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Digital Collection Egon Eiermann
Competition theatre
1956
Competition theatre
The building site is located on the north side of an undulating, city park-like green area. The driveway, access and deliveries are oriented towards the street, while the walkways and the theatre foyer open wide into the park.
A trench-like break that runs through the site in a longitudinal direction is used for a vertical separation of functions: an upper zone at ground floor level for the festive spaces and a lower zone for technical and artistic operations. This layering results in a minimal overbuilding of the park and a building height so low that only the stage tower rises above the trees. The design structure follows the principle of concentric circles: the main stage in the centre; the back and side stages and the auditorium radiating out in segments; the dressing rooms and ancillary rooms arranged in a tight circular arc, separating and sound-insulating; the glazed gallery in the outer ring, which widens into a foyer in front of the auditorium and from which visitors can descend into the theatre hall. A bridge connects the theatre to the entrance and box office hall on the other side of the moat.
Immo Boyken, „Entwurfscharakteristika im Werk von Egon Eiermann aus der Zeit nach dem zweiten Weltkrieg“ , Diss., Universität Karlsruhe, Fakultät Architektur, Teil III, S. 135
Project-specific information
- Egon Eiermann, Architektur