CIDADE DA MUSICA
Carrefour de l'avenue Americas et Ayrton Senna, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
2002-08, under construction
Atelier Christian de Portzamparc



PROGRAM:
Cultural facilities accommodating a Philharmonic Concert Hall (1800 seats convertible into a 1300 seats Opera House), a Chamber Music Hall (500 seats), an electro acoustic hall (180 seats). Headquarters of the Brazilian Symphonic Orchestra, music school, rehearsal rooms, media library, two cinema theaters (150 seats each), another cinema theater (300 seats), a restaurant, shops, administration offices, equipment rooms and a car park.

SURFACE : 90 000 m SHON

CLIENT: Mairie de la Ville de Rio - Secretaria Municipal das Culturas



In between the sea and the mountain, this project constitutes a great landmark at the center of the plain of Barra da Tijuca. A public terrace heightened to 10 meters and overhanging a tropical garden, enables the visitors to embrace the great landscape before reaching the various halls. The main concert hall conveys the same spirit as those in Paris and in Luxembourg. The scenic design rediscovers the features of the Elizabethan theater, the musicians being surrounded by the audience.



Cidade da Musica : Atelier Christian de Portzamparc



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Photo: Marcelo Nunes

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