limoges, Limoges MétropoleMonsieur Alain Rodet - President architect: Bernard Tschumi Architects (Design/Executive Architects)partners-in-charge: Bernard Tschumi, Véronique Descharrièresproject architects: Jean Jacques Hubert, Antoine Santiard, Joël Ruttenteam architects: Anne Save de Beaurecueil, Chong-Zi Chen, Nicolas Cazeli, Mathieu Göetz, Lara Herro, Robert Holton, Sarrah Khan, Joong Sub Kim, Alan Kusov, Dominic Leong, Michaela Metcalf, Alex Reid, Vincent Prunier, Sylviane Brossardsite architect: ArchitectAtelier 4research office: Technip TPS with Jaillet & Rouby and Naterrer Bois Consultstaging consultant: Scèneacoustics: Ciallandscape architect: Michel Desvigne - Sol Paysagefacade advisor: Hugh Dutton Associatesfinancial consultant: Bureau Michel ForgueHQE engineer: Michel Raoustgraphics and signage: Benoît Santiardtotal budget: 36.6 million U.S.D.site area: 6halot’s builded Shon surfaces: 8500 sqmbuilding dimensions: 90 m diameterheight: 22 meterslevels: 3 stories of backstage areadetailing completed: December 2006

photo by Peter Mauss/ESTO, Christian Richters

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Con il progetto per la concert hall di Limoges lo studio Tschumi torna a declinare il tema dell’involucro già esplorato nel progetto di Rouen ma trasformandolo attraverso la ricerca di nuovi materiali. Se l’architettura è la realizzazione di un concetto che cosa accade se quest’ultimo resta immutato ma si cambiano i materiali utilizzati? Abbiamo deciso di esplorare le implicazioni che possono nascere dalla trasformazione di un programma già sperimentato. Nel progetto di Rouen l’involucro esterno era in acciaio e quello interno di cemento faccia vista. A Limoges l’esterno ha una struttura fatta da archi in legno e fogli rigidi di policarbonato traslucido mentre il guscio interno è interamente in legno.L’uso del legno è stato suggerito dalla collocazione della sala da concerto, in una radura circondata da una foresta di alberi centenari all’interno di una regione che ha una attiva industria di legname. Inoltre la morbida traslucentezza del policarbonato completa la struttura in legno permettendo alla luce di filtrare dentro e fuori dell’edificio. La strategia impone una sorta di reciprocità tra concetto e contesto. La configurazione di un doppio involucro con la circolazione nel mezzo è uno schema che offre vantaggi sia dal punto di vista acustico che termico. Nel progetto di Limoges abbiamo modificato la tipologia base per cercare di rispondere a svariate questioni: se la spirale di Rouen mirava a incanalare i movimenti del pubblico che accedeva nell’edificio dagli ingressi laterali, l’involucro del progetto di Limoges, più staccato e frammentato, si apre in due direzioni: verso la foresta e verso la strada. Tra i due gusci si trovano i canali di collegamento: due rampe, una che conduce agli ordini più bassi dell’auditorium, e un’altra che porta a quelli più alti; in aggiunta due dritte scale sospese si estendono direttamente verso le file più alte.

The Concert Hall in Limoges, located in the center of France, returns to the general envelope concept already explored in Rouen, but transforms it through a new material strategy. If, as we have suggested, architecture is the materialization of a concept, what if the concept remains the same, but the material changes? We decided to explore the implications of such a transformation with a new variation on a familiar program. In Rouen, the outer envelope was made of steel and the inner envelope of exposed concrete. In Limoges, the outer envelope is made of wood arcs and translucent rigid polycarbonate sheets and the inner envelope of wood. The use of wood was suggested by the location of the hall, in a clearing within a large forest surrounded by trees over 200 years old. The region also has an active timber industry. In addition, the soft translucency of the polycarbonate complemented the wooden frame by allowing light to filter in and out of the building. The strategy establishes reciprocity between concept and context. The configuration of the double envelope with circulation in-betweenis a scheme that is advantageous for both acoustical and thermal reasons.

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TRANSVERSE SECTION

Sectional perspectives

General floor plan

In Limoges, we modified the basic typology to respond to several siting issues: whereas Rouen’s spiral aimed at channeling the lateral movement of crowds entering the building sideways, Limoges’s detached and fragmented envelope opens in two directions, towards both the forest and the road. Between the two envelopes are the movement vectors: two ramps, one extending downward toward the lower tiers of the auditorium, and the other upward toward the upper tiers. Additionally, two straight “flying” staircases extend directly toward the top row of seats. Much of the material treatment is determined by energy conservation and sustainability considerations. The 5-cm-thick semi-rigid polycarbonate sheeting, with its multiple inner layers of cells, provides excellent insulation value. The highest portion of the facade has a pixelated design silk-screened directly on the shell for additional solar protection. Natural ventilation is integrated into the concept, so that the climate of the foyer can be kept at a temperate level, with little additional heating required. Acoustics play a major role in the treatment of the inner envelope, both internally and externally. In the auditorium, strong absorption is required for an 8,000-spectator-capacity hall, while in the large, 1800-square-meter foyer, absorbent and reflective materials are alternated to generate more varied ambiences and acoustic effects.

La scelta e il trattamento dei materiali è stato determinato da considerazioni che ritengono di primaria importanza i concetti di sostenibilità e risparmio energetico. La lamiera di policarbonato semirigido spessa 5 cm con le sue molteplici celle interne, è un ottimo isolante. La parte più alta della facciata ha un disegno serigrafato direttamente sul guscio al fine di proteggere ulteriormente l’interno dai raggi del sole. La ventilazione naturale prevede che la temperatura del foyer resti sempre temperata con eventuali piccoli interventi artificiali di riscaldamento. L’acustica gioca ovviamente un ruolo fondamentale nel trattamento dell’involucro interno sia dentro che fuori. Nell’auditorium è richiesto un forte assorbimento data la grande capacità di accoglienza della sala, circa 8000 spettatori, mentre nel foyer, che misura 1800 metri quadrati, i materiali fonoassorbenti e riflettenti sono alternati per generare differenti effetti acustici.

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