BIG Unveils Design for Hamburg State Opera's New Waterfront Venue with Concentric Terraces
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Starr Charles
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Summary
Architecture studio BIG has unveiled designs for a new waterfront home for the Hamburg State Opera, featuring a distinctive 'landscape of concentric terraces' design. The 45,000-square-meter venue will be built on a peninsula in Hamburg's HafenCity quarter and will house production and performance facilities for both the State Opera and Hamburg Ballet. The design emphasizes interconnected terraces that create a public space and blend with the waterfront environment.
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· 3 pulledBIG described its design as a 'landscape of concentric terraces'
Set to be built on a peninsula within the German city's HafenCity quarter, the 45,000-square-metre venue will contain production and performance facilities for the State Opera and Hamburg Ballet
Architecture studio BIG has unveiled designs for a waterfront home for Hamburg State Opera, which will be enclosed by a series of interconnected terraces
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