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BIG selected as designers of the new Vltava Philharmonic Hall in Prague

By Josh Niland|

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Rendering: Mozses, image courtesy BIG | Bjarke Ingels Group.

BIG has been announced as the winner of a global competition to design the new Vltava Philharmonic Hall in Prague. 

The firm beat out proposals by SANAA, David Chipperfield Architects, Snøhetta, Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, and other international studios for what is considered to be one of the biggest European cultural projects in recent memory. The concert hall will represent BIG’s first-ever realized work in the Czech Republic upon completion in 2032.

Image courtesy BIG | Bjarke Ingels Group.

BIG’s founder Bjarke Ingels describes it as “composed as a meandering journey from riverbank to rooftop” and said it would be defined by “public flows and belvedere plazas [that] unite the city life of Prague to the music within.” 

Image courtesy BIG | Bjarke Ingels Group.

“Its halls are formed for sight, fine-tuned for sound, and orchestrated for functionality and connectivity,” he added. “From this rhythmic structure, a symphony of colonnades and balconies extend as platforms for public life. Expressive yet pragmatic, the new Philharmonic will ascend to form a key landmark for Prague — from river to roof.” 

Rendering: Mozses, image courtesy BIG | Bjarke Ingels Group.

Featuring a shifting volume that changes orientation as it ascends from plaza level to skyline, the concert hall is programmed with a walkable roof à la the firm’s Copenhill development in Denmark and will host the music archives of Prague’s Municipal Library in addition to offering rooftop dining amenities to the public. 

Rendering: Mozses, image courtesy BIG | Bjarke Ingels Group.
Rendering: Mozses, image courtesy BIG | Bjarke Ingels Group.

The 1,800-seat theater will host the Prague Symphony Orchestra and Czech Philharmonic, which will be relocated from the 187-year-old Rudolfinum in Old Town, and serve as the centerpiece of a new Bubny-Zátory district set to rise by the end of the decade and provide residential accommodations for up to 25,000 people.

Image courtesy BIG | Bjarke Ingels Group.

With the win, BIG continues a year of competition wins and project announcements that has to date included a new ‘folding” neuroscience research center in Aarhus, a metaverse space for media giant VICE, a $600 million Robert de Niro-backed film studio in Queens, New York, and a major new European Commission facility in Seville, Spain.

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BIG selected as designers of the new Vltava Philharmonic Hall in Prague

By Josh Niland|

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

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Rendering: Mozses, image courtesy BIG | Bjarke Ingels Group.

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BIG has been announced as the winner of a global competition to design the new Vltava Philharmonic Hall in Prague. 

The firm beat out proposals by SANAA, David Chipperfield Architects, Snøhetta, Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, and other international studios for what is considered to be one of the biggest European cultural projects in recent memory. The concert hall will represent BIG’s first-ever realized work in the Czech Republic upon completion in 2032.

Image courtesy BIG | Bjarke Ingels Group.

BIG’s founder Bjarke Ingels describes it as “composed as a meandering journey from riverbank to rooftop” and said it would be defined by “public flows and belvedere plazas [that] unite the city life of Prague to the music within.” 

Image courtesy BIG | Bjarke Ingels Group.

“Its halls are formed for sight, fine-tuned for sound, and orchestrated for functionality and connectivity,” he added. “From this rhythmic structure, a symphony of colonnades and balconies extend as platforms for public life. Expressive yet pragmatic, the new Philharmonic will ascend to form a key landmark for Prague — from river to roof.” 

Rendering: Mozses, image courtesy BIG | Bjarke Ingels Group.

Featuring a shifting volume that changes orientation as it ascends from plaza level to skyline, the concert hall is programmed with a walkable roof à la the firm’s Copenhill development in Denmark and will host the music archives of Prague’s Municipal Library in addition to offering rooftop dining amenities to the public. 

Rendering: Mozses, image courtesy BIG | Bjarke Ingels Group.
Rendering: Mozses, image courtesy BIG | Bjarke Ingels Group.

The 1,800-seat theater will host the Prague Symphony Orchestra and Czech Philharmonic, which will be relocated from the 187-year-old Rudolfinum in Old Town, and serve as the centerpiece of a new Bubny-Zátory district set to rise by the end of the decade and provide residential accommodations for up to 25,000 people.

Image courtesy BIG | Bjarke Ingels Group.

With the win, BIG continues a year of competition wins and project announcements that has to date included a new ‘folding” neuroscience research center in Aarhus, a metaverse space for media giant VICE, a $600 million Robert de Niro-backed film studio in Queens, New York, and a major new European Commission facility in Seville, Spain.

RELATED NEWS Bjarke Ingels Group wins major research center competition in Seville for European Commission
RELATED NEWS BIG's Vancouver House named 'Best Tall Building Worldwide' at 2021 CTBUH Awards
RELATED NEWS Benthem Crouwel wins in Prague with mixed-use green design called Valley

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